Renato Mordo: The Hours

A theatrical piece that explores the “Odyssey” of the artist Renato Mordo and his wife Trude, set against the backdrop of his tragic imprisonment in Haidari during the German Occupation of Athens. An Austrian Jew of Greek and, for a short time, also of German, nationality, Mordo is an easy target in a time when the world has been divided into camps.

The main focus in this piece is on the Time that is running out, as the decision to transfer Mordo to Auschwitz is still pending. Through his correspondence with his wife Trude, her dreams and nightmares, her great love for Music and Theatre, and her inner conflicts are brought to life, as her descent, religion, nationality, and artistic identity sometimes serve as pathways to salvation, while at other times they lead to her condemnation.

The second protagonist on the stage is Music. Kalliopi Mitropoulou brings compositions in the style of the Inter-war era to life, taking us on a journey from the African coasts to the cabarets of Central Europe.