ΜΟΙΡΑΣΟΥ ΤΟ ΣΤΑ SOCIAL MEDIA
24 & 25 August, Sanctuary of Messon, Lesbos
Production: Methymna Tourism Organisation
Genre: Music
Time: 19:00
Duration: 60′
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Sanctuary of Messon, Lesbos
An allegorical and poetic description of the ideal state, modelled after the world of bees. Bees, that during antiquity were associated with the divine element (nowadays an endangered species), are described by Virgil as a fully developed society, with its own kingdoms, cities, work distribution system and work ethics. They are concerned with the continuation of their species in a unique way that exceeds the instinct of their individual survival. Through the fourth book of Georgics we follow the society of bees at times from the inside and at times from the beekeeper’s angle. Reading Virgil’s text one cannot but ponder on the self-centered course of the human civilization and man’s arrogant and destructive estrangement from nature. Α “musical reading” of this great poetic text. At its roots, music weaves a hymn to nature, which brings out man’s always topical and life-giving love for it.
The text of the performance is based on Konstantinos Theotokis’ translation of Virgil’s Georgics (Βεργίλιος, Τα Γεωργικά, Dromon publishing, Athens 1909).
Creative team
Narration, direction: Tilemachos Krevaikas
Performer: Fani Antonelou (soprano)
Recorder, text editing: Dimitris Kountouras
Supervision, concept, transcriptions, text editing, guitar: Korina Vougiouka
