Following a successful summer tour the production company Culture & Communication presents, once again, from the 31st of October 2010, the work "Homer's Odyssey – The fairy tale of fairy tales". The children's favourite Karmen Rouggeri has adapted and directed one of the most important texts of all times, respecting both Homer's work and her little friends.

The adventures and wanderings of Odysseus come to life, once again, on the stage of "THEATRON", in an exceptional production, in accordance with the wider philosophy of "Hellenic Cosmos" regarding the use of new technology in education and dissemination of culture. With the excellent installations and technological infrastructure of "THEATRON", the outstanding sets and the amazing costumes of Christina Kouloumbi, as well as the excellent music by Giannis Makridis, the performance "Homer's Odyssey – The fairy tale of fairy tales" is expected to be one of the most remarkable ones in the season.

Karmen Rouggeri is responsible for the performance and her unique talents inspire to children of all ages love for theatre. At the same time, children, through this performance, have the opportunity to learn about the heritage of Hellenic history and mythology.

This year we will travel together with Odysseus and we will watch his every step towards his effort to return home.


A few words about the performance

Everything starts at Mount Olympus... The gods convene, since Poseidon –enemy of Odysseus– is away on a journey. This is their chance to allow the much-afflicted hero to leave the island of Calypso where he is stranded. Hermes is the messenger who brings him the news. Calypso is angry but permits him to leave. Odysseus, on a raft, starts on his long-sought return.   

To his misfortune, Poseidon sees him while he returns from his journey. He becomes angry and conjures up a storm breaking up the raft. Odysseus, shipwrecked, is washed out at the island of Phaeacians. There the princess Nausicaa finds him and leads him to her parents, who provide him shelter and food.

He reveals himself and he starts to narrate his adventures... First at the Cicones, with twelve ships, then at the Lotus Eaters, in Aeolis and the Laestrygonians and then to Circe. He describes his descend into the underworld, the ordeal of the Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, the journey to the island of the Sun and his arrival at the island of Calypso. The kings of the Phaeacians, moved by his story, send him with a magical ship to Ithaca. So, Odysseus reaches his beautiful homeland...

From the 31st of October 2010 "THEATRON" and Karmen Rouggeri await their fellow-travelers in Odysseus' long and difficult journey to Ithaca...


CREDITS
Texts-directed by: Karmen Rouggeri
Sets-costumes: Christina Kouloumbi
Music adaptation-creation: Giannis Makridis
Animation-Choreography: Petros Gallias
Lyrics: Andreas Kouloumbis
Lighting: Christina Thanasoula
Sword choreography: Konstantinos Bouboukis
Music teaching: Giannis Makridis
Production: Culture & Communication

 
Actors:
Alexandrakis Alexandros, Kioses Petros, Kosmidis Stefanos, Nikiforidou Vassiliki, Polikandritou Despina, Roussinou Eleni, Sahpekidis Pavlos, Toumasatos Grigoris, Trakas Stelios, Tsidimis Thanasis, Tsoga Koralia, Hatzas Angelos