Thirty-seven years after its first presentation in Greece, at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in September 1988 by Tanztheater Wuppertal, Kontakthof is presented at the National Theatre with 22 performers from Greece, aged 21 to 55, specially selected for this production.
It is a staged revival of one of Pina Bausch's most iconic works, in collaboration with the Pina Bausch Foundation, a performance about human desires, insecurities, and the longing for intimacy and love.
As Pina Bausch said, Kontakthof is a place where people who seek contact meet.
Contributors:
Direction – Choreography: Pina Bausch
Collaboration: Rolf Borzik, Marion Cito, Hans Pop
Scenery – Costumes: Rolf Borzik
Music: Charlie Chaplin, Anton Karas, Juan Llossas, Nino Rota, Jean Sibelius, et al.
Artistic Direction (National Theatre): Josephine Ann Endicott, Dafnis Kokkinos
Rehearsal Direction: Scott Jennings, Anne Martin
Text Translation: Giorgos Depastas
Dramaturge of the performance: Eri Kyrgia
Performers: Thanasis Akokkalidis, Alexandros Vardaxoglou, Vicky Volioti, Katerina Gevetzi, Dimitris Georgiadis, Marilena Dara, Daphne Drakopoulou, Nikos Ziazaris, Pyrros Theofanopoulos, Natalia Kalogeropoulou, Dimitris Kollios, Melina Konti, Nikos Kousoulis, Nikos Lekakis, Dimitris Mandrinos, Ioannis Bastas, Alexandra Ospitsi, Evini Pantelaki, Elsa Siskou, Vasiana Skopetea, Sania Strimpakou, Maria Chandrinou
