Ioli Andreadi to Direct Eleni at "The Tank" in New York - The Show, Cast

Ioli Andreadi will present Euripides' "Eleni" and thus becomes the first Greek director to present six productions in six years in the world's most important theatrical metropolis.

Three nights of Helen in New York
“Helen”, which is the first theatrical performance to be staged at the archaeological site of the Ancient Royal Diocese of Plovdiv, travels to be presented in New York on June 19, 20 and 21, with the sponsorship of the George and Victoria Karelias Public Benefit Foundation, the support of the Carnegie Hospitality Group and under the auspices of the Consulate General of Greece in New York.

All the roles of the play are played by Vasiliki Troufakou. She is joined on stage by the leading Greek percussionist Nikos Touliatos. The arrangement is signed by Ioli Andreadi and Aris Asproulis.

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THE TANK THEATER 312 W 36th St, New York, NY, 10018

JUNE 19 - 7PM
JUNE 20 - 7PM
JUNE 21 - 3PM

Ioli Andreadi returns to New York this year and to the leading off-off Broadway theater in Manhattan THE TANK.

As Ioli Andreadi says, “Euripides’ “Helen” is not a tragicomedy. It is a terribly timely and heartbreaking play. A tragic play that speaks of the ‘here and now’. A play about women. And a play about war. About the radical innocence of women and about the way in which their fate is so often woven exclusively through the decisions and violence of men. A play about the futile madness of war and the empty shirts it gives as trophies. A play about the absurdity of battle and the wounds of love. A play about beauty as a source of misery.

I choose this “women’s play” to be performed entirely by a female actress, Vasiliki Troufakou, facing multiple roles in history in one hour, male and female, younger and older, because I want us to explore, against interpretive and directing stereotypes, female identity and the female body as a multifaceted stage experience and as a source of connection with the root of tragedy. A companion on this stage journey as a valuable interlocutor is rhythm, through the ritualistic soundscape of Nikos Touliatos’ percussion,” concludes Ioli Andreadi.

Helen, Teucer, Chorus, Menelaus, Trophos, Castor & Polydeuces: Vasiliki Troufakou

Translation: Yiangos Andreadis / Direction - Movement: Ioli Andreadi / Adaptation: Ioli Andreadi & Aris Asproulis / Costumes: Ioanna Kourbela‎ / Song adaptation: Danai Nielsen / Photos: Kiki Papadopoulou & Elias Kotsireas<