A few words about the project:
Trying to escape the consequences of his actions, a failed artist, Don Juan, takes refuge in his father’s bar. There, in a distorted reflection of our society, Don Juan discovers that his true talent is winning followers. He charms the disoriented patrons and forms a cult around his personality. As the bar is transformed into a “Church,” a place of expression for a New Age Cult, and his followers become increasingly devoted, the boundaries between faith and manipulation become blurred.
In this updated version of the hero, Don Juan becomes the ultimate symbol of our times, possessing two crucial “talents”: the absence of ideology and boundless ambition. Unbound by any moral constraints, Don Juan engages in a trade of hope, offering the easy path to happiness to each of his followers. Thus, he becomes a mentor without a moral core, a merchant of dreams who promises unlimited freedom, but fails to foresee the disastrous consequences that the shallowness of his teachings may cause.
This groundbreaking new take on Don Juan features a great team of collaborators: Alexandros Kouros wrote the music for the show, which is performed live on stage, with lyrics by Panos Vlachos. Dimitris Polychroniadis is responsible for the set design and Matina Megla for the costumes. Panagiota Kallimani is in charge of movement and Valentina Tamiolaki designs the lighting.
Pre-sale
Kavala: Kavala Municipality Visitor Information Center (formerly EOT) Central Square, tel: 2510-620566, daily from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 18:00 to 21:00, while on the day of the performance, advance sales will take place at the ticket office of the Ancient Theater of Philippi from 19:30 in the evening.
Krinides: Café “Proskino,” Ancient Theater of Philippi, tel. 2510516090
*No admission to the theater after the performance has begun.
**For another year, spectators will be able to travel to and from the ancient theater of Philippi on a KTEL Kavala bus by showing their ticket for the respective theatrical performance and paying a special fare of €4.00.
Departure from Kavala Bus Station at 7:15 p.m. and return after the end of the performance.
Note: Holders of nominal invitations to the 68th Philippi Festival are requested to declare their intention to use them by Thursday, July 17, while identity checks will be carried out at the theater entrance on the day of the performance.
For further information, please call the Kavala Municipal Regional Theater at 2510. 220876 (10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.).
