National Theatre of Northern Greece | World Premier: "I Expect" by Yiorgos Veltsos | Dir. Sofia Karakantza | Music: Dimitris Kamarotos (video)
"I Expect"
by Yiorgos Veltsos
(with 3 interventions by Eugenia Vaya)
Directed by: Sofia Karakantza
Music: Dimitris Kamarotos
World Premiere: Saturday February 17, 2024
Theatre of the Society for Macedonian Studies – Foyer
February 17, 2024 - March 17, 2024
In this new play by Yiorgos Veltsos, the exploration of memory, death, and immortality serves as a symbolic funeral for traditional theater and historical conventions. The power struggle between the deceased and the living unfolds as historical figures lose their significance, giving way to a sense of lamentation and political undertones that reflect the feeling of loss. The lingering question: who will emerge victorious?
“I am nothing. I am the weak one. I want to live like the other Greeks. Do you hear me? To live”
Author: Yiorgos Veltsos | Eugenia Vaya
Director: Sofia Karakantza
Original Music & Text Music: Dimitris Kamarotos
Set Design & Costumes: Rania Emmanouilidou
Movement & Choreography: Melpo Vassilikou
Light Design: Stelios Tzolopoulos
Director’s Assistant: Evanthia Sofronidou
Second Assistant Director: Markella Karapiperi
Photographer: Mike Rafail (That Long Black Cloud)
Production Manager: Irini Chatzikiriakidou
* Assistant set designer - costume designer (as part of internship): Louisa Maria Charalambous
Cast
(in alphabetical order)
Maria Karamitri, Egli Katsiki, Evi Koutalianou, Theodora Loukas, Dimitris Naziris, Eleni Thymiopoulou, Giannis Tomazos, Giannis Charisis