Aristophanes’ Hens at the Theater of Ancient Messene

On Tuesday, August 20 at 21:00 at the Theater of Ancient Messene, Aristophanes’ Chickens comes with Aris Biniaris, who addresses the ancient comedy for the first time and shortly before his return to Epidaurus (Of the Perses and Prometheus Bound).

In this supreme comedy, though the plot is fictional, the theme is real and substantial; “Chickens” represent a new beginning to be made outside of human society, away from saturation, decay and corruption.

Odysseus Papaspiliopoulos and Giorgos Chrysostomou as Pistetairos and Evelpides, and a host of great actors: Michalis Valasoglou, Stelios Iakovides, Thanasis Isidorou, Tasos Korkos, Kostas Koronaios, Sofia Kouleras, Mariagio Kouleras, Augustinos Koulosau, Augustinos Koulosau. , Kyriakos Salis, Alexia Sapranidou, Konstantina Takalu, Irini Tsellou will try to establish their ideal state on airwaves away from people.

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Disillusioned with the living conditions of their city, two friends, Peistetayros and Evelpides, are looking for a new place where they can live in peace and joy. Their contact with the bird world will give them the idea of ​​creating a new state in the ethers between earth and sky.

As the construction of the city progresses, uninvited visitors from the human world arrive demanding arbitrary powers and privileges, while emissaries of the gods of Olympus protest the questioning of divine sovereignty as the new city shuts off steam. sacrifices to reach heaven;

Will Peistetayros and Evelpides succeed in completing the building of Nephelococcygia with the help of birds? How easy would it be to realize your own utopia?

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