The beloved Greek actress, writer and director Sofia Kapsourou, winner of the Anatolian International Prize, presents on Sunday July 21st 2024, in the courtyard of the National Gallery of Nafplio, her theatrical monologue "Karaiskakena, the Legend", for a single performance.
During the full moon of July, under the moonlight, the audience will have the opportunity to live a unique theatrical experience. A journey through time, where the present will be in conversation with the years of the Greek Struggle of Independence of 1821 and the first capital of the Greek state will come alive again, through the life of Zoe Diamanto Dimiski, mother of the Commander-in-Chief of the Greek Struggle Georgios Karaiskakis. An antiwar play in wartime. A hymn to woman and her freedom. Karaiskakena, Mother of the hero Karaiskakis, not only gave birth to the Revolution; Karaiskakena is the Revolution.
The play begins with the ultimate twist: in her cell, Karaiskakena the Nun is watching a football match between Olympiacos and Fenerbahce. An ardent fan of Olympiacos, the team whose home stadium is named after her son, the great commander-in-chief of the Revolution, she is well acquainted with the team's history, eternal admirer of the late Thanasis Bempi and his dribble, recounts her life, the difficulties she encountered to raise little George and relives the birth of her son and his death. The race ends with the Greeks winning. Olympiacos scores a goal. Sports is the big winner!
The unconventional and sweeping monologue by Sofia Kapsourou "Karaiskakena, the Legend", directed by Dimitris Karatzias and original music by Manos Antoniadis, with her in the role of Karaiskakena, represented Greece at the International Women Playwrights' Theatre Festival of the Turkish State Theatres in November 2023 and was presented with great success at the iconic Üsküdar Tekel Stage of the National Theatre of Turkey in Istanbul, marking an important and historic moment for the two neighbouring countries.
Sofia Kapsourou
Sofia Kapsourou is a distinguished Greek playwright, director, lyricist and actress. She is a graduate of the School of Communication and Media of the University of Athens and the "Iasmos" School of Drama.
He has worked with the National Theatre, the National Theatre of China (Orphan Jao), the Municipal Regional Theater of Patras, of Serres and with the independent theatre (Pallas Theatre, Akropol Theatre, New Theatre "Katerina Vasilakou", Vault Theatre Plus, The Train in Rouf etc.).
As a lyricist she collaborates with the acclaimed composer Minos Matsas and Minos-Emi in theatre and cinema. She has written lyrics for great Greek performers, such as Giorgos Dalaras, Eleonora Zouganeli, Rena Morfi, Kostas Triantaphyllides.
As an actress, she has participated in performances with distinguished directors such as Stathis Livathinos.
She teaches dramaturgy, theatrical writing and theatrical education. (Source: theartofliving.gr)
Dimitris Karatzias
Born in Serres on June 20, 1973. He gave up his studies as an orthopaedic traumatologist's assistant and studied Public Relations, Marketing and Advertising at the E.E.S. EKES in Thessaloniki, while he also started acting classes at the Parathlasi Theatrical Workshop. He graduated from the Athens Drama School of. Γ. Theodosiadis (1998) and attended writing courses at the Micro Polytechnic, with Stathis Valoukos. Since 2000 he has been working as an actor in theatre, cinema, television and in recent years as a theatre director, while at the same time making his first attempts in writing. Since 2012 he has been co-owner and artistic director of the Vault (an alternative multi-purpose place in Botanikos (district of Athens) with theatre at its core, with alternating repertoire on its two stages, exhibitions, events, festivals, etc.)
Place
National Gallery, Annex of Nafplio - Alexandros Soutsos Museum
23, Sidiras Merarchias str. Nafplio, Τ. +30 27520 -21915 & -21935
Date - Time
Sunday, July 21st 2024, at 21:30.
Admission
Free
Did you know that?
Sophia Kapsourou grew up in Argos. Her book "Karaiskakena, the Legend" is published by Aegokeros (Capricorn) Publications. Her other book is "Sexton and the Coyotes" (Socoli Publications).
The works of the permanent collection of the National Gallery, Nafplion Annex, come from the collections of the National Gallery and the E. Koutlidis Foundation, as well as from the collections of the National Historical Museum (NHM), the Vasilis and Eliza Goulandris Foundation (VEGF), the Collection of the Antonios E. Komninos Foundation, and the Collection of Sotiris Felios, including works by Yiannis Psychopedis.
