ANALOGIO 2024 INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
22 – 25 September, Athens, Greece
READING THEATRE I LE THEATRE, ÇA SE LIT AUSSI
With a cohesive and comprehensive programme that focuses on Greek dramatic writing, its international potential and prospects, and its new voices, the Analogio International Festival presents its program from September 22 to 25 in Athens, with pre-festival events from September 19 to 20, under the title READING THEATRE I LE THEATRE, ÇA SE LIT AUSSI.
Emphasizing education, translation, extroversion, and international collaborations, the Analogio International Festival presents selected plays, a tribute to Kafka, as well as a series of parallel events under the general title “Libraries as Gardens.” These include thematic discussions with invited authors and distinguished speakers, dialogues between the participants and the audience, writing, translation workshops, and book presentations and readings outside of Athens, all in a program that highlights the dynamism of contemporary writing.
The Festival is once again “traveling” across Greece and will be conducted through conferences, discussions, and book presentations, accompanied by readings of texts in Agrinio from September 19-20. In Athens, the Festival extends into the urban fabric of the city and is organized in three venues: the “Stathmos” Theatre, the Hellenic Playwrights’ Society and Pedion tou Areos, from September 22-25.
The Analogio 2024 International Festival is organized in collaboration with the Czech Center of Athens, the LEA Greek-Ibero-American Literary Festival in Athens, the non-profit organization MASAR for the promotion of translations into Greek and Arabic, the Ioannis F. Costopoulos Foundation, the Hellenic Playwrights’ Society, the Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpreting of the Ionian University, and the Laboratory of Music Acoustics and Technology of the Department of Music Studies at the University of Athens.
EVENT PROGRAMME
ATHENS
Sunday, September 22 | PEDION TOU AREOS – MAIN STAGE
20:45 Analogio 2024 International Festival “GREEK DRAMA – A TRIBUTE TO KAFKA – FOCUS ON TRANSLATION”
Participants:
Kalliopi Exarchou, Associate Professor of Theatre Studies at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Author and Translator
Marianna Lampiri, Director
Dimitris Pappas, Author
Leandros Polenakis, Author, Translator and Theatre Critic
Monday, September 23 | HELLENIC PLAYWRIGHTS’ SOCIETY
LIBRARIES AS GARDENS
12:00 Roundtable Discussion “CONTEMPORARY WRITING IN GREECE. LOOKING OUTWARD, INTO THE OPEN”
Participants:
Maria Rosa Caracausi, Professor of Modern Greek at the University of Palermo and Translator of Italian language
Sissy Papathanasiou, Director of Letters at the Ministry of Culture of Greece and President of the “Friends of the Analogio International Festival” Association
Roni Bou Saba, Professor at the Foreign Language Teaching Center of the University of Athens and Translator into Arabic
Vasilis Sabatakakis, President of the European Society of Modern Greek Studies and Associate Professor of Modern Greek Studies at Lund University
Dina Sarakinou, Director of the online literary magazine *Literature.gr* and President of PEN Greece
Nadia Stylianou, Poet and Head of Letters at the Deputy Ministry of Culture of Cyprus
Vangelis Chatzivasileiou, Literary Critic
Moderated by Andriana Martinez, Director of the LEA Festival – Helleno-Iberoamerican Literary Festival in Athens
Tuesday, September 24 | HELLENIC PLAYWRIGHTS’ SOCIETY
LIBRARIES AS GARDENS
16:00-18:00 Translation Workshop: “TRANSLATING GREEK TEXTS INTO ARABIC”
Led by Roni Bou Saba, Professor at the Foreign Language Teaching Center of the University of Athens and Translator
18:00 Roundtable Discussion: “GREEK DRAMA: PANORAMA AND PROSPECTS” AN OVERWIEW
Participants:
Thanasis Vassiliou, Journalist, Editor and Translator
Kalliopi Exarchou, Associate Professor of Theatre Studies at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Author and Translator
Panagiotis Mentis, Playwright and President of the Hellenic Playwrights’ Society
Maritina Passari, Actress, Screenwriter and Director
Eleftheria Rapti, Theatre Scholar and Critic
Yannis Soldatos, Director and Author
Special guest: Lucie Kuligová, Director of the Czech Center Athens
THE PLAYS
Wednesday, September 25 | STATHMOS THEATRE
18:00 Dimitris Pappas “THREE STORIES ABOUT WATER”
“We are Prometheus’ liver. In the days of civilization, the vulture eats us. At night, we are reborn…”
What happens when a water fountain bursts and demolishes an old mill, long dried up? How does one face the force of a flood? Everything flows ceaselessly, and we flow as well. Do we go with the current of history or change its course? Some follow the river to the sea, others veer into tributaries, and some are washed away as debris. Others cut through the current, reaching the heights, carving new springs. This dual movement encompasses the struggle that leads to the most intense conflicts and the most marvelous creations, reaching the highest and rarest sources. This is the mill of human creation, enduring until the next explosion.
Directed by: Marianna Lampiri
Set Design: Stelios Kraniotis
Music: Sofia Koumpli
Lighting: Thomas Oikonomakos
Cast: Spyros Voukelatos, Miltiadis Zervas, Panagiotis Karoukis
19:30 Kalliopi Exarchou “TOWARD THE HOMELAND”
“Who knows, perhaps this is the glory of humanity – to belong to oneself after much toil and suffering.”
