Agonizesthai (To Strive / To Compete)
04.07 — 05.07.2026
21.15
Description
In Ancient Olympia, the sacred ground of agonizesthai – the art of striving -the performance seeks to illuminate the timeless struggle of women to claim their own “place in the stadium.” Our point of departure is the story of Kallipateira: the woman who passed into history because she dared -defying the prohibitions of antiquity and risking death – to disguise herself as a man in order to enter the stadium and watch her son compete in the Olympic Games. Within the performance, her voice returns as the memory of a body that was put on trial for crossing the boundaries imposed on her gender. At the same time, three contemporary women appear before us: training, falling, rising again, measuring themselves against the limits of their own bodies. Rhythm, perseverance, repetition, and the ever-present risk of falling are transformed into a choreography that speaks of the balance women still struggle to claim – between the permitted and the desired, the invisible and the visible – in a struggle that is far from over.
Contributors
Hellenic Theatre Company A.E.P.E.
Information
The event is offered for free by the Ministry of Culture.
Advanced booking is necessary.
50'
