Bringing on the Apocalypse | Thanos Papakonstantinou

A talk with the director of Apocalypse, Thanos Papakonstantinou

09.10.2019

WHO IS DESERVING OF ETERNAL LIFE?

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"In general, the end, the disaster and violence may cause an earthquake, a tsunami or a wildfire, fogs falling from the sky, a bizarre natural phenomenon. Signifying that the end of the world is coming any day. So, it's among the texts are always relevant, maybe because we expect that the world is ending, we want it to end or it is actually ending, who knows."

The Second Coming, the Four Horsemen, the Seven Seals, the Lamb of God, 666. One of the most influential and also most confounding texts in human history provides material for a contemporary on-stage ritual. Thanos Papakonstantinou talks about his personal relationship with John's Apocalypse and in addition, the creation of his play.

Video: Christos Sarris

Music: Song Freezer (Written & produced by Giannis Papaioannou, Played by Mech_nimal)