Yesterday, July 5, 2024 in the evening, in Patras, the theater group “THEATROPolice”, of the Union of Police Officers of Akarnania and the International Union of Police / Local Administration of Akarnania, presented the play of Marios Pontikas “THE WEDDING” directed by Iulis Marousi and in co-production with DI.PE.THE Agriniou.
The theatrical performance was carried out following an initiative of the General Regional Police Directorate of Western Greece, in co-production with DIPETHE Agrini and in cooperation with the Unions of Police Officers of Achaia and Akarnania, the Union of Greek Police Officers of the Region of Western Greece, the Association of Civilian Personnel of the Hellenic Police and Fire Brigade Corps of Southwest and Central Greece, the Local Commands of Achaia and Acarnania of the International Police Union and the Police Directorate of Achaia.
The General Regional Police Director of Western Greece Major General Andreas Tsapikounis welcomed to the show His Eminence Archimandrite Ireneos Sotiropoulos representative of the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Patras, the Deputy Minister of Culture Iason Fotila, the Deputy Regional Governor of Western Greece Mr. Charalambos
Bonano, the Inspector General of the Police of Southern Greece Lieutenant General Georgios Michalopoulos, the Senior Guard Commander (KETX) of Patras, Brigadier General Georgios Alexiou, the Deputy Regional Governor for Social Policy and Family Ms. Georgia Datsika, the President of the Agrini Ministry of Education, Ms. Maria Papageorgiou, the President of the Patras Bar Association Mr. Athanasios Zoupa, the President of the Association of Retired Greek Police and former Gendarmerie of the Prefecture of Achaia Mr. Konstantinos Borgia, Senior Retired Officers of the Greek Police, as well as
representatives of local government, education, but also the bodies, associations and clubs of Patras and Achaia, trade unions of active police officers and security forces.
The director Iouli Marousi and the police-actors of the THEATROPOLICE group shocked the viewers through their direction and performance, bringing to the surface the phenomenon of gender-based violence completely raw and without embellishments, as depicted through the drawing of a young girl who is raped daily physically and psychologically.
The “THEATROPolice” theater group, which is made up of police officers, has won a total of seventeen awards at the Panhellenic Amateur Theater Festival, among them, the first awards for best performance and the first awards for best direction.
We say STOP to gender-based violence – We say STOP to violence once morest women.
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