Io Son Medea

Dates

11.07 — 12.07.2024

Start Time

21.15

Description

Three actors and two musicians collaborate on a freestyle performance inspired by the “Medea” phenomenon and Euripides’ play. The performance includes singing, speech, and movement, with a particular focus on sound. The actors Katerina Antoniadou, Gina Thliveri, and Othon Metaxas take turns playing different roles in the play, accompanied by the sounds of Giorgos Triantafyllou’s musical sculptures and Chrysanthi Gika’s Constantinopolitan lyre, the rhythms of Maro Panagi, and the visual creations and soundscapes of Stefanos Kosmidis. Right at the center of this sound cyclone that is being formed, the bustle of the battle, stands Medea.

Through the dynamic vibration of the sound, we hear Euripides’ speech, the representation of conflict, in a modern Greek translation, which also includes excerpts from the ancient text. The variety of rhythms in the performance, and especially in the Chorus, aims at responding to the diverse rhythms present in the text. The Company’s research on the spiral movement of the body and sound invites audiences to reconnect with the Myth on a collective consciousness level.

Contributors

Research, director
Gina Thliveri
Musical sculptures, visual installation
Giorgos Triantafyllou – performance by Maro Panagi
Video installation, technical support
Stefanos Kosmidis
Artistic collaborator
Eva Nedou
Cast
Katerina Antoniadou, Gina Thliveri, Othon Metaxas
Constantinopolitan lyre
Chrysanthi Gika
Production organization, executive producer
Ioanna Nasiopoulou
ΑΜΚΕ

Friends of Aloni Theatre

Information

The event is offered for free by the Ministry of Culture.
Advanced booking is necessary.

Duration

50'

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