FAUST
based on Goethe's play of the same name

FAUST
based on Goethe's play of the same name
Adapted and directed by Aris Biniaris

From March 19, on the Main Stage of the Ziller Building, the National Theatre of Greece presents Faust, an electrifying version of GoetheΆs play, adapted and directed by Aris Biniaris, with an extraordinarily talented cast and creative team. It is a work of intense musicality about the fierce conflict between the body and the spirit, experience and knowledge, and the Apollonian and the Dionysian, as well as the agonising attempt to find meaning in existence and seek redemption.

The tale of Faust is relocated to the present day in a production that immerses the audience in all those instincts, emotions and physical pleasures that the hero sacrifices in pursuit of intellectual enlightenment. He comes into contact with psychotherapy, delving into his hitherto unexplored unconscious. However, this journey reveals the dark undercurrents of his psyche, which he is forced to confront as the hidden forces dwelling there – buried desires, repressed instincts, fear, and guilt – come to the surface. And it is precisely this shadowy world, this reviled part of existence, that will lead him to attain the highest ideal and ultimate spirituality: love. But to do so, he must shine a light on every aspect of himself that he feels to be impure, on all his shame and inhibitions. Only then will he be able to face up to the greatest challenge: life itself.

From Goethe to Christopher Marlowe and the Marquis de Sade, from Freud to Jung, Aris BiniarisΆs Faust is a journey into the subconscious of one of the most fascinating characters in Western literature. It is a psychological adventure, exploring the inexhaustible facets of a hero who is still a symbol of human discovery, moral dilemmas, and existential torment.

Translation: Ioannis Theodorakopoulos
Adaptation, Director: Aris Biniaris
Dramaturgical advisor: Nefeli Papanastasopoulou
Set, Costumes, Masks: Paris Mexis
Music: Jeph Vanger
Choreography: Faidra Daioglou

Lighting design: Stella Kaltsou
Vocal compositions: Marissa Bili
Production dramaturg: Erie Kyrgia
Directing assistant: Gelly Pedefu
Set and costume design assistants: Marianthi Radou, Despoina Maria Zachariou
Lighting design assistant: Ifigeneia Gianniou

Cast (in alphabetical order): Lena Bozaki, Babis Galiatsatos, Alexandra Hasani, Yilmaz Husmen, Ilektra Kartanou, Nadia Katsoura, Marios Kritikopoulos, Maria Manta, Marianna Mathia, Ioanna Mavrea, Aris Ninikas, Vasilis Papadopoulos, Stefanos Pittas, Konstantina Takalou, Eirini Tsellou, Michalis Valasoglou

Artwork & trailer: Christos Symeonides

The production is not recommended for under-16s