ANTONIN ARTAUD - 130TH ANNIVERSARY
The Tank NYC presents ANTONIN ARTAUD - 130th ANNIVERSARY directed by Ioli Andreadi. A theatrical tribute to the 130th anniversary of the birth of the great, groundbreaking artist and thinker Antonin Artaud, written by the two prolific Greek playwrights Ioli Andreadi & Aris Asproulis and consisting of two new plays.
"BONE", starring famous Greek actor Gerasimos Gennatas, a much-talked-about show that returns to New York after the triumphant sold-out performances and rave reviews it received in 2023 and “GENICA - The Jet of My Blood” ", starring Vanessa Adamopoulou and Gerasimos Gennatas, a subversive show, presented for the first time in New York, about the great and stormy love of Antonin Artaud for his muse, the world famous star of silent cinema Genica Athanasiou.
Both plays of ANTONIN ARTAUD - 130th ANNIVERSARY are being presented, back-to-back, in The Tank's Proscenium Theater (312 W 36th St, New York, NY, 10018) on Thursday April 16th, Friday April 17th and Saturday April 18th, “Bone” at 6pm and “GENICA – The Jet of My Blood” at 7.30pm, with English surtitles. Live music performance in both shows by the pioneering musician-performer George Palamiotis.
ANTONIN ARTAUD - 130th ANNIVERSARY is presented in the Tank Theatre with the kind sponsorship of THE GEORGE AND VICTORIA KARELIAS FOUNDATION, the support of CARNEGIE DINER & CAFE, DELOS Greek Restaurant and THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF GREECE IN NEW YORK.
BONE & GENICA
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 16 | Friday April 17 | Saturday April 18
BONE (6pm)
Gerasimos Gennatas as Antonin Artaud
Live Music Performance by George Palamiotis
GENICA - The Jet of My Blood (7:30pm)
Vanessa Adamopoulou as Genica Athanasiou
Gerasimnos Gennatas as Antonin Artaud
Live Music Performance by George Palamiotis
The Tank announces the next mainstage production ANTONIN ARTAUD - 130th ANNIVERSARY directed by Ioli Andreadi, that will take place in their Proscenium Theater (312 W 36th St, New York,NY, 10018). ANTONIN ARTAUD - 130th ANNIVERSARY consists of two new plays (“BONE” & “GENICA"– The Jet of My Blood”) 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 ANTONIN ARTAUD - 130th ANNIVERSARY project Artaud returns, 130 years after his birth, 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. Along with him on this journey his muse, the world-famous star of silent cinema Genica Athanasiou, appears for the first time on stage, presenting her own perspective about him and their big love. “BONE” & “GENICA – The Jet of My Blood”, are the last two plays of a tetralogy of new plays by the playwrights Ioli Andreadi and Aris Asproulis dedicated to Antonin Artaud. The role of Antonin Artaud is performed by Gerasimos Gennatas and the role of Genica Athanasiou by Vanessa Adamopoulou. With them on stage the musician-performer George Palamiotis. The plays are presented under the direction of the preeminent Greek director Ioli Andreadi and have already received important awards and rave reviews, as they were presented in the past few years in major theaters and festivals in New York, Rome, London, Sofia, Plovdiv and Athens. A monumental moment in this journey was the great success of the show BONE at The Tank in 2023, with all performances being sold out. ANTONIN ARTAUD - 130th ANNIVERSARY is the seventh direction that Ioli Andreadi has presented in the last 7 years at the Tank Theater.
Both plays of ANTONIN ARTAUD - 130th ANNIVERSARY are presented in Greek with English surtitles, back-to-back, on Thursday April 16th, Friday April 17th and Saturday April 18 th . “BONE” at 6pm and “GENICA – The Jet of My Blood” at 7.30pm.
ANTONIN ARTAUD - 130th ANNIVERSARY is presented in The Tank Theatre with the kind sponsorship of “THE GEORGE & VICTORIA KARELIAS FOUNDATION”, the support of “CARNEGIE - Diner & Café”, “DELOS - Greek Restaurant” and “The Consulate General of Greece in New York”.