On 30 June, the General Directorate of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Greece will present a theatrical performance – part of a triptych project that includes an exhibition, an educational programme and a play – written specifically for this action – on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution.
It is an original theatrical text about the life and actions of the first leader of Greece, Ioannis Kapodistrias, whose mother was of Cypriot origin.
It is a production of the General Directorate of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage and is combined with the organisation of a travelling exhibition about Ioannis Kapodistrias, which is also used as a backdrop for the performance.
The play presented is a radical attempt to regard the life of this great man. With important unpublished historical information, the path of Kapodistrias is shown from the perspective of the women he sacrificed for the sake of the only woman he served throughout his life: for free and independent Greece.
It traces the path that led Kapodistrias, a “worldly monk”, to his death, in his white clothes, to be embraced by his true love! By his Homeland!
General Coordination: Georgios Didaskalou, Secretary General of the Ministry of Culture and Sports
Writing of the texts for the exhibition, the theatre play, and selection of visual materials: Polyxeni Adam Veleni, Archaeologist-Theatrologist, General Director of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage, and Asteris Peltekis, Director - Actor - Theatrologist.
Graphic design of the exhibition: Studio Hervik, constructions: DesignErgon.
Direction: Asteris Peltekis
Actors: Thanos Kontogiorgis, Teresa Kozitori, Virginia Tabaropoulou, Nikolaos Vatikiotis, Spyridon Sideris
Lighting: Evina Vasilakopoulou
Scenery-Costumes: Alexandra Siafkou, Aristotelis Karananos
Music Composition: Giorgos Voukanos
Photography: Nektarios Sougleris
Assistant Director: Nikoleta Petanidou
Educational Programme: Directorate of Museums, Exhibitions and Educational Programmes
Administrative support: Directorate of Modern Cultural Heritage
Communication and Secretariat Manager of the triptych project: Eleni Rapti
Artistic supervision of the triptych project: Asteris Peltekis.
Historical consultant: Panagiotis Paspaliaris
The following participants of the performance will be present in Cyprus:
Polyxeni Adam Veleni, Archaeologist-Theatrologist, General Director of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage: writing of the texts of the exhibition and the play, selection of visual materials in collaboration with Asteris Peltekis
Asteris Peltekis: Director - Actor - Theatrologist, Artistic Director of the National Theatre of Northern Greece: writing of the texts of the exhibition and the play, selection of visual materials, direction of the performance
Thanos Kontogiorgis, Teresa Kozitori, Virginia Tabaropoulou, Nikolaos Vatikiotis, Spyridon Sideris: Actors-musicians
Christos Bozikis: Lighting Designer
Eleni Rapti: Archaeologist - Historian, Communication and Secretariat Manager of the triptych project
Duration: 60’
Date: Thursday, 30 June 2022
Time: 9:00 p.m.
Address: Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, 86-90 Faneromenis Street, 1011 Nicosia
Information: 22 128157
Free entrance
Doors open at 20:00
On the evenings of the Faneromeni22 Arts Festival events, the museums and exhibitions of the Cultural Foundation will be open until midnight.
All necessary protective measures will be taken during the events in compliance with state guidelines for the health and safety of visitors and staff.