19 & 20 August, Ancient shipsheds, Archaeological site of Oeniadae, Aetolia-Acarnania
Production: Magikos Kosmos tis Technis
Genre: Music
Time: 21:00
Duration: 90′
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Ancient shipsheds, Archaeological site of Oeniadae, Aetolia-Acarnania
1966: Twenty villages, field crops, trees, dozens of monasteries and churches, including the Temple of Episkopi that has been designated as a cultural monument, were sunk to build the hydroelectric dam in Kremasta. Two thousand local residents left the area between Evrytania and Aetolia-Acarnania, watching their villages being destroyed for the sake of upgrading Greece’s energy production.
Four musicians and singers, one actor and an emotionally charged text represent the multiple feelings associated with the uprooting, memories, nostalgia and tradition, in the face of the inevitable subversion of everyday life in the name of “growth” and “progress”. Traditional songs and tunes from Armenia, Cappadocia, the Arab world, Roumeli, Spain, Thrace, Cyprus, the islands and the rest of Greece coordinate, co-colour, and go hand in hand with the text, aiming at achieving communion with the audience.
Creative team
Text: Thanasis Skroubelos
Actor: Nikolas Papagiannis
Performers: Christos Tsiamoulis (singing, oud), Sofia Papazoglou (singing), Taxiarchis Georgoulis (oud), Giorgos Kontogiannis (lyre, percussion)