New theatrical production by Leonidas Loizides Troades

of Euripides

Leonidas Loizides has announced the production of another Greek tragedy written by Euripides, Troades. The performance is scheduled to tour in Europe between November 2009 and March 2010. The warm response that Vakhes met from every destination they were presented during the world tour in 2008-2009 induces the theatrical scheme with the moral obligation to stay loyal to the initial task, which is the continuous, intercultural contact of an audience around the world with the Greek heritage, through the poetry of Euripides. 

Acknowledging the excellence and dedication of his colleagues and their contribution into shaping the production, which was awarded by the American Congress and the New York State, Leonidas Loizides will once again trust the rendering and translation of the play to Marika Thomadaki (Dean and Professor of the University of Athens). The play will be presented in the Greek and/or English language with English hyper-titles. The music of the performance is by itself the element that makes this production appealing, since Mikis Theodorakis, the world famous composer, a Greek symbol of culture, honors Leonidas Loizides by enriching the play with the music he has written for the film Troades in 1965 (directed by Michalis Kakogiannis). This musical composition will be used on a theatre scene for the first time thus forming a bridge between the arts of cinema and theatre.

Troades is a tragedy pointing out that in the war there are neither winners nor losers. However, even through the darkest night and despair, there is a sign of hope and catharsis. What more suitable and up to date meaning would there be, with the crisis the world faces nowadays? Leonidas Loizides walks on the lines of innovation and minimalism.