Lapis Lazuli

Première 4. 4. 2024, Onassis Stegi (GR)

Running time 1 hour and 15 minutes, no intermission.

Conceived and directed by  Euripides Laskaridis
With Angelos Alafogiannis, Maria Bregianni, Eftychia Stefanou, Euripides Laskaridis, Dimitris Matsoukas, Spyros Ntogas

Composer and sound designer Giorgos Poulios
Dramaturgy consultant Alexandros Mistriotis
Set designer Sotiris Melanos
Lighting designer Stefanos Droussiotis
Special acoustic and electronic sound inventions, sounding objects Yorgos Stenos
Artistic collaborators for costumes Christos Delidimos, Alegia Papageorgiou
Props and constructions designer Konstantinos Chaldaios
Artistic consultant for stage design Vagelis Xenodochidis
Movement consultant Nikos Dragonas
Assistants to the director Charikleia Petraki, Yannis Savouidakis
Tour artistic collaborator Marianna Kavallieratos
Artistic collaborator and rehearsal stand-in Telis Tellakis

Technical director Konstantinos Margkas
Sound engineers Martha Kapazoglou, Giorgos Chanos, Kostis Pavlopoulos
Lighting technician and special lighting constructions Giorgos Ierapetritis
Props and special constructions assistant Timothy Laskaratos
Executive production, tour and production management Polyplanity Productions/Yolanda Markopoulou, Vicky Strataki
Photographers Pinelopi Gerasimou, Elina Giounanli, Julian Mommert
Cinematography and colour correction Nikos Nikolopoulos
Video trailer Euripides Laskaridis

A project by Euripides Laskaridis and the OSMOSIS performing arts company [GR]
Produced by Onassis Stegi [GR]
Supported by the Fondation d’Entreprise Hermès [FR]
Co-produced by Théâtre de la Ville [FR], Théâtre de Liège [BE], Espoo Theatre Finland [FI], Teatros del Canal [ES], Teatro della Pergola Firenze [IT], Festival Aperto / Fondazione I Teatri Reggio Emilia [IT] & the Big Pulse Dance Alliance festivals: Julidans [NL], Torinodanza Festival / Teatro Stabile di Torino – Teatro Nazionale [IT] & One Dance Festival [BG]
Co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union
With the support of NEON Organization for Culture and Development [GR] and Megaron – the Athens Concert Hall [GR]
With the financial support of the Greek Ministry of Culture
Touring supported by the Onassis Stegi Touring Program [GR]
Initial research & development were made possible with the support of the Onassis AiR Fellowship [GR] 

Following the global success of his shows Relic (2015), Titans (2017) and Elenit (2019), Euripides Laskaridis unveils his latest work Lapis Lazuli. Inspired by the mesmerizing blue stone known for its unpredictable behavior under pressure, Lapis Lazuli explores contrasts and transformations on stage. The stone, often called the "Stone from Heaven," symbolizes the tension between earthly decay and celestial renewal, serving as a metaphor for the fluidity of identity.

Paying homage to the diversity of theatrical genres — from ancient Greek drama to Kabuki, horror to musicals — Lapis Lazuli reimagines 1920s horror archetypes of predator and prey, blending grotesque comedy, raw humanity, and theatrical virtuosity. The work delves into the hypnotic allure of change, much like the lapis lazuli's journey through history, its ultramarine blue prized for millennia in art and royalty.

This international co-production, featuring co-producers from Greece, France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Finland, and Bulgaria, premiered on April 4, 2024, at the Onassis Stegi in Athens and has embarked on an extensive worldwide tour that continues to unfold. Lapis Lazuli invites audiences to embrace evolution’s complexity, finding beauty in the unpredictable process of becoming.