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To mark the end of 2009, we are celebrating the 400th anniversary of the publication of the first edition of William Shakespeare’s sonnets (20 May 1609) and invite you to two events we are supporting as a tribute to Shakespeare.

“The love of madness and the madness of love! An escape to nature, towards a forest of liberation and the lifting of all limits and boundaries. What do the differences between sanity and madness, between a man and a woman mean when the 'anarchy' of the erotic impulse and the euphoria of insane amorous desire intervene?”
Excerpt from the director's notes

Taking the madness of love in Shakespeare's work as its starting point, the Simeio Miden theatre company explores the multiple possibilities of amorous desire and impulsiveness, going as far as breaking established gender boundaries and touching on the dangerous zone of androgynism.

Director: Savvas Stroumpos
Translation: Savvas Stroumpos
Set/Costumes: Simeio Miden
Actors: Miltiadis Fiorentzis, Eleana Georgouli, Roza Prodromou, Antigoni Riga

The performance is in Greek.

PERFORMANCE

When: 21 January–28 March 2010, 9.15 p.m.
15 April–9 May 2010, 9.15 p.m.

Where: Studio Kinitiras Theatre, 22 Erechtheiou Street, Acropolis, 117 42 Athens
Admission: €15, €10 (student)
Bookings: To book a seat, please call 210 322 5207 or 6942 841714
Invitation: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=319125527981

SHAKESPEARE AND GENDER SYMPOSIUM
As part of the performances, we invite you to attend a symposium that explores gender issues and dynamics in Shakespeare’s work.

Speakers:

Philip Zarilli
Artistic Director of the Llanarth Group and Professor of Performance Practice at Exeter University

Savvas Stroumbos
Director, Simeio Miden Group

Xenia Georgopoulou
Lecturer, Department of Theatre Studies, University of Patras

Luke Prodromou
Author/teacher

Maro Triantafillou
Author

Dimitris Tsambrounis
Athens Pride Committee


When: Saturday 20 March 2010, 1630–1930
Where: Studio Kinitiras Theatre, 22 Erechtheiou Street, Acropolis, 117 42 Athens
Invitation: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=415760668134

INFORMATION
For more information please contact Olga Gratsaniti:

Telephone: 210 369 2336
E-mail: Olga.Gratsaniti@britishcouncil.gr

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