Theater

Moby Dick

Name: Moby Dick
Start: 2022-02-15
End: 2022-04-10
Location: Athens

A musical by Dimitris Papadimitriou directed by Giannis Kakleas at Christmas Theater

Dates

15.02 —10.04.2022

Tickets

13 — 68 €

Venue

Athens, Christmas Theater

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Time & Date

Day

Time

Venue

Day

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday

Time

20:00

Venue

Christmas Theater (Leof. Veikou 139, Galatsi)

Day

Sunday

Time

19:00

Venue

Christmas Theater (Leof. Veikou 139, Galatsi)

Information

Venue

Christmas Theater (Leof. Veikou 139, Galatsi)

Tickets

Onassis Stegi Friends & General Presale: from 29 NOV 2021, 17:00

VIP zone: 68 €
Zone Α: 58 €
Zone Β: 48 €
Zone C: 38 €
Zone D: 28 €
Zone E: 18 €
People with disabilities, Unemployed: 13 €
Companions: 18 €

Special prices for Onassis Stegi Friends

Group ticket reservations at groupsales@onassis.org

Surtitles

With Greek and English surtitles

Introduction

Moby Dick returns. One of the greatest works of world literature ever written is made into a musical by Dimitris Papadimitriou, directed by Giannis Kakleas.

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Photo: Andreas Simopoulos

The monumental confrontation of human with God, time travel, and a musical. Culture, as construed by the Onassis Foundation, goes out and travels in the city, comes down to the center of Athens and stands up for its timelessness. Respecting the past, yet avoiding nostalgia or idealization, Onassis Culture looks to the future. This time, it heads toward the Christmas Theater, collaborates with two of the greatest Greek artists in the field, and they travel together in time, in one of the most influential novels of all time, the tale of Moby Dick by Herman Melville. Friendship, Human Fate and God on the stage of Christmas Theater.

A breathtaking adventure about life at sea and whaling takes shape and is brought to stage at Christmas Theater

A plain tale or an eternal generator of ideas? The most adapted book since its first edition in 1851 comes on stage at Pallas. The story of a captain who wants to take revenge by killing a massive white whale which, on a previous voyage, has attacked his crew, him and also his ship, seems to be the very story that humanity, as we know it today, is in great need of. A multilayered Moby Dick.

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Photo: Andreas Simopoulos

In this work, captain Ahab ends up being the most heartwarming Saint. He asks with unrivalled bravery to be sacrificed, so that his need for freedom and love is heard by the indifferent and merciless Father. And, just like any Saint, he has taken with him his whole crew, which is the audience that has to “take sides” among the idealist defender of Truth Ahab, the brave first mate Starbuck, the second mate Stubb, and the chronicler Ishmael. Because, as happens with every masterpiece, Moby Dick is an eternal generator of ideas. As long as you gather the right concepts in the same tale, they in turn never cease to reproduce and be reproduced.

Dimitris Papadimitriou, in collaboration with Giannis Kakleas, brings to Christmas Theater the story that has marked him for life. A story that is timeless for many. Moby Dick gives words up and is presented with emotion in a breathtaking adventure about life at sea and whaling, using 3D graphics and holograms.

Moby Dick in a collectible box set

Credits

Music Composition & Libretto

Dimitris Papadimitriou

Stage Director

Giannis Kakleas

Stage Conductor

Alexis Priftis

Set Design

Manolis Pantelidakis

Costumes Design

Ilenia Douladiri

Choreography

Angeliki Trombouki

Lighting Design

Stella Kaltsou

Virtual effects, holograms

Evangelos Kouloukythas - Candyshop VFX in collaboration with Hashem Alshaer and Stathis Athanasiou

