"The sleeping maiden of Chalepas”
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Theatre
Performance
A theatrical chronicle that records the “fascinating” life of the legendary visual artist, poised between madness and triumph. Irene Marantei narrates his “novelistic,” captivating yet bitter, enigmatic life, while Antreas Tilemachou, through mesmerizing directorial paths, follows the titan of sculpture through all the major “milestones” of his journey — from 1876, when, returning from Munich to Athens, he opened his own studio and began working on his most famous sculpture of the classical period, ”The Sleeping Maiden” — which remains the most admirable sculptural work of modern Athens — up until 1930, when he returned once again to Athens after his forced “exile” on Tinos.
Tilemachou himself, through his performance, also embodies Yannoulis Chalepas constant struggle against discouragement and spiritual abuse, madness and despair.
It has been written that Yannoulis Chalepas was the “Sculptor of the Soul,” the “Poet of Marble.” He was called “Saint Chalepas,” the “Artist of Light.”
Text: Irene Marantei
Direction: Antreas Telemachou
Set Design: Antreas Telemachou
Costume Design: Antreas Telemachou – Andronikos Orfanou
Lighting Design: Vasilis Peteinaris
Visual Designer – Video Art: Anna Fotiadou, Maria Mitsi
Music Supervision: Antreas Telemachou
Construction of On-Stage Sculptures: Artemis Doulami(s)
Lighting & Sound Operation: Marilia Constantinou
Assistant Director: Nikolas Petrou
Scenic Painting: Martin Mason
Graphics: Theo Petrou
Make-up: Giota Tsiolaki
Promotional Video: Giannis Savvidis
Production Photography: Christos Avraamidis
Poster Photography: Pantelis Chatziminas
Construction of Small Clay Sculptures: Christos Pavlou
Artists: Antreas Telemachou, Marinos Xenofontos, Gianna Lefkati, Stefanos Kasapis, Elena Chileti, Andrea Demetriou, Evagoras Theodosiou, George Iosif, Stelios Stylianou.
MAIN SPONSOR: Department of Contemporary Culture – Deputy Ministry of Culture
COMMUNICATION SPONSOR: RIK (Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation)
