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The managing committee of the CULTURAL SOCIETY LONGOS "LORD BYRON" has organized an exkursion to the Ancient Thaetre of Epidaurus for the theatrical performance «THE BIRDS» by ARISTOFANESdirected by Nikos Karathanos on Friday, August 19, 2016. (In Greek with English surtitles.)
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For The Birds, Aristophanes received the second prize in the Dionysia Festival in 414 BC. The play is considered by leading scholars to be the best of his surviving works. It was written during a time when peace was strongly undermined (Nikiios Peace Treaty); the operation in Sicily was ongoing and the political situation in Athens was not managed by suitable politicians.
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The Birds are the first production of the Onassis Cultural Centre (OCC) of the Onassis Foundation at the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus in the context of the Athens & Epidaurus Festival 2016. This is another collaboration between OCC and Nikos Karathanos and his wonderful team, following The Cherry Orchard, a production that not only surprised audiences but also sparked a rare discussion and an invaluable debate on stage readings of Chekhov’s oeuvre.
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