ELECTRA by SOPHOCLES

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With English and Greek surtitles. Part of the International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama 2018

The Rustaveli Theatre, the largest and one of the oldest theatres of Georgia, presents a gripping and suspenseful adaptation of Sophocles’ tragedy Electra, directed by Robert Sturua, Artistic Director of Rustaveli Theatre and renowned stage director, Grigoris Karantinakis and Nikoloz Heine-Shvelidze. Focusing on the power of women trapped in a patriarchal system, on the complex family and gender dynamics relevant to today’s world, on the political activism dictating us to raise our voices tirelessly in the name of justice, Robert Sturua’s visionary production manages to create a landscape of suspense and tension that propels the play to its inevitable conclusion. Electra, which represents the last and most mature creative period of Sophocles, recounts the murder in the palace of Atreides, which reaches its peak with the matricide of Orestes.

Directed by: Grigoris Karantinakis and Nikoloz Heine-Shvelidze. Translated and adapted for the stage by: Grigoris Karantinakis and Nino Kantidze. Staging Director: Robert Sturua. Design: Mirian Shvelidze. Music editing: Ia Sakandelidze. Choreography: Kote Purtseladze. Assistant to the Director: Rusudan Barbakadze. Cast: Old Slave: Irakli Macharashvili, Orestes: Davit Gotsiridze / Lasha Jukharashvili, Electra: Eka Molodinashvili, Chysothemis: Lela Akhalaia / Tamta Inashvili, Clytemnestra: Nino Kasradze, Aegisthus: Beso Zanguri, Pylades: Gagi Svanidze. Chorus: Manana Abramishvili, Lela Akhalaia, Tamta Inashvili, Keti Svanidze, Keti Khitiri, Ana Amilakhvari. Music by Toru Takemitsu, Mark Isham, David Lang, Ólafur Arnalds and Rammstein are used in the performance.