THE ARTAUD DIPTYCH | THE TANK NYC | DIRECTED BY IOLI ANDREADI

The Tank presents THE ARTAUD DIPTYCH directed by Ioli Andreadi. A theatrical tribute to the great, groundbreaking artist and thinker Antonin Artaud, written by the two prolific writers Ioli Andreadi & Aris Asproulis and consisting of two new plays, the "Artaud / Van Gogh", starring Gene Gillette and the "Bone", starring Gerasimos Gennatas & George Palamiotis. Both plays of THE ARTAUD DIPTYCH are presented, back-to-back, on Thursday April 13th, Friday April 14th and Saturday April 15th: “Artaud/Van Gogh” at 7pm (in English) and “Bone” at 8pm (with English surtitles). THE ARTAUD DIPTYCH is presented in the Tank Theatre with the kind sponsorship of “The George & Victoria Karelia Foundation”, the kind support of “The J. F. Costopoulos Foundation” and “The Michael Cacoyannis Foundation” and under the auspices of “The Consulate General of Greece in New York”.

THE ARTAUD DIPTYCH
[Artaud / Van Gogh & Bone]

Two new plays
by Ioli Andreadi & Aris Asproulis
inspired by the life and work
of the groundbreaking artist and thinker of the 20th century
Antonin Artaud

Directed by Ioli Andreadi

The Tank Theatre
312 W 36th St, New York, NY, 10018

Thursday April 13 | Friday April 14 | Saturday April 15

Artaud / Van Gogh
at 7pm
Gene Gillette as Antonin Artaud
[in English]

Bone
at 8pm
Gerasimos Gennatas as Antonin Artaud
Live Music Performance by George Palamiotis
[in Greek with English surtitles]

The Tank announces the next mainstage production, THE ARTAUD DIPTYCH directed by Ioli Andreadi, that will take place in their Proscenium Theater (312 W 36th St, New York, NY, 10018). THE ARTAUD DIPTYCH consists of two new plays (Artaud/Van Gogh & Bone) which are written by two prolific Greek playwrights, Ioli Andreadi & Aris Asproulis, inspired by the life and work of the groundbreaking artist and thinker of the 20th century Antonin Artaud.

Artaud is the writer, poet, dramatist, essayist, actor and theatre director of Greek descent, widely recognized as one of the major figures of the 20th century theatre and the European avant-garde, known for his raw, surreal and transgressive themes and for his defining influence on American culture: Jim Morrison put Artaud's ideas into practice in the music and live rituals he staged at Doors’ concerts; Susan Sontag explains that Artaud's influence was so radical that the recent American theater can be divided into two eras: pre-Artaud and post-Artaud. With THE ARTAUD DIPTYCH show he returns to the stage for the last time, giving the performance of his life. His goal is to lead us from the deep, personal darkness of pain, injustice and hypocrisy to the pure and redemptive light, where the Great Law of the Heart reigns.

Direction: Ioli Andreadi
Original Plays: Ioli Andreadi & Aris Asproulis
Translation in English: Ioli Andreadi
Set Design: Dimitra Liakoura
Lighting Design: Sakis Birbilis
Original music: George Palamiotis (Bone) & Erato Kremmida (Artaud / Van Gogh)
Costumes Design: Kostantinos Kaspiris (Bone) & Dimitra Liakoura (Artaud / Van Gogh)
Photographer: Kiki Papadopoulou
Video Trailer: Michael Mavromoustakos
Production Manager: Orestis Tatsis

With the kind sponsorship of
The George & Victoria Karelias Foundation

With the kind support of
The J. F. Costopoulos Foundation
The Michael Cacoyannis Foundation

Under the auspices of
The Consulate General of Greece in New York

Partners:
REON non-profit artistic company, The Art Theatre Karolos Koun

THE ARTAUD DIPTYCH is published by Kapa Publishing House in a bilingual Greek/English edition