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The Municipal Theatre
Group of Stavroupolis "THEATRIKO ERGOTAXIO" was founded in
continuance of the apprenticeship of the actors who studied in the Laboratory
for Drama Education under the artistic direction of Isabella Martzopoulou.
The repertoire is directly connected with the Laboratory’s method of working
as well as the Theatre Group's. The orientation of both the "THEATRIKO
ERGOTAXIO" and the Laboratory follows that of the Wroclaw Laboratory
(Poland). The co-founder of the Wroclaw Laboratory, Ludwig Flaszen, gives
regular seminars, as does Werner Muller among others. Isabella Martzopoulou
studied with Richard Cieclak and Ludwig Flaszen. We started with
Daniil Kharms, a writer whose texts are a challenge, in our opinion, both for
the actors and other artistic contributors alike. Our first production was
his "A Journey to Brazil". The story revolves around two main types
of people: on the one hand we have Kolia Patkin, dreamer and adventurer,
descendant of ground-breaking historical figures such as inventors and
discoverers, and on the other stands Petia Ertzof, who personifies realism.
Through game, one of the most important factors in the evolution of human knowledge,
it is proven once again that progress comes about through dreams and
imagination, and is not bound to reason. "A Journey to Brazil"
represented Greece in the "Festival of Two Nations in Cologne, Germany,
in March 2001, and received the highest critical praise from an enthusiastic
German Press:
"… Studiobuhne: Children’s Theatre’s finest hour: The
"THEATRIKO ERGOTAXIO" theatre group from Thessaloniki with "A
Journey to Brazil" offered a performance rarely seen nowadays – as much regarding
dramatic inspiration as in terms of scenery, sound, lighting and
movement……Isabella Martzopoulou directed this discovery as a journey to
uplift the soul without precedent. A triumph of sound and color flooded this
performance…" (Kölner-Stadt-Anzeiger). |
“Journey to Brazil” |
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After
"A Journey to Brazil" we continued our wanderings through the
wonderful literary world of Daniil Kharms to discover "Who is Professor
Troubotskin?" The text gives this great writer the opportunity to add a
touch of acidity to a child’s judgment and realization before a world of
untruths built by adults for their own ends. In this way Kharms strongly
reinforces the code of entertainment as an "education of the soul",
all the while with humor, imagination and the ability to see the world
upside-down, which are the prime elements in a child’s way of thinking. With
his caustic quill Kharms in addition shows incredible foresight, given his
era, namely predicting the current use of children in today’s consumer
society. |
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"Kharms
File" is the third production of “THEATRIKO ERGOTAXIO”, a tribute to one
of the most important Russian pioneers with documents and events concerning
his short, difficult and with many disturbances life, during the hard Stalin
years. Daniil Kharms –
the main literary pseudonym of Daniil Yiovanovitz Youvatsof – came into the
world on 17 December 1905. A German schooling followed, and then in 1924 he
enrolled at the Electro-Technical College of Leningrad. Together with his
friend and colleague Alexander Vedensky (1900-1941) and the poet Nikolay
Zabolotsky (1903-1958), Kharms founded the arts and literature group
"OBERIOU" (Union of Real Art). Kharms and
Vedensky dedicated themselves to children’s literature, writing for the
publishing house "Detgiz", more famously known as "Marshak
Academy". By 1940 Kharms had published eleven children’s books, while at
the same time contributing regularly to the magazines "The
Hedgehog", ‘The Siskin" and "Tzizz". Daniil Kharms met
his pitiful end in February 1942 in a Soviet prison after the Nazis had
entered his country. Today he is recognized in the world of literature as one
of its most important writers, and not only in the field of children’s
literature. He is remembered as "the last Russian avant-garde." By happy coincidence, at the same time that Kharms made his entrance
into the Greek stage via the Municipality of Stavroupolis, the “Kostaki
Collection”, works of art from the same period as Kharms wrote, is being
exhibited at Stavroupolis’ Moni Lazariston. |
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“A moment of Silence”
Theatrical
adaptation-Direction: Isabella
Martzopoulou
Director of set and costume design: Henk van Loenen Lighting director: Dimos
Avdeliodis Painting: Agelliki
Kourmoulaki Musical compositions - coordination: Alekos Papadopoulos Music set to lyrics by : Marios
Mavromatis Agathonas Iakovidis performs
the song “San tis Smirnis to yiagini” Musicians: uti:
Nikolaos Iakovidis Violin:
Dimitris Theodorakis Kontrabaso:
Vassilis Michael Drums:
Alekos Papadopoulos Singing: Tsairidou
Sofia Lighting & sound console: Aris
Zachos Actors: Bares
Stelios Hekimian
Mari Nikiforou
Eva Siaperas
Thanos Tsairidou
Sofia |
“A Moment of Silence” is the fourth
production of “THEATRIKO ERGOTAXIO” “A moment of silence”
A work in progress
A composition of narrations by refugees of the Asia Minor destruction
of 1922 Sources: “Koinos
Logos” –Elli Papadimitriou-“Hermes” publications, “Exodos”-Center
of Asian Minor Studies, “The ones who came, the ones who left”- Maria Tsirimonaki, Newspaper “Proodos” 1922 and excerpts from passages and poets by: Manolis Anagnostakis,
Andreas Ebirikos, T.S. Eliot, Odysseas Elytis, Konstatinos Kavafis, Elias
Kazan, Michalis Katsaros, Bertold Breht, General Makrygiannis, Georgios
Seferis, Dionysios Solomos, Georgios Tertsetis, Evangelos Hekimoglou, Ernest
Hemingway). The passage of the “teacher”
was written by Isabella Martzopoulou.
The lyrics of the songs
that are heard in the performance
belong to Kostis Palamas, Dionysios Solomos, Steven Wallas (from the program
of the production “National Hymn”, directed by Michael Marmarinos) The first performance, on the 12th March
2003 at the Municipal Theather of Stavroupolis. Performances of the play continue from 9th
to 25th of May, 2003
“A moment of Silence” – Smyrna burning |
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Municipal Theather Ensemble “THEATRIKO-EGOTAXIO”
Municipal Socio-cultural Venture
of Stavroupolis “IRIS”
Lagada 221, 564 30 Stavroupolis, tel.:2310 650.301, 60.90.97, Fax: 2310 640.450
www.theatriko-ergotaxio.gr e-mail:theatriko_ergotaxio@yahoo.gr
