The awarded fairy tale "The Quiltmaker's Gift" inspired Takis Chryssoulis to make the theatre adaptation of this performance presented every Saturday morning from November 20, 2004, to March 19, at the Multi-Purpose Centre of Agyra Publications, in Athens' Solonos Street.This co-production of Agyra Publications and the Educational Drama Institute of Greece "Theatromathia" is realised in the context of a wider program of theatre adaptations, under the general title: "Children learn about theatre."
The story is about a wise and generous quiltmaker, who has magic in her fingers and love for humanity in her heart. she sews the most beautiful quilts in the world and gives each one away for free to people in need. A greedy king, his castle overflowing with riches and treasures, never smiles and yearns for the one thing that will bring him laughter and happiness. As the story unfolds, the reader watches the king as he learns the most valuable lesson of his life.
In the play the "The Quiltmaker's Gift" three actrors, under the guidance of Takis Chryssoulis, take us to the magic world of a modern fairy tale that speaks about the joy of offering.
Through this theatre performance it is attempted to stimulate children's creative imagination showing them at the same time the lesson that exists within every myth. Instead of a ticket in hand, children get the book itself, and thus they keep this experience in their library for ever.
The awarded fairy tale "The Quiltmaker's Gift" is presented for the first time to the Greek public in a theatre form.
The ID of the performance
Text-director: Takis Chryssoulis
Music: Anastasia Papadimitriou
Cast: Μelina Papanestoros, Aliki Katsavou, Yorgos Gatsios
11.4.04
Children meet Wilde's Selfish Giant at the Multiplace of Agyra Publications
Agyra Publications and the Educational Drama Institute of Greece "Theatromathia" present one of the most wonderful and touching fairy-tales ever written from April 2 and on, at the Multiplace of the Publications. Oscar Wilde's "The Selfish Giant" -dramatized, just like all the performances of the Institute, by Takis Chryssoulis- is a most educative (and symbolic) fairy-tale and becomes alive for the young friends of theatre and reading, every Saturday noon, till June 11, directed by Melina Papanestoros.
Once there was a Giant who forbade children from playing in his garden, so it was Winter there and never Spring. One day the children sneaked into the garden to play and Spring returned -- except for one corner, and one tree, where a little boy too small to reach the branches wept. This melted the Giant's heart, and seeing how selfish he'd been, he decided to help child into tree and make the garden a playground.
But when the giant appeared, the children ran away -- all except for the little boy who was crying and so didn't see. When the Giant raised the boy into the tree, the child kissed him in gratitude. The other children saw this and returned to play in the garden. Meanwhile, the child whom the Giant had placed in the tree vanished, and the other children did not know who he was, or where he had gone.
The children returned often to play in garden, but the Giant looked in vain for his special friend. Years passed, and the Giant was old. It was Winter again in the garden, except in one corner, where he saw the little boy playing. The Giant greeted his long lost friend, but was angered to find child had been wounded on his hands and feet. The Giant demanded to know what had happened so he could avenge such a terrible crime.
Nay!" answered the child; "but these are the wounds of Love." The Giant, feeling a strange awe, asked the child who he was. "And the child smiled on the Giant, and said to him, "You let me play once in your garden, to-day you shall come with me to my garden, which is Paradise." When children came into garden that day to play, they found the Giant, once upon a time known as "selfish", was dead.
Summary source: Cornerstone Magazine
The ID of the performance
Drama adaptation-lyrics: Takis Chryssoulis
Direction: Melina Papanestoros
Music: Anastassia Papadimitriou
Choreography: Marios Symeonidis
Cast: Aliki Katsavou, Yorgos Gatsios, Yorgos Fountis
Once there was a Giant who forbade children from playing in his garden, so it was Winter there and never Spring. One day the children sneaked into the garden to play and Spring returned -- except for one corner, and one tree, where a little boy too small to reach the branches wept. This melted the Giant's heart, and seeing how selfish he'd been, he decided to help child into tree and make the garden a playground.
But when the giant appeared, the children ran away -- all except for the little boy who was crying and so didn't see. When the Giant raised the boy into the tree, the child kissed him in gratitude. The other children saw this and returned to play in the garden. Meanwhile, the child whom the Giant had placed in the tree vanished, and the other children did not know who he was, or where he had gone.