A journey back to the homeland, balanced between poetry and storytelling. It is the monologue of a woman who decides to leave the past behind and live in the present. After thirty years of absence from her homeland, she embarks on a path of nostalgia and memory, confronting her haunted passions and redefining her life.
Directed by: Anastasia Revi
Performed by: Sevi Filippidou
21:00 Franz Kafka “THE WARDEN OF THE TOMB”
“Everyone wants to get out. After midnight you can see all the voices from the grave assembled around my house…”
“The Warden of the Tomb”, Kafka’s only play, written in 1916, explores a prince’s desire to guard his ancestors’ tombs in an attempt to control chaos. But what can humans truly control, and where does their power end? A dark philosophical drama exploring the limits between the visible and invisible, the logical and absurd, and the explainable and the inexplicable.
Translated by: Leandros Polenakis
Directed by: Nikos Chatzipapas
Cast: Andreas Koutsourelis, Konstantinos Kyriakou, Vasilis Batsakoutsas, Katerina Bilali, Dimitris Tsolakis, Babis Chatzidakis
LIBRARIES AS GARDENS – PRE-FESTIVAL EVENTS
AGRINIO
Thursday, September 19 | AGRINIO MUNICIPAL MARKET
20:00 Book Launch: Sophia Papakonstantinou-Tsichritzis “WHAT’S MOST THEIR OWN”
With:
Elias Kafaoglou, Literary Critic
Giorgos Mikellis, Philologist and Theatre Scholar
Moderator: Sissy Papathanasiou, Director of the Letters Directorate, Hellenic Ministry of Culture and President of the “Friends of the Analogio Association”
Reading by Michaela Antoniou, Director, and Lecturer at the Department of Theatre Studies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
In collaboration with the Municipality of Agrinio, Melani Publications, and Iliotropio Bookstore
Friday, September 20 | AITOLOAKARNANIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
10:00 Presentation of the special edition “Konstantinos Chatzopoulos. A Cosmopolitan Author”, published by the Municipality of Agrinio in collaboration with the Analogio International Institute
In the framework of Conference on Konstantinos Chatzopoulos, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Theatre Studies
ABOUT THE ANALOGIO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
The Analogio International Festival began its operation in the early 2000s under the Artistic Direction of Sissy Papathanasiou, its founder, with its main core being the presentation of new works by established, emerging, and first-time writers to the public. Today it serves as an institutionally organized framework for the support and promotion of Greek drama and its dialogue with the international scene. The festival functions as a platform for the presentation of contemporary trends in theatre and dramatic, literary, and stage writing while offering a platform for the discussion of contemporary cutting-edge political and social issues and promoting dialogue between theorists and creators, the academic community, and the arts.
Over the years, it has played an important role in the promotion of Greek theatre writing, the development of theatre research, and the emergence of young authors in the field of Greek theatre. Hundreds of creators (writers, academics, directors, actors, choreographers, dancers, visual artists, photographers, visual artists, etc.) have supported the organization through their work and passion. Many of those who appeared for the first time to the public through the Festival have become well-known in the artistic scene of the country, which proves that the Festival acts as a medium that cultivates talent and promotes Greek drama.
In the 20 years of its uninterrupted operation, the institution counts 40 events in Greece and abroad with approximately 200 presentations of new plays by Greek and foreign playwrights in its main program, 50 commissions for playwriting, 50 artistic guest performances, 12 international programs, 10 publications of plays, a publication in collaboration with the I.F. KOSTOPOULOU International Festival “Analogio International Festival – Dramatic and Stage Writing in Greece 2005-2017”. Within the framework of the parallel events of the event entitled “Libraries as Gardens,” the festival has included tributes to writers and foreign dramatists, international conferences on ancient Greek drama and contemporary dramaturgy, round tables, seminars and workshops on writing and translation, walking performances and actions with new media in public spaces, exhibitions, production of digital material with interviews and presentations of Greek writers, recordings and video recordings of plays.
At the same time, with the partnerships and collaborations the festival has established with public and private institutions in other countries, ANALOGIO plays an important role in the promotion of Greek theatre writing internationally by participating in international events and festivals and presenting Greek theatre. Indicatively. TheatreLaB-London, Univercité de Montréal, Lomonosov University Moscow, Sismanoglio Palace Istanbul, Sarajevo Winter Festival, IAPAR international theatre festival/Indira Gandhi Foundation INDIA, isra drama / Israel, Colombo International Theatre Festival, Sharm El-Sheikh International Theater Festival for Youth, etc.
ANALOGIO 2024 INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
Organized by “Friends of Analogio”
Production Management: Yannis Soldatos, Vili Sotiropoulou
Text Editor: Marialeni Soldatou
Translation of the program into English and French: Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpretation, Ionian University and Magda Paraskeva
Recordings: Laboratory of Music Acoustics and Technology, Department of Music Studies, University of Athens
Graphic design: Christos Skylakos
Sound engineer: Victor Mastela
Director of Website Design and Development: George Chrysikos
VENUES
ATHENS
Hellenic Playwrights’ Society
24 Psaromiligou 24, Athens 105 53
Telephone: 2103232472
Stathmos Theatre
55 Victor Hugo, Athens 104 37
Telephone: 2105230267
Pedion tou Areos
Book Festival – Main Stage
Telephone: 2103303942
AGRINIO
Aitoloakarnania Chamber of Commerce
53 Papastratou Street, Agrinio 30131
Old Municipal Market
9 Skaltsodimou Street, Agrinio 30131
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