Overview
International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama 2019
Maltravieso Teatro and La Almena Producciones, in collaboration with the Mérida International Classical Theatre Festival, present Euripides’ Hippolytus directed by Emilio del Valle.
In Hippolytus, a tragedy with philosophical, religious and existential quests, Euripides sets up a masterful trap, escalating into the tragic, where the Gods play a key role, leading humans in a disastrous conspiracy of silence, in inevitable error, in punishment but also in forgiveness.
The Spanish production, which was presented last summer at the 64th Mérida Festival and received great praise, attempts to recompose the first tragedy written by Euripides, Hippolytus Veiled, based on the surviving Hippolytus Garland-Bearer.
With Phaedra and her stepson Hippolytus, as the two main characters, Euripides weaves up a tragedy that presents the dilemmas between passion and logic, lawless love, oestrus and its tragic consequences.
With Greek and English surtitles
*The performance is suitable for spectators over 16 years old
Adaptation/Dramaturgy: Isidro Timón, Emilio del Valle
Direction: Emilio del Valle
Set design: Isidro Timón, Emilio del Valle
Costume design: María de Melo
Music: Álvaro Rodríguez Barroso
Lighting design: José Manuel Guerra
Sound design: Jorge Muñoz
Hair and Make-up design: Carlos Tello
Director’s assistants: Jorge Muñoz, Gustavo del Río
Production Managers: Isidro Timón, Luis S. Molina
Technical Direction: La Almena Producciones, Maltravieso Teatro
Production Team: Clara Barquilla, Ana Mos, Jesús Pablos Castañeda, Esther Sáenz
Cast:
Hippolytus: Juan Díaz
Phaedra: Camila Almeda
Theseus: José A. Lucia
Nurse: Cristina Gallego
Artemis: Amelia David
Aphrodite: Mamen Godoy
Messenger/Hunter: Rubén Lanchazo
Assistant of Theseus/Hunter: Javier Uriarte
Women of Troezen: Estefanía Ramírez, Raquel Bravo, Guadalupe Fernández, Sara Jiménez
Musician on stage: Fernanda Valdés
Trombone: Javier Uriarte
Violin: Estefanía Ramírez
General Info:
Six productions of ancient Greek drama by distinguished theatre companies from Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Slovenia and Spain participate at the twenty-third edition of the “International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama”, presenting performances at Ancient Odeon in Paphos, Curium Ancient Theatre in Limassol and “Skali” Amphitheatre in Aglantzia, Nicosia.
Performances start at 21:00
Please arrive at the theatre before 20:40*
*Spectators attending performances at the Curium Ancient Theatre are advised to arrive at least 45 minutes before the performance.
Tickets:
STEPHANIS stores in all cities
SOEASY Kiosks in Nicosia, Larnaca, Limassol
TIME OUT Kiosk in Paphos
In N Out Kiosk in Paralimni
Online: www.soldoutticketbox.com
Ticket prices:
€12 regular
€6 reduced (Students, Senior Citizens, National Guard, Unemployed)
€45 Festival pass (per person for attending all six performances)
€10 group sales (over 10 persons per performance) at [email protected]
Info: www.greekdramafest.com
