Persians by Aeschylus, The Chorus

Center of Performing Arts MITOS participates in the programme of E.C.C. Paphos 2017 with the two year artistic project Hero-isms, in collaboration with Grotowski Institute (Poland), in the frame of the E.C.C. Wroclaw 2016. The core of the project is to assist the intercultural sensitivity, through empathetic listening and understanding of Other, and finally to provoke the realization for our own responsibility as citizens. The actions of Hero-isms are designed to encourage mobility, exchange and social dialogue through artistic creation.

For the third part of the program, artists from Cyprus, Greece and Poland meet in artistic residency at Grotowski Institute in Poland, in September 2016 to work on the chorus of ancient Greek tragedy 'The Persians'' of Aeschylus, within the frame of the European Capital of Culture Wroclaw 2016.

The "Persians by Aeschylus, the Chorus" will have the premiere on September 16th in Wroclaw, Grobla, Grotowski Institute, September 23rd at the Ethnographic Museum of Pafos, 24th and 25th of September at the Old Vinegar Factory, Limassol.

The focus is on the mourning of the Other, the enemy, the defeated Persians, through the ancient lyric measure of the chorus in ancient Greek. The deep sadness of the male chorus is obvious, at first appears as a concern for the defeat of the Persian army and then it confirms that all is lost. Through the 'Persians'' Aeschylus allows the Athenian audience, the winners, to share their collective grief. Because during a war no one wins.

Creative team:
Lukas Walewski (Director). George Onisiforou, Stephanos Filos, Mieczyslaw Litwinski, Daniel Monski, Lukasz Walewski (Actors, Musicians). Constantinos Melidis (Research). Elena Kotasvili, Alexis Vagianos (Αrt Directors). Elena Agathokleous (Coordinator). Constantina Peter (Production Assistant).

16/9 E.C.C. Wroclaw 2016, Grobla/ Grotowski Institute

23|9 Pafos Ethnographical Museum
Τime: 20:30
Free Entrance

24 and 25/9 Old Vinegar Factory, Limassol
Time: 20:30
Entrance €5

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