Sun, 17 Nov. 2019 - Sun, 17 Nov. 2019
11:00- 20:00
Nicosia Municipal Theatre
«I sang for the women, the women that were nothing but a shadow. I sang for the forgotten ones, the unnoticeable, the missing. I took those old tales and shook them well, until all the concealed women reemerged into the light. I honoured them with my song because they have been waiting long enough. As I had promised the poet I would do. This story does not belong to a single woman; it belongs to all of them».
The Iliad, one of the founding myths of western civilization and tale traditionally narrated as a one about the bravery of men, is being re-told through a choral narration of female characters, led by Calliope the muse of epic poetry.
Natalie Haynes, inspired by Homer and other classic texts, concentrates on the experience of war from the perspective of women and its actual consequences. What do we really mean by the word heroism and which stories should we be telling today? In what ways do we remember women, slaves, marginalized individuals, and all those who did not attain Homeric glory? If we were to re-count these stories, how would we communicate them in the contemporary social reality and conversations?
Translation: Anthi Zachariadou, Magdalena Zira, Maria Ioli Karolidou, Christina Papapolyviou
Direction: Madgalena Zira, Maria Ioli Karolidou and Athena Kasiou
Lighting design: Karolina Spyrou
With: Nayia Anastasiadou, Nedi Antoniadi, Marina Vronti, Anna Yiangiozi, Kika Georgiou, Demetra Demetriadou, Niki Dragoumi, Margarita Zachariou, Andria Zeniou, Mikaella Theodoulidou, Androula Erakleous, Ioanna Kordatou, Myrto Kouyiali, Lea Maleni, Marina Mandri, Christina Pavlidou, Polyxeni Savva, Eleni Sidera, Lenia Sorokou, Tzortzina Tatsi, Maria Filippou, Antonia Charalambous, Niovi Charalambous, Myrsini Christodoulou, Christina Christofia
Produced by: SEASON Women 2019-2021
*Audience members can enter and exit the performance at any given moment and as frequently as they wish.
Identity of the festival
Organizer: Nicosia Municipality
Sponsors:
Gold Sponsor: Deputy Ministry of Tourism
Silver Sponsor: Eurobank, Central Insurance Company
Hospitality Sponsor: The Classic Hotel
Sponsors: Onassis Stegi, Giannos Grammatidis
Air Transport Sponsor: Aegean Airlines
Communication sponsors:
Theatre: Check In
Music: ANT1, Politis
Dance: O Phileleftheros, RIK, in-cyprus, Active
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