WINTERREISE

Description

Inspired by Franz Schubert’s Winterreise — the emblematic cycle of 24 songs set to poems by Wilhelm Müller — fifteen dancers of the Greek National Opera present original choreographies that confront the inner and outer “winter” of the human condition.

Through movement that evokes silence, memory, loss, and the gradual path toward acceptance, the dancers trace the emotional intensity and existential solitude that permeate Schubert’s work. Each choreography becomes a personal “song” of the wanderer — a distinct moment in his journey toward the unknown — where music and body intertwine to express the essence of wandering and profound inner stillness.

The funding body of the project is the Ministry of Culture, within the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan "Greece 2.0" with funding from the European Union - NextGeneration EU.

The recording of the production took place at the Stavros Niarchos Hall of the Greek National Opera on June 26 and 27, 2025.

Trailer

Creative team – Cast

Concept - artistic supervision: Konstantinos Rigos

Choreographed and performed by:
Elena Kekkou (GUTE NACHT)
Elton Dimroci (DIE WETTERFAHNE)
Kaito Takahashi (ERSTARRUNG)
Yannis Gantsios (DER LINDENBAUM)
Danilo Zeka (WASSERFLUT)
Despina Chrysostomou (RAST)
Yorgos Hatzopoulos (EINSAMKEIT)
Thanassis Solomos (DER GREISE KOPF)
Daniele Pecorari (DIE KRÄHE)
Agapios Agapiadis (IM DORFE)
Magda Koukou-Ferra (TÄUSCHUNG)
Eleftheria Stamou (DER WEGWEISER)
Stefano Pietragalla (DAS WIRTSHAUS)
Eleana Andreoudi (DIE NEBENSONNEN)
Vangelis Bikos (DER LEIERMANN)

Visuals, projection designer (Der Wegweiser): Eleni Xynogala
Assistant Choreographer (Gute Nacht): Dimitra Vlachou
Assistant Choreographers (GNO Ballet): Fotis Diamantopoulos, Dimitra Laoudi