Two children, Assol and Grey, travel the path to adulthood and romantic awakening until they meet in fulfillment of a prophecy and a shared destiny. The heroes move on a path from the prosaic reality to the dream.
The Russian writer Alexander Green wrote “Purple Shrouds” in 1923. It is one of the most popular novels in Russian literature, which this year marks 100 years since it was written and has been published since 24
February and for 14 performances at the Kallirrois Theater adapted and directed by Danai Roussos.
Two children, Assol and Grey, travel the path to adulthood and romantic awakening until they meet in fulfillment of a prophecy and a shared destiny. The heroes move on a path from the prosaic reality to the dream.
Through the parallel narratives of Assol, played by Stephanie Kapetanidis at a young age, and in the video by Olia Lazaridou and Gray, played by Constantis Mizaras and Manolis Mavromatakis respectively, we follow the lives of the two children as they are destined by fate , a role played by
Kyriakos Weaver.
The show, clothed in symbolism and elements of a fairy tale, incorporates life-sized dolls, where the actors in a double role of puppeteer – actor, play the multiple age phases of man and delicately run through the souls of the heroes.
“The story of the purple sails began that day when, thanks to the influence of the sun, I saw the sea sail red, almost purple.” — Alexander Green
Director’s note by Danai Roussos
Assol (al sol) means sun.
The sun rises and sets in a perpetual motion, every day.
There will always be a sea to cross and always this distance will be a miracle; which happens a little fatally and at the same time, challenges our will to conquer it. Like all miracles, it happens with the same simplicity that one finds a hand and decides to hold it in one’s own. You don’t need a miracle to live
to dress heroically, rather than just to believe.
The sun rises and sets in a perpetual motion, every day. And that in itself is a miracle. All you have to do is look up and see it. The performance is dedicated to the woman on whose head the birds sit. When I was little, he used to make paper boats for me. To my mother.
“We must perform the so-called miracles ourselves”
— Alexander Green
Coefficients
Author: Alexander Green
Translation: Iokasti Kammenou
Adaptation, direction, scenery, costumes: Danai Roussou
Design & manufacture of dolls: Stathis Markopoulos
Lighting: Stevi Koutsothanasis
Video Art: George Nikopoulos
Sound Design: Athinodoros Karkafiris
Camera: Grigoris Panopoulos
Doll makeup: Anna Sapka
Set construction: Panagiotis Manikas
Photos: Konstantinos Lepouris
Contact: Mania Zousi & Giorgos Katsonis
Production direction: Stelios Vafeas
Production: NERA IDA
Starring: Stefani Kapetanidis, Constantis Mizaras, Kyriakos Yfantis
Participants: Olia Lazaridou, Manolis Mavromatakis
The show was sponsored by the YPPOA
Representations
From Friday 24 February to Sunday 5 March
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 21.00
Saturday, 19.00 & 21.15
Sunday, 18.00 & 20.15
Duration: 75 minutes
Kallirrois Theatre
10 Kallirrois, Athens
Contact phone: 6942097395
Booking days & times: Monday – Sunday, 12.00 – 15.00
Tickets
Ticket prices: €15 (general admission), €10 (reduced)
Ticket sales: TICKET SERVICES
Publisher: Panepistimiou 39 (Stoa Pesmazoglou)
Telephone: 2107234567
Online: www.ticketservices.gr
Many thanks to the photographer and visual artist Dafni Rokou for her valuable help.
The book is published by “Kichli” publications
Source :Skai
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