The Municipal Theatre of Piraeus is a neoclassical building, designed by architect Ioannis Lazarimos and was initially inaugurated on April 9th, 1895. Its new, more modern operation began on Tuesday, October 22nd 2013, when the astonishing and monumental building – after being “silent” for ten years, due to a thorough and much needed restoration, opened to the public and started again the production of new plays.
At its grand opening, the projection of a 10-minute video on the building's facade, coupled with special lighting, music and guided tours, we aimed at telling the story of this historical building: from the start of its construction in the port city's Korai Square in 1883 to the glorious inauguration that followed 11 years later, with Piraeus's philharmonic orchestra playing classical music in the courtyard as the crowds arrived in richly ornamented carriages or on public buses that had only just made an appearance on Greek city streets.
Acclaimed choreographer Fokas Evangelinos supervised the main theme of the event, which was a retrospective covering the theater's history and some of its greatest moments.