War and “Peace?”
05.08 — 06.08.2026
19.30
Description
War, 1914 and 1939 dare to fall in love.
“How dare you?”
Peace dares.
A precious good, yet never a given.
Outside the camp, the father(?) of 1939 dares to reject any reunion with shadows. He will not cross the barbed wire for a handful of hallucinatory moments of peace. His interest lies instead in the action of war rather than the counter-action of peace.
“Who are you, sir?”
“War.”
“How dare you?”
“Easily. I am taken for granted, though I am no blessing.”
A poor counsellor both inside and outside the camp, sound itself becomes distorted as it passes through ruins and fear, transforming silences, words of love, and bullets alike. The courage required for love is different from the courage demanded by battle. For those who fear, another enemy always emerges. It is a bad time for peace if one wishes to become human. It is a bad time for war if one wishes to remain human. Drawing inspiration from Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, the performance explores the fragile boundary between destruction and compassion, questioning whether humanity can survive amid violence and whether love remains the ultimate act of resistance.
“Love prevents death. Love is life.”
“…Yes, it is very likely that I shall be killed tomorrow.”
— Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
Contributors
Gesiou Museum – The Macedonian Struggle and Edessa
Information
The event is offered for free by the Ministry of Culture.
Advanced booking is necessary.
50'-60'
Up to 12 years old, accompanied by an adult
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