In Late Night, Blitz explores the relationship between the individual and the mechanisms of society and history in a continent facing harsh financial and ethical crises. Late Night takes place in the early hours at a down-at-heel dance hall. Six actors are on stage. They dance, as if they were participating in an absurd competition. The only things that are certain are a feeling of confinement, and the characters’ constant struggle to remember, and by remembering, to stay alive while the situation outside is out of control.

Dance performance in Greek with English and Arabic subtitles, 90’, 2012

Dramaturgy: Blitztheatregroup / Nikos Flessas. Performed by: Angeliki Papoulia, Christos Passalis, Yorgos Valais, Medie Megas, Sofia Kokkali, Fidel Tabaloukas. Director’s assistant: Vasia Attarian. Light design: Tasos Palaioroutas. Choreography: Yannis Nikolaidis. Set design: Efi Barba. Costumes: Vassilia Rosanna. Project development: Judith Martin / Ligne Directe. Production: Blitztheatregroup. Co-production: Onassis Cultural Center, La Filature-scène nationale de Mulhouse.

Photo credit: Vassilis Makris