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The documentary describes the preparation for the staging of Euripides’ tragedy Alcestis at the ancient theater of Epidaurus, during the 2017 Epidaurus Festival. This documentation accentuates the Festival’s ambiance, as well as the theater’s grandeur. At the same time, the film highlights the special virtues an actor should master in order to meet the demands of this special place; lastly, the film also reveals the limitations set by the space itself to the performances that can be staged in Epidaurus.

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Direction: Michalis Lykoudis
Script: Michalis Lykoudis
Cinematography: Fotis Pantos
Editing: Thanassis Papakostas
Music: Vangelis Fampas
Production: ERT
Color: Color/B&W
Production Country: Greece
Production Year: 2019
Duration: 55΄
Contact: Jenny Vafakou, programtv@ert.gr

Michalis Lykoudis

Filmography

1985 Halkea Haris
2011 E.H. Gonatas
2017 Dimitris Katalifos
2018 Thiva’s Museum
2019 Imitation Action
2021 Yiannis Adamakos. Art is a Single Thing
2021 Christos Bokoros