Music Coordinator

Tasos Rosopoulos

Sound Engineer – PA Front of House

John Lambropoulos

Assistants to the Director

Feli Moschos, Rea Samaropoulou

Set Designer Assistant

Elina Drakou

Associate Producer

Vassilis Dramountanis

Back Tracks

Orchestra Conductor: Panos Vlachos, Τon meister: Tasos Rosopoulos

Sound Recording

John Lambropoulos, Nikos Pappas

Production Manager

Konstantinos Sagias

Production Coordinator

Konstantina Tzilira

Line Producer

GG Productions

Cast

Ishmael

Emilianos Stamatakis (2nd cast: Antonis Vlachos)

Captain Ahab

Babis Velissarios

Chief mate Starbuck

Thodoris Voutsikakis (2nd cast: Nikolas Maraziotis *)

Second mate Stubb, Sailor of “Grampus”

Ivan Svitailo

At the role of the French Steward the lyrical countertenor

Nikos Spanatis

Peter Coffin, Captain Peleg, Sailor from Long Island

Giannis Stollas

Harpooner Queequeg

Thodoris Bouzikakos

Captain Bildad, Carpenter, Sailor from Isle of Man

Dimitris Georgalas

Fleece the cook, New Bedford Whaleman’s Chapel parishioner

Jerome Kaluta

Father Mapple, ‘Parsee’ Fedallah

Nikolas Karagkiaouris

The cabin boy Pip

Linos Manesis

Third mate Flask, New Bedford Whaleman’s Chapel parishioner

Panos Zois

Captain Gardiner of “Rachel,” Sailor

Thodoris Tsouanatos

Sailor-clochard Elijah, Sailor from Ireland

Antonis Vlachos

Harpooner Daggoo

Samuel Akinola

Sailor, “The Spouter-Inn” concierge

Thanasis Isidorou

2nd Sailor from Nantucket

Nikolas Maraziotis

Rigger from Isle of Man, Sailor from Malta

Grigoris Poimenidis

Blacksmith Perth, Sailor from Spain

Alexandros Psychramis

Sailor from Sicily

Dimitris Stamatelopoulos

Sailor

George Stamos

Sailor from Nantucket

Orfeas Tsarekas

Harpooner Tashtego

Vassilis Tsigristaris

*2nd cast of Starbuck: Nikolas Maraziotis

16 & 23 February, 2, 8, 9, 20, 23 & 30 March and 6 April 2022

Stage Orchestra

Sergiu Nastasa (1st violin) / Petros Christidis (1st violin) / Konstantinos Loustas (2nd violin) / Lefteris Papanikolaou (2nd violin) / Vassiliki Mazaraki (2nd violin) / Elli Filippou (cello) / Lydia Panagiotarea (cello) / Amalia Giannopoulou (cello) / Paraskevas Kitsos (double bass, electric bass) / Ilias Karkavelias (double bass, electric bass) / Ilias Skordilis (clarinet) / Ioannis Kritikos (clarinet) / Mina Tsamou (clarinet) / Stafanos Dafnis (trumpet) / Stylianos Dritsas (trumpet) / Xenofon Vernikos (trumpet) / Christos Giakkas (trombone) / Ilias Vortelinas (trombone) / Theodoros Ilias Vazakas (percussion) / Theodora Tsitsibi (percussion) / Spyros Panagiotopoulos (drums) / Ioannis Karachalios (drums) / Euripides Zemenidis (electric & acoustic guitar) / Michalis Tsiftsis (electric & acoustic guitar) / Andreas Kouretas (piano, keyboards) / Victoria Kiazimi (piano, keyboards)

Biographies

Dimitris Papadimitriou

Director

Giannis Kakleas

Dimitris Papadimitriou

Director

Giannis Kakleas

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Onassis Culture follows all prevention measures taken by the Greek state to avoid possible transmission of the coronavirus. In this context, everyone entering the venue must present either a vaccination certificate or a recovery certificate, while face coverings are required for this production at Christmas Theater. Children between 4-11 years old, need to present a 24hour self-test negative result. An ID card or passport must also be presented, for verification purposes. Specially appointed staff will check these certificates by scanning the relevant QR code using the official “CovidFreeGr” app. Learn more here.

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