Amalia Giannikou writes
The group C for Circus is celebrating ten years since its first look in Athens with the efficiency “One thing Completely different #2” on the Tseni Karezi Theater.
“Completely different… when it comes to what?”, is the primary query I requested the present’s playwright/co-writer, Artemi Grybla, who took me on a tour of the particular, unique world she created with the workforce. At a primary stage, it is a completely different have a look at actuality, as if somebody shook the digital camera and created a “shaky body”. A central narrator connects small, impartial tales that take us via the milestones of human existence from conception to demise, with humor and self-deprecation. Dance and music on stage – a trademark of C for Circus – give the spectacle an id akin to revue and selection present, but additionally the sensation of a celebration.
Irini Makri and Panagiotis Gavrelas.
On this “coming of age celebration” in all probability lies a second stage of “distinction”: the distinction between the outdated self and the brand new self. Ten years later, with what glasses do the contributors and performers see the world? How have they handled the social imperatives, the frustration, the upheavals, the absurdity and paradox of life?
Maria-Elisavet Kotini and Pavlos Pavlidis.
The reply is given on stage. Completely different, unorthodox worlds are created, equivalent to an underserved customer support heart or a polygamous empire the place no tender, monogamous relationship can flourish. They satirically contact on thorny topics, equivalent to how tough (and costly!) it’s to change into a mom lately or to obtain an honest pension. The funniest and most touching moments are when the performers let their reality and vulnerability shine via.
The C for Circus workforce in quorum.
A distinct” membership
- Yr 2013: A gaggle of brave artists who’ve moved from Thessaloniki to Athens, introduce themselves with the efficiency “One thing Completely different”. Within the coming years, we are going to get to know a few of them from private successes on tv, as within the case of Spyros Chatziagelakis (“Do not begin murmuring”), Dimitris Kitsos (“Maestro”), Nikolas Papadomichelakis (“Go away us alone, Mama”) and Panagiotis Gavrelas (“Zaketa na Pareis”). Those that look a bit deeper will discover quite a few participations in festivals in addition to awards, equivalent to Valeria Dimitriadou’s (“And Heaven Was Planted”).
● Yr 2024: The core of the workforce stays secure, however on the similar time versatile and open to new collaborations. I did not ask them why they selected that identify, possibly as a result of I’ve answered it in myself, the best way I see them, like wandering entertainers, a bunch of theatrical acrobats in a holy alliance: to supply magical spectacles… and by no means go away one another to fall into the void.
Data
“SOMETHING DIFFERENT #2”
WHERE: Jenny Karezis Theatre
DURATION: Restricted performances
TICKETS: On sale on the theater field workplace and at www.extra.com
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