The children returned often to play in garden, but the Giant looked in vain for his special friend. Years passed, and the Giant was old. It was Winter again in the garden, except in one corner, where he saw the little boy playing. The Giant greeted his long lost friend, but was angered to find child had been wounded on his hands and feet. The Giant demanded to know what had happened so he could avenge such a terrible crime.
Nay!" answered the child; "but these are the wounds of Love." The Giant, feeling a strange awe, asked the child who he was. "And the child smiled on the Giant, and said to him, "You let me play once in your garden, to-day you shall come with me to my garden, which is Paradise." When children came into garden that day to play, they found the Giant, once upon a time known as "selfish", was dead.
Summary source: Cornerstone Magazine
The ID of the performance
Drama adaptation-lyrics: Takis Chryssoulis
Direction: Melina Papanestoros
Music: Anastassia Papadimitriou
Choreography: Marios Symeonidis
Cast: Aliki Katsavou, Yorgos Gatsios, Yorgos Fountis
2.4.04
Takis Chryssoulis' "Eternal Miracle" performed in the island of Tenos
Three years ago, Takis Chryssoulis' play "Eternal Miracle" premiered at Elyse Theatre. The play continued being performed in Athens for all these years. Now, the performances in the Greek capital are completed. The Educational Drama Institute "Theatromathia" presents the play in the island of Tenos for only one evening (Saturday, April 3, 2004). More specifically, the performance takes place at the Youth Centre of the Evangelistria Foundation of Tenos.
This is not the first time Takis Chryssoulis deals with a "religious" play. In fact, another similar play he wrote is being presented at the time at Eleftheri Ekfrasi Theatre (Athens): "Fotis Kontoglou from Ayvalik." And while in that play he tells the story of the Greek icon-painter, in "Eternal Miracle" he tells the story of St. Mary of Egypt's story.
The play is completely focuses on the life of a woman declared saint by the Orthodox Church. Mary denied a life of demoralisation and turned to religious life, asceticism and denial of worldly matters.
According to the biographies found, Mary was born in Egypt in 345. Her extraordinary beauty lead her to a quite wild way of life, looking always for carnal satisfaction, while she was still young (about 12-years-old). Mary continued living like this for the next 17 years. At the age of 30 she decided to go to Jerusalem to genuflect the Holly Cross. A strange power wouldn't let her do that. This is what made Mary realise what she was missing while trying to satisfy her ephemeral needs and turn to asceticism.
Takis Chryssoulis combined the religious tradition with elements of ancient tragedy. This is made clear at the point Mary meets self-knowledge and together, catharsis and redemption.
The ID of the performance
Text-director: Takis Chryssoulis
Stage settings-costumes: Anna Maherianaki
Music: Yiorgos Voukanos
Lightings: Prokopis Dafnou
Cast: Artemis Apostolopoulou, Yiorgos Voutos, Constantinos Zabaras, Aliki Katsavou, Vassilis Milios, Melina Papanestoros and Marios Symeonidis
This is not the first time Takis Chryssoulis deals with a "religious" play. In fact, another similar play he wrote is being presented at the time at Eleftheri Ekfrasi Theatre (Athens): "Fotis Kontoglou from Ayvalik." And while in that play he tells the story of the Greek icon-painter, in "Eternal Miracle" he tells the story of St. Mary of Egypt's story.
The play is completely focuses on the life of a woman declared saint by the Orthodox Church. Mary denied a life of demoralisation and turned to religious life, asceticism and denial of worldly matters.
According to the biographies found, Mary was born in Egypt in 345. Her extraordinary beauty lead her to a quite wild way of life, looking always for carnal satisfaction, while she was still young (about 12-years-old). Mary continued living like this for the next 17 years. At the age of 30 she decided to go to Jerusalem to genuflect the Holly Cross. A strange power wouldn't let her do that. This is what made Mary realise what she was missing while trying to satisfy her ephemeral needs and turn to asceticism.
Takis Chryssoulis combined the religious tradition with elements of ancient tragedy. This is made clear at the point Mary meets self-knowledge and together, catharsis and redemption.
The ID of the performance
Text-director: Takis Chryssoulis
Stage settings-costumes: Anna Maherianaki
Music: Yiorgos Voukanos
Lightings: Prokopis Dafnou
Cast: Artemis Apostolopoulou, Yiorgos Voutos, Constantinos Zabaras, Aliki Katsavou, Vassilis Milios, Melina Papanestoros and Marios Symeonidis
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