“The King of Asia” by Giorgos Cheimonas in adaptation/direction by Constantinos Hatzis and original music composed by Nikos Xydakis with Lydia Koniordou/Vangelis Papadakis

Poet: “A renaissance is starting. An unexpected renaissance sharply blew over people’s massacres, unconcerned about those massacres…

The new kind of humans is about to come. A new race. The elders and these terrified people must disappear.”

Woman: “I don’t love art. Art is dangerous for life. Nothing can be compared with life. But I have respected his relation with art. He had no life outside of art, no other way of living. How many times did I feel sad about it… loving a man makes him glorious.”

Colour Group and the director Constantinos Hatzis present, after their successful debut in the Greek Festival, the performance “The King of Asia” at the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation, from October, 20th to November, 25th 2014.

The script is written by Constantinos Hatzis, who has combined phrases from the whole prose and translation work of Giorgos Cheimonas.

The performance raises the direct and continuous relationship between the Creator and his Creation. Lydia Koniordou, will “commune” and “battle” – once as a literal character and once as a real existence – with the Poet, who will be played by Vangelis Papadakis.

Original music for the performance will be composed by Nikos Xydakis.

Before spectators enter the hall of the performance, a video art (directed by the artist and sculptor Katerina Athanasiou) inspired from the prose of Giorgos Cheimonas, will be projected in a specially adapted place. In this video art, the spectators will be listening the voice of writer Zyranna Zateli, reading the first part of the “Builders”, written by Giorgos Cheimonas.

Crew and cast
Adaptation-Direction-Lights: Constantinos Hatzis
Actors: Lydia Koniordou, Vangelis Papadakis
Original Score: Nikos Xydakis
Set-Costume Supervisor: Katerina Athanasiou
Choreography: Christina Vassilopoulou
Assistant Director: Ioannis Dasios
Production Manager-Photos: Georgia Leni
Communication with Press: Marianna Papaki, Nodas Douzinas

Live on stage:
Saxophone: Dimitris Chountis
Sound design/live electronics: Giorgos Poulios

Crew and cast (Video Art)
Direction: Katerina Athanasiou
Script: Constantinos Hatzis, Katerina Athanasiou
Assistants: Georgia Leni, Ioannis Dasios
Editing: Thodoris Vogiatzidis
Cast: Zyranna Zateli, Chrysa Fotopoulou, Eleni Tzortzi, Aliki Stenou, Yannis Dasios, Dimosthenis Boudouris, Thodoris Meligaris, Antigoni Ekonomou, Eleni Ekonomou

Information
Location: Michael Cacoyannis Foundation, 206 Piraeus str., Tavros, Athens
Performances: 20th of October-25th of November, every Monday and Tuesday at 21.30. On Tuesday 21 October 2014 the performance will be showed at 18:00
Duration: 65′
Tickets: 12€ (regular), 9€ (reduced)*

^{Tickets pre-sale at the Foundation’s Box Office (Peiraeus 206, Tavros, Athens), Mon.-Fri. 11.00-14.00 and in the afternoon, one hour before the start of the performance. For Purchase via Credit Card: By phone on 210 3418579 Mon.-Fri. 11.00 – 14.00 and in the Foundation’s website www.mcf.gr}

Ticket pre-sale also in Pesmazoglou Arcade (39 Panepistimiou street), Ticket Services: Monday & Wednesday 09.00-17.00, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 09.00-20.00, Saturday 10.00-14.00

*Reduced ticket: Students/Holders of Unemployment Card & Multi-child family card & European Youth Card & Culture Card (Ministry of Culture) & ITI Card & IFA Club Card (French Institute/ Holders of Card of the Dentists’ Association in Athens / Holders of OTOE Card (Bank Employees) / Holders of OIELE Card (Federation of Private Schools Teachers in Greece)/  Disabled people / Over 65 years old