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2009
Theatron - Cultural Center Hellenic Cosmos Program
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Theatron - Cultural Center Hellenic Cosmos - Antigone Hall
254, Pireos street
June
Date
Time
Performance
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Tickets
11-06-09
21:00
Mefisto for ever (Klaus Mann) by Toneelhuis directed by Guy Cassiers
Triptych of Power - part 1
Cast:
Kurt Köpler: Dirk Roofthooft
Rebecca Füchs/ Linda Lindenhoff: Katelijne Damen
Victor Müller/ ‘The New Leader’, head of liberation army: Vic De Wachter
Mutti Hilda: Gilda De Bal
Niklas Weber/ ‘The Limper’, Minister of Propaganda: Marc Van Eeghem
Nicole Naumann: Suzanne Grotenhuis
Angela: Abke Haring
‘The Fat Man’, Minister of Culture: Josse De Pauw
Guy Cassiers, the artistic director of Flanders’ largest theatre, makes his Greek debut with a play dealing with the satanic allure of power.
Based on Klaus Mann’s novel Mephisto (1936), which follows the career of an actor who collaborates with the Nazis, Mefisto for Ever (the first part in the Triptych of Power) addresses art and politics, passion and opportunism in contemporary terms.
The play’s mix of seriousness and sarcasm coupled with its powerful performances and direction – in which the poetry of the stage is amalgamated with technology – makes for a truly explosive experience.
The performance lasts for 3 hours with one interval.
Tickets: general: 30 € - concessions: 20 € - students: 15 €
Mefisto for ever (Klaus Mann) by Toneelhuis directed by Guy Cassiers
Triptych of Power - part 1
Cast:
Kurt Köpler: Dirk Roofthooft
Rebecca Füchs/ Linda Lindenhoff: Katelijne Damen
Victor Müller/ ‘The New Leader’, head of liberation army: Vic De Wachter
Mutti Hilda: Gilda De Bal
Niklas Weber/ ‘The Limper’, Minister of Propaganda: Marc Van Eeghem
Nicole Naumann: Suzanne Grotenhuis
Angela: Abke Haring
‘The Fat Man’, Minister of Culture: Josse De Pauw
Guy Cassiers, the artistic director of Flanders’ largest theatre, makes his Greek debut with a play dealing with the satanic allure of power.
Based on Klaus Mann’s novel Mephisto (1936), which follows the career of an actor who collaborates with the Nazis, Mefisto for Ever (the first part in the Triptych of Power) addresses art and politics, passion and opportunism in contemporary terms.
The play’s mix of seriousness and sarcasm coupled with its powerful performances and direction – in which the poetry of the stage is amalgamated with technology – makes for a truly explosive experience.
The performance lasts for 3 hours with one interval.
Tickets: general: 30 € - concessions: 20 € - students: 15 €
Mefisto for ever (Klaus Mann) by Toneelhuis directed by Guy Cassiers
Triptych of Power - part 1
Cast:
Kurt Köpler: Dirk Roofthooft
Rebecca Füchs/ Linda Lindenhoff: Katelijne Damen
Victor Müller/ ‘The New Leader’, head of liberation army: Vic De Wachter
Mutti Hilda: Gilda De Bal
Niklas Weber/ ‘The Limper’, Minister of Propaganda: Marc Van Eeghem
Nicole Naumann: Suzanne Grotenhuis
Angela: Abke Haring
‘The Fat Man’, Minister of Culture: Josse De Pauw
Guy Cassiers, the artistic director of Flanders’ largest theatre, makes his Greek debut with a play dealing with the satanic allure of power.
Based on Klaus Mann’s novel Mephisto (1936), which follows the career of an actor who collaborates with the Nazis, Mefisto for Ever (the first part in the Triptych of Power) addresses art and politics, passion and opportunism in contemporary terms.
The play’s mix of seriousness and sarcasm coupled with its powerful performances and direction – in which the poetry of the stage is amalgamated with technology – makes for a truly explosive experience.
The performance lasts for 3 hours with one interval.
Tickets: general: 30 € - concessions: 20 € - students: 15 €
Riesenbutzback - A permanent colony
A theater project by Christop Marthaler and Anna Viebroch
With:
Marc Bodnar, Raphael Clamer, Bendix Dethleffsen, Silvia Fenz, Olivia Grigolli, Christoph Homberger, Ueli Jäggi, Jürg Kienberger, Katja Kolm, Bernhard Landau, Barbara Nüsse, Sasha Rau, Lars Rudolph, Clemens Sienknecht, Bettina Stucky
A musical-dramatic contemplation of the last days of consumption. What will come after? A corrupt and claustrophobic life system with company and family hierarchies tries to protect assets and hierarchies. More and more security, wiretapping and surveillance equipment is installed. Actually, there is nothing left to protect and guard anymore, although of course nobody would even dream of saying so. The greater the anxiety, the more drastic the incursions into tills and the stockpiling. They fall asleep in contemporary Western European luxury and wake up in a flophouse, still babbling snippets of marketing strategies because they cannot conceive of anything else.
In German with Greek surtitles. Greek Premiere.
The performance lasts for 2 hours and 20 minutes with no interval.
Tickets: general: 30 € - concessions: 20 € - students: 15 €
Riesenbutzback - A permanent colony
A theater project by Christop Marthaler and Anna Viebroch
With:
Marc Bodnar, Raphael Clamer, Bendix Dethleffsen, Silvia Fenz, Olivia Grigolli, Christoph Homberger, Ueli Jäggi, Jürg Kienberger, Katja Kolm, Bernhard Landau, Barbara Nüsse, Sasha Rau, Lars Rudolph, Clemens Sienknecht, Bettina Stucky
A musical-dramatic contemplation of the last days of consumption. What will come after? A corrupt and claustrophobic life system with company and family hierarchies tries to protect assets and hierarchies. More and more security, wiretapping and surveillance equipment is installed. Actually, there is nothing left to protect and guard anymore, although of course nobody would even dream of saying so. The greater the anxiety, the more drastic the incursions into tills and the stockpiling. They fall asleep in contemporary Western European luxury and wake up in a flophouse, still babbling snippets of marketing strategies because they cannot conceive of anything else.
In German with Greek surtitles. Greek Premiere.
The performance lasts for 2 hours and 20 minutes with no interval.
Tickets: general: 30 € - concessions: 20 € - students: 15 €
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information: 1.
It is not allowed:
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To enter the theatre after the beginning of the performance
except during the
intermission if there is one.
• To smoke and to consume food and drink in the theatre.
• To take photographs with or without flash, to audio-
or video-record the performance.
• To wear shoes with pointed heels.
• To bring children younger than six to the theatre.
• To tip the ushers.
• To return tickets.
2.
During the performance cellular phones must be turned off.
3. If a performance is cancelled, there will be an announcement
regarding the refund.
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double bookings.
5. The program of the performances may change. Any changes
will be announced in time by the
press.