The theatrical success "Of Mice and Men" by Vasilis Bisbikis is streaming for just two online screenings June 2 & 6, in a co-production by Onassis Culture

An online performance where theater meets film

Visceral theatrical realism and the conventions of film collide, exploding onto our screens via a version of the John Steinbeck masterpiece “Of Mice and Men”, as adapted by Cartel and seen live by more than 25,000 people.

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From the theater to our screens

Cartel is presenting a different approach to the concept of filmed versions of theater performances with this Onassis Culture co-production.

Driven by a deep respect for the need audiences have for a theater experience – even an indirect one – in these unprecedented pandemic times, the visceral theatrical realism of Vassilis Bisbikis and his Cartel is now colliding with the conventions of filmmaking. The camera, guided by the cinematographer Dimitris Katsaitis, here becomes the audience’s eyes as they watch the heroes of our story up close, capturing the exact same feeling that held sway on stage at the Cartel Artspace. The story of Lenny and George, the heroes of the John Steinbeck masterpiece “Of Mice and Men” – called Lenos and Vassilis in the adaptation presented by Cartel – is coming to life digitally once more, for just two online screenings June, 2 & 6 in what promises to be a fully-rounded viewing experience, re-crafted using the language and aesthetics of film.

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Cartel Artspace contact number (after 15:00): +30 6939 898258

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Photo: Elina Giounanli
Credits

With: Vassilis Bisbikis, Dimitris Drossos, Maria Mina, Stelios Tyriakidis, Manos Kazamias, Giorgos Sideris, Yanmaz Erdal, Lefteris Agouridas, Angela Patseli, Mara Zaloni, Erato Aggouraki, Dimitris Galanis, Dionysis Kokkotakis

Directed by: Vassilis Bisbikis, Dimitris Katsaitis
Translated by: Sofia Adamidou
Freely adapted by: Cartel
Director of Photography: Dimitris Katsaitis
Camera Operator: Stelios Orfanidis
Sound Engineer: Dimitris Demirakis
Gaffers: Lambros Papoulias, Miltiadis Stoli
Best Boy: Vangelis Kalavrytinos
Editors: Dimitris Katsaitis, Stelios Orfanidis
Sound Mix: Kostas Fylaktidis
Color Correction: Dimitris Katsaitis
Set & Costume Design: Alexia Theodoraki
Set Decorator: Stavroula Syggouna
Special Constructions: Prokopis Vlaseros
Movement Consultant: Angela Patseli
Assistant Director: Erato Aggouraki
Make-up Design: Katerina Katsaiti
Music Director: Vassilis Bisbikis
Set Construction: Cartel

Production Photographer: Elina Giounanli
Director of Communications – Cartel: Marika Arvanitopoulou
Head of Production: Fay Tzima
Produced by: V. F. Productions
Co-produced by: Onassis Culture

Filming took place at the Cartel Artspace in Athens (7A Legaki Street, Renti).