The Michael Cacoyannis Foundation welcomes

the University of the Arts Helsinki / Theatre Academy

and the Aalto University / School of Arts, Design and Architecture

 

which will present the play

Inspired by Sophocles Antigone

 

Direction, dramaturgy: Janne Pellinen

 

Free entrance

 

 

 

Participants attend for free following selection

 

 

The Michael Cacoyannis Foundation continues for a fourth year its program entitled Ancient Greek Drama: Influences and Contemporary Approaches, in co-operation with renowned foreign universities, aiming to advance the research and study of the Ancient Greek Drama and to develop the communication and dialogue among artists and academics of the Letters and the Arts from different schools. The program falls into the Attica Regional Operational Program of the 2007-2013 NSRF of the Culture, Education and Religious Affairs Ministry.

 

In previous years the Ancient Greek Drama: Influences and Contemporary Approaches program has found great publicity in Greece and abroad and was welcomed by the Greek academic community, the countrys artistic establishment and the audience which watched the shows and every year participated free of charge in the seminars and workshops that were administered by academics from Stanford University (USA), Leeds University (UK), Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel).

 

This year, it is with great joy that the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation welcomes to Athens two of Finlands foremost academic institutions, the University of the Arts Helsinki / Theatre Academy and Aalto University / School of Arts, Design and Architecture, which will on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 11, 12 & 13, 2015, 09:00 pm collaboratively present the play “Antigone Reloaded”, inspired by Sophocles Antigone, directed by Janne Pellinen, who is also in charge of the plays dramaturgy.

 

The performance studies a series of questions, like how to bring an ancient tragedy to contemporary post-dramatic context: what is the relevance and sense of studying and staging Antigone today?

 

 

Alongside the performance, in the context of the 4th organization of the Program ANCIENT GREEK DRAMA: INFLUENCES AND CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES, the visiting academic institutions will oversee a series of workshops, for a total of 12 hours, as well as a seminar by Dr Miika Luoto, Philosophy Lecturer, Theatre Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, who will expand on the topic of The invention of Ancient Greece, on the basis of theories by Hölderlin and Nietzsche. The workshops deal with the topics of the theatre stage as a musical instrument, the ancient comedy, and analyzing the Chorus in ancient drama.

 

 

 

Inspired by Sophocles Antigone

Direction, dramaturgy: Janne Pellinen

 

 

The performance studies the question of how to bring an ancient tragedy to contemporary post-dramatic context: what is the relevance and sense of studying and staging Antigone today?

 

The performance handles the themes of death, excess and the Apollonian Dionysian dichotomy. It studies and combines Sophocles text and characters, pop culture imagery, music as an organic part of acting and dramaturgy and ultimately the question of personal or intimate approach to a political subject. The aim of the rehearsal process is to create a complete and uncompromising artwork through investigation and creative mutual process between different study disciplines.

 

 

Direction and dramaturgy: Janne Pellinen (TeaK)

Choreography: Linda Martikainen (TeaK)

Scenography: Annina Nevantaus (Aalto ARTS)

Costume design: Tiina Hauta-aho and Susanna Suurla (Aalto ARTS)

Costume design assistants and special constructions: Samantha Airey, Melissa Svensson (exchange students from Edge Hill University, UK), Riccardo Mainetti (exchange student from Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Italy) (Aalto ARTS)

Lighting design: Luca Sirviö (TeaK)

Composer: Albert Lenkiewicz (SibA)

Composer / percussion: Tuomas Kettunen (SibA)

Sound design: Miki Brunou (TeaK)

On stage: Anne-Mari Alaspää, Minerva Kautto, Elias Keränen, Pyry Nikkilä, Pyry Äikää (TeaK)

 

 

Sofia Pantouvaki, Professor in Costume Design

Liisa Ikonen, Professor in Scenography

Minna Harjuniemi, Lecturer in Directing

Tomi Humalisto, Professor in Lighting

Markus Fagerudd, Lecturer in Music

Juhani Liimatainen, Professor in Sound Design

Miika Luoto, Lecturer in Philosophy and Performance Theory

Anne Nimell, ΜΑ Directing

 

Academic supervisor: Professor Sofia Pantouvaki

 

Production managers: Salli Berghäll and Nina Numminen (TeaK)

Set construction: Juri Lahelma (Aalto ARTS)

Studio Theatre Manager: Ilkka Riihikallio (Media Centre Lume)

Costume realisation: Johanna Ilmarinen (Aalto ARTS) and Kati Mantere (TeaK)

Props: Heli Hyytiä (TeaK)

Audio visual technician: Jyrki Oksaharju (TeaK)