Laurels Bitter Laurels

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Title

Δάφνες και πικροδάφνες (EL)

Laurels Bitter Laurels (EN)

Creator

Κεχαΐδης, Δημήτρης (EL)

Χαβιαρά, Ελένη (EL)

Κ.Θ.Β.Ε./ Κλιμάκιο Μακεδονίας-Θράκης (EN)

Macedonia – Thrace Unit (EN)

Dimitris Kehaidis (EN)

Eleni Haviara (EN)

Play writers
Kechaidis, Dimitris, 1933-2005 (EN)

University professors, Play writers, Theatrologists
Chaviara, Eleni, 1941- (EN)

Contributor

Κεχαΐδης, Δημήτρης (Playwright)

Χαβιαρά, Ελένη (Playwright)

Κιουρτσίδης, Γιώργος (Director)

Κιουρτσίδης, Γιώργος (Music supervision)

Βάσιακ, Άννα-Μαρία (Set designer)

Βάσιακ, Άννα-Μαρία (Costume designer)

Δαηλίδης, Τάσος (Lighting)

Αγγελίδου, Ρούλα (Assistant director)

Κοτόπουλος, Ηλίας (Production coordinator)

Κεραμίδας, Θανάσης (Actor/Actress)

Πανταζής, Τάσος (Actor/Actress)

Μαγδαληνός, Νίκος (Actor/Actress)

Σαραφιανός, Σπύρος (Actor/Actress)

Actors
Pantazis Tassos, ?-2019 (EN)

Play writers
Kechaidis, Dimitris, 1933-2005 (EN)

University professors, Play writers, Theatrologists
Chaviara, Eleni, 1941- (EN)

Description

Τέσσερις τοπικοί στυλοβάτες υποψηφίων βουλευτών μαζεύονται μια χειμωνιάτικη νύχτα για να συζητήσουν για τις επερχόμενες εκλογές. Ο καθένας κρατά κρυμμένα μυστικά που θ’ αποκαλύψει την κατάλληλη στιγμή για να πλήξει τη σιγουριά των άλλων. Σ’ αυτήν την εκρηκτική συνάντηση, οι τέσσερις αυτοί ισχυροί άντρες θα χρησιμοποιήσουν κάθε μέσο, θα ενστερνιστούν κάθε ιδεολογία και θα αξιοποιήσουν κάθε πληροφορία, προκειμένου να ενεργήσουν με στόχο το προσωπικό τους συμφέρον. Και βέβαια, μεγάλη πρωταγωνίστρια, μια γυναίκα, που αν και μονίμως απούσα, δρομολογεί τις εξελίξεις. (EL)

1977... 2010. Thirty years since its premiere, Kehaides-Haviara’s work sounds as contemporary as ever. Four men in the province try to promote their favourable candidates in the pre-election period in order to secure personal interests. Four friends get into combat, verbally and physically on the altar of power and the game, outlining their character before us. Diachronic and straightforward, the play shines like a golden mirror of Greek reality. The means of elections may have changed, but the tactic remains the same….a tactic favouring the rats of politics and serving in their interest political ethics, tactics, intrigues, conspiracies, all talk, truthful lies and false truths. Fragile friendships, blackmails and scheme plotting of the party leaders in a game of power sketch a reality that is ever-present in the course of time. A truly powerful piece of theatre, a theatre act which genetically brings us against ourselves. A Greek play with highly folk elements and sense of ‘Greekness’ that escapes social comedy and depicts the events that make up the absurdity of social structure with a clear Greek language as its main tool […] Giorgos Kiourtsidis (EN)

Type

Θεατρική παράσταση (EL)

Cultural production
Play (EN)

Spatial

Ορμένιο Έβρου, Αίθουσα Σφακιανάκη (EL)

“Sfakianaki” Hall, Ormenio, Evros (EN)

Europe ▶ Greece ▶ District of East Macedonia and Thrace ▶ Evros
Orménio