“Ars Amatoria”
(Winter 2015)
Excerpts from the texts:
Erotic Art, by Ovid (translated by Th. Papagelli), The Antidote to Love, by Ovid, (translated by K. Maggana), The Beloved, by T. Rumi (translated by K. Kolymbas), From the Poetry of Rumi, (translated by V. Nachmia), Confessions of Saint Augustine, Antigone by Sophocles.
Ars amatoria – The art of love
Seven women in a meeting talk about love, going through all its phases. Some treat it harshly and others romantically.
The work has no beginning and middle, as in love in which nothing is stable and in order. Through the process, awareness, going from humor to seriousness, listening to the voice that speaks deeply within them, throwing away the unnecessary, they end up in love for the lover, the child, the neighbor.
This is our perspective. However, we hope that each viewer will let their imagination run wild. The kinesiology of the play was based on improvisations.
The group works improvisationally on a compilation of texts by the director with live music and songs. Temporary title and theme of the play is “about love and love”.
Premiered in February 2016 at the Theater of T.W.P. where performances continue with great response from the audience. In May, the group participates in a Festival organized by the Municipal Theatre of Ioannina.
- Cast: -
Kostas Kalyvas
Ioanna Mpompori
Lila Koutsotoli
Lamprini Tzima
Faidra Tzialla
Vivi Mparka
Soula Bachlava
Anta Nika
- Production Credits: -
Choice and text editing: Lili Sakka
Director - Movement Coordinator: Lili Sakka
Co-Director: Georgia Papadioti
Musical Training: Nikos Rossos
Live Musicians: Dimitris Katiniotis - Nikos Rossos
Sound Editing: Thodoris Tolis
Lighting: Art Audio – Vasilis Markou, Panos Pappas
Poster Creation & Pamphlet: Marianna Kavadia
Photography: Sokratis Tsoumelekas