19 & 20 July, Bridge of Arta
Production: MI ANASTREPSIMOI
Genre: Theatre / Activities For Children and Teenagers
Time: 20.00
Duration: 60΄
Pre-booking for 19th of July
Pre-booking for 20th of July
Three narrators will traverse the multicultural Asia Minor portraying images in three sections.
Before, during and in the wake of the Disaster. An intertextual performance inspired by historical events, Dido Sotiriou’s novel Farewell Anatolia (Matomena Homata) and Giles Milton’s Paradise Lost – Smyrna 1922, as well as by myths and written accounts. Memories and testimonies of real persons who lived in Asia Minor come to life and transport us to the magical world of Smyrna, there where the East and the West harmonically co-exist. But also in the subsequent tragedy. The tragedy of the Catastrophe and persecution. Melodies and live music, songs, local treats, feelings of joy and pain, they all create the canvas of the history of Asia Minor.
Using imagination as a vehicle of expression and communication, a story is created for the whole family. A peaceful celebration to acquaint ourselves with Izmir and the cultural heritage of Asia Minor.
Creative team
Compilation of texts, script adaptation: Oneirodrama Group
Script editing: Nagia Papapanou
Direction: Vasilis Papalazarou
Sets, costumes: Konstantinos Gougounis
Music composition: Panos Dokomopoulos
Photography: Lefteris Kalogios
Communication, public relations: Evangelia Skrompola
Psychologist, child specialist: Stella Moudatsou
Vocalists: Sofia Psouhlou, Zoi Psouhlou
Actors: Giorgos Menediatis, Christina Moudatsou, Vasilis Papalazarou
With the participation of the Orchestra of the Arta Conservatoire