The Clouds, by Aristophanes (Paphos)

Strepsiades, a farmer fallen into serious debt due to his son’s debaucheries, begs Socrates to teach him the art of rhetoric so that he can present unfairness as fairness, and escape once and for all from his creditors and judges.

The Clouds, a shining comedy focusing on the unjust and relentless satire against Socrates, present the philosopher as head of the sophists and teacher of rhetoric.

Translation: K.X. Myris
Direction: Varnavas Kyriazis
Directorial team: Giorgos Mouaimis, Lea Maleni, Andreas Tsouris, Neoklis Neokleous
Music: Stamatis Kraounakis
Set design: Haris Kafkarides
Costume design: Lakis Genethlis
Choreography: Isidoros Sideris
Music Instruction: Stamatis Kraounakis, Giorgos Christodoulides, Eleonora Roussou
Piano: Nicos Evangelou
Percussion: Jonathan Betito
Wind instruments: Eleonora Roussou
Assistant to the choreographer: Elena Antoniou
Assistant to the director: Loukia Piki
Assistant to the set designer: Monica Hadjivasileiou

Cast
Strepsiades: Andreas Tsouris
Pheidippides: Christodoulos Martas
Socrates: Stavros Louras
Disciples of Socrates: Sotos Stavrakis, Thanasis Drakopoulos, Valentinos Kokkinos, Antonis Onoufriou
Just discourse: Annita Santorineou
Unjust discourse: Elena Efstathiou
Pasias: Christoforos Christoforou
Amynias: Michalis Moustakas
Child: Giorgos Ioannides
Hermes: Lefteris Salomides

Chorus of Clouds:
Stela Firogeni (Chorus leader)
Christina Christofia, Ermina Kyriazi, Katerina Loura, Mara Constantinou, Niovi Charalambous, Loukia Protopapa, Elena Christofi, Vicky Georgiadou, Danai Christou, Christina Constantinou, Polyxeni Savva, Anna Papageorgiou, Iliana Kakkoura

This performance is part of the 13th International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama.