Common Tale

Common Tale is a performance based on real-life testimonies from women sharing their experiences across various periods of 20th-century Greek history, including the Asia Minor Catastrophe, the Interwar Period, World War II, and the Civil War.

These stories illuminate war’s destructive consequences on people, regardless of time. They reflect the voices of ordinary people, capturing a shared reality that bridges the past with the present while reminding us of the need for a collective memory. Through the equal participation of deaf and hearing actors, a profound message about shared human experiences is conveyed. Using a bilingual storytelling process that combines vocal performance and Greek Sign Language, as well as physical theatre, and music-motor expression, diverse expressive forms are brought to the foreground. The stage action unfolds through interpretive music and motor references, as well as percussion instruments played by all performers, both deaf and hearing, in collaboration with an onstage musician, creating an enhanced and uniquely riveting theatrical experience.