Interactive opera & ballet performances

The new umbrella programme titled Pocket Opera & Ballet for infants, toddlers and primary school children brings us five of the productions to be presented by the Greek National Opera this year in miniature size. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, Coppélia to music by Léo Delibes and with a choreography by Edward Clug, Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, Carmen’s ballet version to music by Rodion Shchedrin-Georges Bizet and with a choreography by Johan Inger, as well as Giacomo Puccini’s La bohème, are turned into interactive performances that will invite small artists to get actively involved in them both as performers and audience members.

The programme that is aimed at fostering children’s creativity and imagination will give the chance to participants to take part in theatre, music, and dance workshops, while urging them to experiment and compose their own artistic ideas, which they will then integrate in the abridged versions of the above-mentioned works.

The Pocket Opera section will present:

La bohème

For children aged 8 to 12

Workshop and interactive performance dates: 2, 3, 9, 10 December 2023

Planning/Implementation: Rafi Company (Anastasia Kotsali, Lito Messini), Michalis Kalkanis, Antonis Kappas

Applications open on: Friday 10 November 2023

Application deadline: Monday 20 November

Applications can be submitted exclusively via the form you will find here.  

Pagliacci

For children aged 4 to 7 – adult accompaniment required

Workshop and interactive performance dates: 27, 28 January & 3, 4 February 2024

Planning / Implementation: Tik Tak Do company (Concept: Argyro Tamvakou)

Applications open on: Tuesday 9 January 2024

Application deadline: Tuesday 16 January 2024

Applications can be submitted exclusively via the form you will find here

The Pocket Ballet section will present:

The Nutcracker

For children aged 1 to 3 – adult accompaniment required

Workshop and interactive performance dates: 16, 17, 23, 24 December 2023

Planning / Implementation: Tik Tak Do company (Concept: Argyro Tamvakou)

Applications open on: Friday 24 November 2023

Application deadline: Monday 4 December 2023

Applications can be submitted exclusively via the form you will find here.

Carmen

For children aged 8 to 12

Workshop and interactive performance dates: 10, 11, 17, 18 February 2024

Planning / Implementation: Stavroula Pavlikou, Maria Terzaki (Arnitsi Bitsi Company)

Applications open on: Friday 19 January 2024

Application deadline: Monday 29 January 2024

Applications can be submitted exclusively via the form you will find here.

Coppélia

For children aged 4 to 7 – adult accompaniment required

Workshop and interactive performance dates: 11, 12, 18, 19 May 2024

Planning / Implementation: Opahop (Dimitris Sinanoglou, Athina Tasoula, Nadia Zagli, Giorgos Papadopoulos, Kyriakos Karamperopoulos)

Applications open on: Monday 15 April 2024

Application deadline: Wednesday 24 April 2024

Applications can be submitted exclusively via the form you will find here.

GNO Learning & Participation Lead Donor