Another artistic and commercial triumph from last season returns this year to the Theatron at the Hellenic Cosmos Cultural Centre. City Lights is an adaptation of Charlie Chaplin's iconic film, directed by Amalia Bennett with music by Thodoris Economou and lyrics by Stavros Stavrou.
Chaplin's "Little Tramp" falls in love with a blind flower girl and does everything he can to raise the money for an operation to restore her sight. This landmark of American cinema about a shabby hero struggling to survive in the unforgiving environment of extreme economic liberalism has now inspired an idiosyncratic musical telling a universal story of a love that transcends linguistic and cultural barriers. Live music, songs, and creative energy come together in a tribute to ChaplinΆs genius, the heroism of ordinary people, and the archetypal values of life.
Set against the backdrop of the Great Depression, City Lights is both a moving comedy and a modern parable about social injustice and unrequited love. It is a film with arguably the most moving ending in the history of cinema, a work that reflects the fraught period between the wars and extols a life without compromise, generosity without expectations, and love without boundaries.
Production team
Adaptation: Amalia Bennett, Thodoris Economou & Nikita Milivojevic
Director & choreographer: Amalia Bennett
Music: Thodoris Economou
Lyrics: Stavros Stavrou
Dramaturgical advisor: Nikita Milivojevic
Set design: Tina Tzoka
Costume design: Angelos Mentis
Lighting design: Christina Thanasoula
Sound design: Kostas Bokos
Dramaturg: Eva Saraga
Makeup design: Olga Faleichyk
Hair design: Xenia Muten
Directing assistant: Katerina Gevetzi
Set design assistant: Stavros Balis
Costume design assistant: Alegia Papageorgiou
Lighting design assistant: Semina Papalexandropoulou
Cast (in alphabetical order):
Aliki Alexandraki, Filippos Anthis, Stella Antipa, Ioanna Bitouni, Filippos Bouras, Thanassis Dimou, Nikolas Douros, Katerina Gevetzi, Nikos Iatrou, Anna Kalaitzidou, George Kopsidas, Edgen Lame, Mikis Pantelous, Giannis Protopappas, Thanasis Raftopoulos, Mariam Rukhadze, Konstantinos Samaa, Izel Seylani, Fotis Stratigos, Thodoris Vrachas, Savina Yannatou
On-stage musicians: Dimitris Hountis, Paraskevas Kitsos, Io Le Moller, Dimitris Ventourakis, Dionysis Vervitsiotis
