It’s Not a Time for Poetry…

Nikos Engonopoulos has left his mark on the palimpsest of modern Greece’s identity with a work that has stood the test of time. Sharp poetic language,  visual insightfulness, glorification of colours, freedom, bravery, and a “madness” for life and love. He passionately and obstinately defended the Surrealist movement, knowledgeably and boldly engaging in dialogue with tradition while always striving for continuous transcendence.

We borrow his verse “It’s not a time for poetry…” for a performance filled with music and poetry at the accessible monument of the Holy Monastery of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary in Torniki, near Deskati in Grevena. Sokratis Sinopoulos stamps his mark on the original music score and adds to the performance with his quartet. The primeval sound of the lyra blends with jazz and modern music.

Renowned actress Reni Pittaki and Kostas Vasardanis perform and converse with the musicians along the banks of the Aliakmonas River, bathed in a magical light against a backdrop of wildflowers, chirping birds, and water reflections.