Mythos

With Mythos, Yiorgos Karakantzas delves into his personal history, his childhood whose imagination was deeply nourished by mythology. Mythos, like a phantasmagoria, updates the intimate link between myths, these great universal fictions, and overcoming the trials of life: exiles, tragedies, wars… Between myth and reality, a wandering child in search of his father must find his way out of the labyrinth of his own life. The monsters of reality he has to face are far more petrifying than the Gorgon. In this journey of initiation, he will have to retie all the fragments of Ariadne’s thread… After graduating from ESNAM, Yiorgos Karakantzas founded Anima Théâtre with Claire Latarget. Based in Marseille, the company is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

Director: Yiorgos Karakantzas; Playwright: Panayotis Evangelidis; Scientific advisor: Efimia Karakantza; Performers: Stéphane Miquel, Eirini Patura, Thaïs Trulio; Puppet maker: Éric Deniaud; 3D-printed puppets: Frédéric Beroujon; Video director: Yragaël Gervais; Composer: Uriel Barthélémi; Associate artists: Fabrizio Montechhi, Michaël Cros; Costume designer: Adèle De Keyser; Stage manager: Pablo Hassani; Sound Manager: Vincent Pierre-Louis and Pauline Parneix (alternating); Trainee: Athina Balta; Administration-Production: IN’8 CIRCLE; Distribution: Nadine Lapuyade; Communications: Gatien Raimbault

Co-productions: Nordland Visual Theatre Norvège, Opéra National d’Athènes Grèce, Réseau Traverses Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur, Friche la Belle de Mai Marseille, Théâtre Massalia Marseille  SC Enfance et Jeunesse, Théâtre Le Sémaphore Port-de-Bouc, Scène 55 Mougins SC danse et marionnette, Le Totem Avignon SC Art, Enfance et Jeunesse, Théâtre à la Coque Hennebont CNMa, La Garance SN Cavaillon, Centre Dramatique des Villages du Haut-Vaucluse Valréas SC Art et Territoire, Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes de Charleville-Mézières; Support: Région Sud Institut Français du Liban, Hammana Artist House Liban, Friche la Belle de Mai Marseille, Centre Départemental de Création en Résidence Domaine de l’étang des Aulnes