Blood Wedding by Federico García Lorca
Directed by Lena Kitsopoulou
15-17 September, 21:00
23-24 July, 21:00
“Life is laughter amid a rosary of deaths”
Federico García Lorca
The theme of love lost, love thwarted by social convention, is fundamental in Federico García Lorca’s body of work and reflects his personal experiences. The unquenchable flame of the star-crossed adolescent romance of Leonardo and the Bride in Blood Wedding (1933) leads, inevitably, to tragedy. Unconventional as ever, Lena Kitsopoulou vividly reawaken the Spanish poet’s unconditional defence of romantic fervour, while poking fun at social hypocrisy and taboos. The director and her actors take the plunge and bare themselves: Nikos Karathanos, Emily Koliandri, Ioanna Mavrea, Maria Kallimani, Vicky Volioti, Yiannos Perlengas, Giannis Kotsifas, Christos Sapountzis.
Translated by
Nikos Gatsos
Directed by
Lena Kitsopoulou
Set & Costume Design
Elli Papageorgakopoulou
Lighting Design
Nikos Vlasopoulos
Music
Nikos Kypourgos
Assistant Director
Anna Nikolaou
With
Nikos Karathanos
Emily Koliandri
Ioanna Mavrea
Maria Kallimani
Vicky Volioti
Giannis Kotsifas
Christos Sapountzis
Stavros Giannouladis
Aeneas Tsamatis
Duration
120 minutes (no interval)
Line Production: Polyplanity Productions