IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC

1. Doors will open at 20:00.
2. The audience entry will be from the main entrance of the Archeologican Park in Kato Pafos. At you arrival our volunteers will guide you to the location of the performance.
3. The performance is in two parts. The first one consists of the main play of Lysistrata whereas the second one consists of personal stories of the performers with the ‘woman-society’ relation being the focus point.
4. The performance will be in English. Text in both Greek and Turkish will be provided for the second part of the performance.
5. Tonight’s performance is sold out
6. Limited tickets available for tomorrow’s performance.
7. Tickets will not be available at the door on the night of the performance, therefore tickets can be found in all the Soeasy stories in Cyprus, in Time Out Kiosk in Pafos & online via this LINK
8. People are advised to wear warm clothes, due to low temperature during the evening.

Lysistrata – One of the most famous comedies by Aristophanes in the European Capital of Culture – Pafos2017

Lysistrata is a unique project for Pafos2017 which will be held tonight Friday, 12/05/2017 and tomorrow Saturday 13/05/2017 at 20:30, at the House of Aron in Kato Pafos.
The performance features 16 stunning female performers from 4 different countries and 3 different continents. The female cast re-invents the idea and form of Classical Greek comedy. The text discovers a specific relevance to our world today from a female perspective. At the same time it is not a feminist manifesto, but a celebration of joy and diversity, driven by dance, music and the spoken word. English is the common language, but it is the extraordinary vitality and beauty of the performers that is the true language of communication. São Paolo (Brazil), Lagos (Nigeria), Cyprus, Essen (Germany) are where our performers come from, and their cultural backgrounds are the colours of this world. Aristophanes was driven by the necessity to save his threatened world from destruction, this necessity is still alive today, and perhaps it is the healing power of a female energy that holds the key.

PERFORMERS

► Brazil (SP Escola de Teatro / SP Theatre School): Vitoria Carine, Clara Cury, Thais Rossi, Carol Rodrigues
► Cyprus: Oya Akin, Nayia Anastasiadou, Elena Kallinikou, Hayal Gezer
► Germany (Folkwang University of the Arts)
Judith Duscha (trombone), Raissa Mehner ( electric guitar), Marina Opitz (Double bass), Johanna Schneider (voice)
► Nigeria (Crown Troupe of Africa), Jennifer Ijeoma Agabata
Eseosa Eguamwense, Gloria Akpevweoghene Oghenejakpo
Aishat Agbeke Onitri

‣ Director: Brian Michaels
‣Assistant director, choreographer: Katarzyna Gorczyca
‣Text version: Hanns-Dietrich Schmidt
‣Composer, musical direction: Axel Lindner
‣Production manager: Zoe Kakota
‣Set and costume designer: Marina Hadjilouca
‣Set and costume designer Assistant: Eleni Ioannou
‣ Masks and headpieces: Myrto Kosmopoulou
‣Set builder: Nicolas Gabriel
‣Light Designer: Karolina Spyrou
‣Sound Engineer: Christos Christodoulou
‣Translation: Brian Michaels

With the support and the cooperation of the Folkwang University of Germany.
Media Sponsor: ΑLPHA ΚΥΠΡΟΥ / CYPRUS
Photo by: Foto Larko Pafos