NATIONAL THEATRE OF NOTHERN GREECE

LAZARISTES MONASTERY - SOCRATIS KARANTINOS STAGE

12/10/2019-23/02/2020

 

Akis Dimou was commissioned by the NTNG to adapt “Crossroads”, a landmark in postwar Greek literature, for the stage. Nikos Bakolas wrote a novel whose action was centred on the city of Thessaloniki. The personal stories of its people intersect with History, while the city itself emerges out of the collective memory and the experiences of the characters; a city permanently beset by historical and political turmoil. A square that renders visible the actions of individuals.
 
“Crossroads” was honoured with the 1st State Prize for Fiction in 1988. Adapting such a complex text for the stage was a risk and a challenge for the NTNG and for Eleni Efthymiou, an extremely talented director of the new generation making her NTNG directorial debut.

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CREDITS

CREATION TEAM

Adaptation for the stage: Akis Dimou 

Direction: Eleni Efthymiou 

Sets Design: Evangelia Kirkine 

Costumes Design: Angelos Mentis 

Music Composition: Lefteris Veniadis 

Movement Direction: Tasos Papadopoulos 

Lighting Design: Zoi Molyvda Fameli 

Video Direction: Dimitris Zachos 

Music coaching: Panagiotis Barlas 

Director’s Assistants: Giota Kouitzoglou, Ioannis Varvaresos 

Set-Costume Designer’s Assistant: Elli Nalmpanti 

Production Coordinator: Athanasia Androni 

Production Photography: Tasos Thomoglou
 

CAST 

Giannis Mastrogiannis (Fotis) 

Nikos Kapelios (Christos) 

Katerina Sisinni (Angela) 

Christos Papadimitriou (Giannis) 

Christos Papadopoulos (Stratis) 

Nikos Milias (Angelos) 

Maria Chatziioannidou (Myrsini) 

Eleni Thymiopoulou (Amalia) 

Nikos Kousoulis (Dimitris) 

Melina Kotselou (Alkmini) 

Christina Sotiriadou (Antigoni) 

Theodoros Skourtas (Evgenios) 

Foteini Timotheou (Domna) 

Mara Tsikara (Efthalia) 

Dimitris Sakatzis (Pavlakis) 

Viktoria Fota (Betini) 

Evi Sarmi (Eleni) 

Dimitris Morfakidis (Ilias) 

Vasilis Tryfoultsanis (Charis) 

Giannis Karamfilis (Evripidis)

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PRESS RELEASE

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INTERVIEWS

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REVEWS

• ​A small world, a great world - Ef Syn -by Gregoris Ioannides

• Large Square, totally great theatre -ParallaxiMag- by Giorgos Toulas

• Ah, how many stories, how many! or A folk opera: the triumph of NTNG -totetartokoudouni- by Giorgos Sarigiannis

• Fascinating mural of post-war Thessaloniki in an amazing performance at the Lazarists Theatre by NTNG -cityportal.gr- by Pavlos Lemontzis

• The audience of "Crossroads" in the crowded theater of Lazarists is excited -tetragwno.gr

• A review for "Crossroads" -Theatromania- by Vasiliki Baloutsou

• An aproach on "Crossroads" (The three miracles of "Crossroads")-TimeLineAlex.blogspot- by Dora Kasa Papadopoulou 

• "Crossroads"/Review -OnlyTheatrer- by Panagiotis Kolelis

• "Crossroads", NTNG, A Performance Review -cityculture.gr- by Angela Mantziou

• "The Great Square" of perfection. We saw and we comment. -kulturosupa- by Anna Kanakari

• Theater: This "Big Square" fits us all -Protagon.gr- by Dimitris Chaliotis

 

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