Celebrating 70 years of artistic creation at the Athens Epidaurus Festival

A co-production with the National Theatre of Greece directed by Ulrich Rasche.

The world premiere of this production, based on a translation by Nikos Panagiotopoulos, opens the program at the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus on June 27, with a stellar cast of Greek actors. The performance will be also presented on June 28 and 29.

A concert by internationally distinguished Greek musician and conductor Teodor Currentzis, along with his Utopia orchestra, presenting works by Gustav Mahler (Symphony No. 4 & Songs on the Death of Children) on July 19.

An ensemble of distinguished actors under the guidance of Yannis Houvardas perform Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus as a unified work. The performance is a co-production of the Athens Epidaurus Festival and the Lykofos Cultural Organization and will be staged on July 25 and 26.

Lebanese-Canadian author, director, actor, and Artistic Director of Théâtre National de la Colline Wajdi Mouawad presents, for the first time ever at Epidaurus, a new work inspired by heroines from ancient Greek drama as part of the Contemporary Ancients Cycle. The performance will be presented on August 1 and 2 by a multinational cast in a multilingual format with Juliette Binoche.