Director
Homer
The Iliad
Original title: Ἰλιάς
First production of the adaption
Opening night
24 January 2015
Gallus Hall
Duration:
190 minutes inc. interval
Creators
Creative team
Cast
Achilles
Thetis
Aljaž Jovanović
Paris
Gregor Luštek
Hephaestus
Hector
Zvezdana Novaković
Briseis
Jette Ostan Vejrup
Hera
Tina Potočnik Vrhovnik/Mia Skrbinac
Helen
Matej Puc
Zeus
Blaž Setnikar
Patroclus
Priam
Primož Pirnat
Agamemnon
The famous epic story of Homer, written between the 8th and 7th centuries BC, is one of the oldest artworks of Western literature. This canonical text is embedded in the foundations of European and global cultural awareness. The tales from Greek mythology, which are an integral part of this epic story, still speak out to the modern man, or better yet, still portray us. Although this ancient epic story about the Trojan War is well known and a part of the school curricula, and through film and other adaptations also a part of popular culture, it rarely finds its way to the stage. Director Jernej Lorenci tackled the demanding adaptation of the epic story for the theatre. He is one of the most interesting theatre artists in Slovenia at the moment as evident from the number of resounding performances and numerous awards received.
Gallery
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Awards
2016
Grand Prix at the 23rd International Theatre Festival Kontakt
Journalists and Theatre Critics Award at the 23rd International Theatre Festival Kontakt
Radio Gra in Torun Award for Best Sound Design Branko Rožman and the entire cast at the 23rd International Theatre Festival Kontakt
2015
Peter Uhan – Special recognition OFF SOF for best photography in advertising at the 24th Slovenian Advertising Festival in Portorož
49th Bitef Audience Award (Belgrade International Theatre Festival)
Jernej Lorenci – 38th Politika (daily newspaper) Best Director Award at the 49th Bitef (Belgrade International Theatre Festival)
Jette Ostan Vejrup – Borštnik Award for Acting
Special Borštnik Award for Ensemble Acting for the entire cast
Pascal Mérat – Borštnik Award for Lighting Design
Maja Gspan – Goran Merkaš Prize for best theatre poster or series of posters at the 4th Theatre Posters Biennial in Varaždin, Croatia
Festivali
2019
2nd Kielce International Theatre Festival, Poland
2018
26th International Theatre Festival Plzen, Czech Republic
The International Festival of Mediterranean Theatre Purgatorije 2018, Tivat, Montenegro
58th Ohrid Summer Festival, Ohrid, Macedonia
MITEM 2018, Budapest, Hungary
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