Erotokritos: Poetry, Movement and Music -18th November Maleme and 27th Nov in Kissamos
The Municipal Regional Theatre of Crete presents EROTOKRITOS, the masterpiece by Vitsentzos Kornaros, in a production that brings his work to life through movement, poetry and music.
Performance Dates and Venues
• Maleme Cultural Center: 18 November at 19:30
• Kissamos Town Hall: 27 November at 21:00
Tickets and Booking:
Standard tickets: €12 | Reduced tickets: €10
• Online: Book tickets online https://bit.ly/47m16yf
• At the venue: Tickets are available from the theatre box office from 1.5 hours before each performance.
About the Production
Actors Konstantinos Tsounopoulos and Elektra Frangiadaki take on a succession of roles, capturing the spirit, language, wisdom and spirituality of Kornaros’s work.
Blending traditional Cretan sounds with contemporary musical influences, the production weaves the sounds of the lyra and reed instruments into a story of love, faith, trials and redemption.
About Vitsentzos Kornaros
Vitsentzos Kornaros was a prominent Greek poet of Venetian descent and a leading figure of the Cretan Renaissance.
His masterpiece, Erotokritos, is an epic romance about the love between Erotokritos and Aretousa, the daughter of the King of Athens. The work is considered a cornerstone of modern Greek literature.
Cast:
Arrangement – Direction – Music: Kostas Gakis
Set design: Nektarios Xanthoudakis
Costumes: Chara Tsouvala
Choreography: Christina Vasilopoulou
Assistant director – Lighting: Natasa Faii Kosmidou
Photographs – Trailer: Giota Efrahimou
Performance photos: Giorgos Anastasakis
Design: Kostis Sotirakos
Cast: Konstantinos Tsounopoulos, Elektra Frangiadaki
Musical director: Nikos Mermengkas
