Cura
27.07 — 28.07.2023
Description
The production Cura, conceived and supervised by Vassilis Boutos and directed by Thodoris Gonis, is an allegory for nature, a cruel and tender ritual in a world that is thirsty and hungry for the Word. The Barber and the Supreme, the last couple on earth, will worship each other to be able to save their Mother Nature, everyone’s Ultimate Hairdresser.
The performance, set in an open air setting where the great celebration of cura is being prepared, includes original texts written by Glykeria Basdeki and Thodoris Gonis, as well as excerpts from works of ancient, medieval and modern Greek literature. The basis of the dramaturgical composition is the essay Aesthetics of Pindos (or The Delight of the Mountains), written in 1923 by Aeakos Pyrridis. Nymphs, mountains, and rivers are intertwined in a peculiar worship of Pindos that reminds us of both writer Alexandros Papadiamantis and poet Andreas Embirikos, offering us ideal passages that will accompany the dramaturgical “ritual”.
Contributors
Ars Anima