Lapis Lazuli by Euripides Laskaridis
Lighting Design
A work by Euripides Laskaridis, currently in rehearsals. Inspired by the mesmerizing blue semi-precious stone renowned for its unpredictable behaviour under pressure, Laskaridis seeks to create a captivating and enigmatic new world filled with intriguing dualities.
LAPIS LAZULI is an international co-production between Greece, France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Finland and Bulgaria, which premiered on April 4th 2024 at the main stage of Onassis Stegi, setting off on an extensive worldwide tour.
LAPIS LAZULI by Euripides Laskaridis 2024
a mid-scale piece for five performers and a dazzling seahorse
conceived & directed by // Euripides Laskaridis
with // Angelos Alafogiannis, Maria Bregianni//Eftychia Stefanou, Euripides Laskaridis, Dimitris Matsoukas & Spyros Ntogas
original music & sound design // Giorgos Poulios
dramaturgy consultant // Alexandros Mistriotis
set design // Sotiris Melanos
lighting design // Stefanos Droussiotis
special acoustic & electronic sound inventions, sounding objects // Yorgos Stenos
artistic collaborators – costumes // Christos Delidimos & Alegia Papageorgiou
props & special constructions // Konstantinos Chaldaios
artistic collaborator – set // Vagelis Xenodochidis
movement consultant // Nikos Dragonas
assistants to the director // Charikleia Petraki & Yannis Savouidakis
artistic collaborator & rehearsal stand-in // Telis Tellakis
artistic collaborator Onassis AiR Fellowship 2022 research – costume // Aggelos Mentis
artistic collaborators Onassis AiR Fellowship 2022 research – set // Loukas Bakas & Filanthi Bougatsou
technical director // Konstantinos Margkas
sound engineers // Martha Kapazoglou, Giorgos Chanos & Kostis Pavlopoulos
lighting technician & special lighting constructions // Giorgos Ierapetritis
props & special constructions assistant // Timothy Laskaratos
production assistant // Nikos Charalampidis
production runners // Theologos Kampouris & Lida Manousou Alexiou
assistant director intern // Katerina Tsolou
set design intern & logo design // Konstantinos Papantonis
props interns // Aphrodite Psychouli, Ilektra Anichini Pantalaki & Efthymis Gronthos
costumes intern // Ernesta Chatzilemonidou
dramaturgy intern // Jimmy Machai
directorial feedback – tech weeks // Talya Rubin
lights stand-in // Alexandra Drandaki
OSMOSIS operations coordinator // Euklida Velaj
executive production, tour & production management // Polyplanity Productions / Yolanda Markopoulou & Vicky Strataki
a project by // Euripides Laskaridis & the OSMOSIS performing arts company [GR]
produced by // Onassis Stegi [GR]
supported by // the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès [FR]
co-produced by // Théâtre de la Ville [FR], Théâtre de Liège [BE], Espoo Theatre Finland [FI], Teatros del Canal [ES], Teatro della Pergola Firenze [IT], Festival Aperto / Fondazione I Teatri Reggio Emilia [IT] & the Big Pulse Dance Alliance festivals: Julidans [NL], Torinodanza Festival / Teatro Stabile di Torino – Teatro Nazionale [IT], & One Dance Festival [BG]
co-funded by // the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union
with the support of // Megaron – the Athens Concert Hall
with the financial support of // the Greek Ministry of Culture
// initial research & development were made possible with the support of the Onassis AiR Fellowship [GR]
special thanks to // Dimitris Papaioannou & Tina Papanikolaou for their unwavering support from start to finish! Thank you for your precious time and your priceless guidance throughout this journey.
thanks also to // Irad Avni, Rafailia Bampasidou, Antonia Economou, Doxa Glava, Santi Guillamon, Marianna Kavallieratos, Vicky Kaminari, Kali Kavvatha, Sylvia Liouliou, Vicky Maragkopoulou, Kostas Michopoulos, Drosos Skotis, Stelios Theodorou, Manolis Vitsaxakis // and to Papapostolou Orthopedics & Medical Supplies for kindly providing the anatomical skeleton model.
photos by Pinelopi Gerasimou, Elina Giounanli, Julian Mommert