Stage 22 – Ancient Theatre of Demetrias

3 & 4 August, Ancient Theatre of Demetrias, Volos

Production: PER-THEATER-FORMANCE

Genre: Theatre

Time: 21:00
Duration: 70′

Pre-booking for 3rd of August

Pre-booking for 4th of August

The production approaches the Asia Minor Catastrophe through poems written by poets from Asia Minor, whose verses are marked by a strong lamenting mood, proportional to the tragic nature of the 1922 events.

The collective trauma of the loss of “Paradise” echoes across the poems of the refugee-poets, becoming a link to respective contemporary situations and also to the lamentation over the loss of people, places, hearths, relationships and freedoms in a wider sense. The performance aims at creating a safe context for a different lamenting ceremony but also an open space for reflection on the questions of loss and refugeeism.

Focusing less on the detailed narration of the events revolving around the Asia Minor Catastrophe and more on their emotional perception and symbolic representation, Stage 22 presents a grief-lifting ceremonial event that praises peace and life.

Creative team

Direction, dramaturgy: Dimitris Tsiamis

Choreography: Eleni Chatzigeorgiou

Sets, costumes: Niki Psyhogiou

Lighting design: Sofia Adamopoulou

Assistant director: Dafni Alichontzoti

Music, onstage musician: Manolis Christodoulou

Performers: Kleopatra Markou, Eleni Chatzigeorgiou,