Dirty Granny Tales was formed in Athens, Greece, in 2005. The ambitious project started off when the composer and animation creator Stavros Mitropoulos

was inspired to create a musical and theatrical spectacle, in which musicians, dancers, puppets and animation would coexist on the stage, provoking a dark expressionistic sensation to the audience.

The company consists of five musicians, dancers and puppet players and made its debut in Athens in 2006 with a performance titled "Inversed World". The experiment was successful; audiences were captivated and press and critics were impressed.

In 2008 the album "Inversed World" was released and sold out in no time.In 2009 they performed their new show "Didi's Son" and in 2010 their new homonymous album and DVD "Didi's Son" came out.

In the same year they started presenting the third part of the trilogy "Jealous", the story of "Didi's Son" from a different point of view. In 2011, "Rejection", a grand production show, was presented in large theater halls and received dithyrambic critiques.

The company so far has performed in the greatest Greek theatre stages and in international festivals across Europe.The last concerts took place at Badminton Theater, the largest theater in Athens, and both shows were sold out.

In 2012 the company moves to Berlin and a new chapter in its history begins.

Dirty Granny Tales' performances consist of the combination of music, puppet theatre, animation and dance. They bring to life atmospheric, otherworldly fairy tales using the symbolic languages of all these arts.Musicians with acoustic instruments such as guitar, mandolin, bass, cello, piano, percussion and character voices, tell the stories while dance, puppets and animation mold the dark fairy tales of the Dirty Granny on stage.The company's shows attract a wide range of spectators, of various ages, of many music styles and of different art fields' preferences.

The Play

In a world where everything is reversed, and objects come to life while the human beings are subservient to them, a writer becomes part of the story that he is writing. He falls in love with the leading lady of his fairy tale, threatened by his own story creatures, and in the end redeems them and is himself redeemed. Dirty Granny Tales compose this bizarre dark tale, with all parts coming alive on stage.The musicians take on the role of narrator. Puppets and animation projections infuse the characters of the fairy tale with life. Intense lighting embraces and completes the dark aesthetic of the show.

CREDITSConception – music composition – animation: Stavros MitropoulosPuppet construction and puppet animation: Merlin Puppet Theatre The band is formed in such a way that even the musicians on their own accompanied by animation projection perfectly support the show.

2006INVERSE WORLDDirected by: Dirty GrannyTalesChoreography:Erifili DafermouMusic: MouldbreathPuppets-Masks: Merlin Puppet TheaterPuppets manipulation: Dimitris Stamou - Erifili DafermouAnimation: MouldbreathLighting Design: Sakis Birbilis

2008DIDI’S SONDirected by: Dirty GrannyTalesChoreography:Erifili DafermouMusic: MouldbreathPuppets-Masks: Merlin Puppet TheaterPuppets manipulation: Dimitris Stamou - Erifili DafermouAnimation: MouldbreathLighting Design: Sakis Birbilis

2009JEALOUS

Directed by: Dirty GrannyTalesChoreography:Erifili Dafermou

Music: MouldbreathPuppets-Masks: Merlin Puppet Theater

Puppets manipulation: Dimitris Stamou - Erifili DafermouAnimation: Mouldbreath

Lighting Design: Sakis Birbilis

2010REJECTION

Directed by: Dirty GrannyTalesChoreography:Erifili Dafermou

Music: MouldbreathPuppets-Masks: Merlin Puppet Theater

Animation: MouldbreathLighting Design: Sakis Birbilis

PRESS:No words can describe the melodies, the images and theatricality someone may experience while watching a performance of the band.Dimitris Stavropoulos/noizy.gr

Very few companies can make you travel this way with their performance. Drag you so much into their world. Truly, we are very fortunate to have such a company in our country.Manos Paterakis / rocking.gr

A complex tale, written in English, with music and spectacle weaving around it, bringing to mind Tim Burton with a strong dose of Tom Waits, Klaus Nomi and theResidents.George Skintzas / To Vima

The interpretation they give to the theme is daring and highly creative, a challenge for the public imagination and a great aesthetic pleasure for anyone in love with puppet shows and visual tales. I am honored and proud for being there having the chance to take some photographs of their show.Misshuvass.com

The fascinating nature of this inaccessible world the company guides the viewer through is relentless. A band consisting of terrifying actors plays dreamy music with acoustic instruments and incredible passion.Manolis Georgakakis - Rocking.gr

Fascinating, that's how can be described the ending of the evening brought by the Greeks "Dirty Granny Tales" . They brought the audience to ecstasy with their stage presence, the crowd bulking curiously in front of the stage so as not to miss a moment of the show. Divided opinions such as - their music would not be as successful without the theatre and vice versa, culminated in a general conclusion: everything blended in a dark-enchanting way that made the Greeks keep us enthralled with our eyes wide open and all our senses sharpened. Thank you and we are waiting for you to come back!Review of DBE 3:http://extrememetalnight.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/dark-bombastic-evening-3/

The artistic concept of Dirty Granny Tales is an integrated music concept, where the music is the soundtrack for the dark stories told through theater scenes. Very expressive, dynamic, with perfect sound, the Greeks snatched enthusiastic reaction from the audience and left the stage in rounds of applause. They were by far the evening's revelation and, why not, of the whole event.

Review of DBE 3:http://extrememetalnight.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/dark-bombastic-evening-3/

Contact:Dirty Granny Tales

Contact Person:Thanos Mitropoulos

Amendestrasse 8113409, Berlin, Germany

dgtband@gmail.com0049 015205132534

Contact:Dirty Granny Tales

Contact Person:Thanos Mitropoulos

Amendestrasse 8113409, Berlin, Germany

dgtband@gmail.com0049 015205132534