The Teacher’s Will
04.08 — 05.08.2026
21.00
Description
The performance is based on “The Teacher’s Will”, a short story from Dimitris Hatzis’ collection The End of Our Small Town (1963). With sharp insight, the story reveals how those in positions of power behave within a provincial Greek town. Through a melancholically comic lens, it vividly exposes conflicting interests, passions, malice, and the distortion of the social institutions that are meant to serve the community.
The action begins with the death of Professor Rallidis, a man who sought to fulfill his duties with integrity and to serve as a source of inspiration for his students. In the performance, two women critically observe and document the events that unfold. Engaging in a continuous game of role-playing, they give voice to the characters of the story while parodying the pettiness and narrow-mindedness of some of them. At the same time, they seek to find their own place within a society governed by male authority. Rejecting the models imposed upon them, they attempt to imagine and construct new ones—models that might contribute to the moral and social renewal of the community.
A theatrical exploration of power, hypocrisy, and social responsibility, the production revisits Hatzis’ enduring critique of provincial life while foregrounding questions of gender, agency, and collective transformation.
Contributors
MERLIN MERLIN MERLIN
Information
The Ministry of Culture offers free admission to the events of “All of Greece, One Culture 2026”.
Advanced booking is necessary.
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