4 & 5 August, Zincirli Mosque, Serres
Production: HIPPO XIPO
Genre: Theatre/ activities for children and teenagers
Time: 21:00
Duration: 60′
Pre-booking for 4th of August
Pre-booking for 5th of August
The work is a theatrical adaptation based on Stratis Doukas’ novel of the same title that incorporates participatory activities of an educational nature. The story of the original text is about the adventures of a Greek man who was arrested by the Turks during the Smyrna Catastrophe in 1922. It vividly describes his escape and his struggle to survive until he is rescued.
The novel is dedicated to “the common sufferings of nations” and has an internationalist character. The references and comparisons to the refugee waves shaking today’s world are obvious. The work’s main focus is human resourcefulness and the preservation of human dignity amidst the horrors of war and the bitterness of being uprooted.
The performance is enriched with interactive parts, which –using Educational Drama as a vehicle– aim at the further exploration of the work’s thematic core.
Creative team
Text: Stratis Doukas
Theatrical adaptation, direction: Alexandros Raptis, Fotis Dousos
Director’s assistant: Sissy Ignatidou
Dramaturgy consultant: Ioanna Lioutsia
Educational activities designer: Kalliopi Fykari
Sets, costumes: Katerina Hatzopoulou
Music, arrangement: Giorgos Dousos
Movement: Mika Stefanaki
Production manager: Alexandros Raptis
Poster: Chrysoula Korovesi
Video, photography: Dora Kalakidou
Public relations responsible: Maria Konstantopoulou
Performers: Marinos Orfanos, Eleni Papaioannou, Konstantinos Parasis