The audiovisual show “The Path of Tears”, directed, music, dramaturgy, intertextual composition VioletLouise, comes to the Ancient Theater of Aegira for two unique performances on 12 and 13/07/2024, at 21.15, as part of the 2024 program of the institution Ministry of Culture “All Greece is one culture”.
The show is based on a true historical event. In 1830 the US government ordered the last five civilized Indian tribes living east of the Mississippi to take what they might from their property and move away from their ancestral homes. The Indians’ forced journey inland in winter, which went down in history as the “trail of tears,” was fraught with danger. Many Indians lost their lives on the way to the new homeland. The Trail of Tears is one of the last chapters of the sweeping European invasion of America that led to the annihilation of the culture of its indigenous inhabitants. The dramaturgy will use excerpts from the book “Papalangi” by Erich Schoermann, original text as well as elements from historical sources.
Coefficients
Direction, music, dramaturgy, intertextual composition: VioletLouise
Video, photos, visual design: Vassilis Kountouris (Studio 19)
Sound, lighting installation: The PerfectTeam
Engineering, mastering: Kostas Bokos (Studio 19)
Narrator on stage, multimedia operator: Louisa Kostoula
Actor in video: Nikolas Hanakoulas
Dramaturgy consultant: Konstantinos Blathras
Motion editing: Nicole Dimitrakopoulou
Musicians: Marinos Tranoudakis (percussion), Vassilis Papavasileiou (double bass)
Production execution: Ilia Papaspyrou
AMKE: Society of Culture Steps
It is heard in the show the composition Rebonds B by Iannis Xenakis for solo percussion, the musical composition Variations for piano by Lefteris Papadimitriou and the sound composition Beats&pieces by Basilis Kountouris (Studio 19).
We thank “Proti Yli” Publications for the kind provision of the excerpts from the book “Papalangi” by ErichScheurmann.
The event is offered free of charge by the Ministry of Culture.
Information and reservations: www.allofgreeceoneculture.gr
In the context of the events of the “Cultural Summer 2024” of the Municipality of Aegialia and the Deputy Mayor of Culture – Sports.
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