17 & 18 July, Fortress of Palamidi, Nafplion
Production: ArtShuttle
Genre: Music
Time: 21.00
Duration: 75′
Pre-booking for 17th of July
Pre-booking for 18th of July
Internationally acclaimed performer Erini presents an original music-theatre performance inspired by Ilias Venezis’ emblematic literary work, The Land of Aeolia.
Actor Ektoras Gasparatos in the role of young Petros, performs excerpts from the book, conveying images and situations of that era. Erini, accompanied by a classical string quartet with the participation of the permanent Concertmaster of the Thessaloniki State Orchestra, Simos Papanas, enrich the novel with much-loved melodies from Asia Minor, arranged by Grammy Award Nominee Gonzalo Grau.
The performance conveys the happy life of the Greeks of Asia Minor before the Catastrophe, but also the tragedy of the uprooting that still lives in the hearts of contemporary Greeks.
Creative team
Direction, singing, selection of texts: Erini
Arrangement: Gonzalo Grau
Sound editing, sound engineering: Makis Drakopoulos
Lighting: Kostas Triantafyllou
Actor: Ektoras Gasparatos
String quartet
Violin I, soloist: Simos Papanas
Violin II: David Bogorad
Viola: Angela Giannaki
Violoncello: Sofia Efklidou