Inspired by Thomas Mann's ‹Zauberberg›, blitz theatre group bring together a group of people in a strange institute where, isolated from the rest of the world, they hope to be cured of loneliness. Everyone is there voluntarily, some for many years already, others think they won't stay too long. ‹Institute of Global Loneliness› is an absurd comedy about loneliness in a city, under the sky, in Europe, but also about loneliness as a prerequisite for an awareness of the secrets of the times and of life. In Greek, French, and English with English subtitles.
COPRODUCERS: ATHENS & EPIDAURUS FESTIVAL, CULTURESCAPES
SUPPORTED BY INSTITUT FRANÇAIS DE GRÈCE and COMÉDIE DE REIMS.
DIRECTION AND DRAMATURGY blitz theatre group (Aggeliki Papoulia, Christos Passalis, Yorgos Valais)
ASSISTANT Vasia Attarian
LIGHTS Tasos Palaioroutas
STAGE Efi Birba
COSTUMES Vasileia Rozana
MUSIC/ SOUNDDESIGN Coti K
CHOREOGRAPHY Yannis Nikolaidis
WITH Catherine Hargreaves, Romanos Kalokyris, Aggeliki Papoulia, Christos Passalis, Fidel Talaboukas, Yorgos Valais, Dimitra Vlagopoulou
PRODUCTION blitz theatre group / Maria Dourou
PROMOTION Ligne Directe / Judith Martin
Thomas Manns «Der Zauberberg» performing rights: S.Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany