5 & 6 August, Castle of St George, Argostoli
Production: STIGMI THEATRE COMPANY
Genre: Theatre
Time: 21:00
Duration: 69′
Pre-booking for 5th of August
Pre-booking for 6th of August
On a stage that is also an archaeological site, five artists from Cephalonia who live and create in 2022, bring to life narratives from the days of 1922, hum melodies, and look for the thread connecting them to their ancestors, who were either born on Cephalonia or Ithaca or ended up there hunted down, orphaned, and frightened. Alongside them a British lighting designer, a Cephaloniot set designer who lives abroad, and a director with roots in Cappadocia.
The performance presents archival material revolving around the reception of 7,000 refugees and the integration of those who, in the end, remained on these two islands.
With no sadness, but with the intent to communicate the atmosphere of that era and collectively redefine the concept of “refugee”. Because refugeeism is not an instant occurrence in world history.
Creative team
Text, direction: Yannis Anastasakis
Sets, costumes: Loukia Minetou
Set & costume designer’s assistant: Sofia Tabler
Music: Kostas Haritatos
Lighting designer: Peter Mumford
Archival research: Stamo Stergiotou
Musician: John Dafnos
Performers: Maria Tsima, Amalia Arseni, Kyriakos Markatos