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" My Mother's Sin " by G. Vizyenos The performance “My Mother's Sin” by G. Vizyenos , placed already under the auspices of the General Secretariat of Greeks Abroad - Hellenic Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs , as well as the auspices of Hellenic Republic Ministry of Tourism , will be presented for the first time in English. The performance is going to travel around the US in November 2018 and will be presented at universities and a wider audience of Hellenism abroad. “My Mother’s Sin”, an autobiographical short story written by Georgios Vizyenos in 1883 speaks of forgiveness, guilt and atonement in a confessional manner. The aim of this venture is to reveal Vizyenos's therapeutic confession abroad, beyond Greek borders. The story's central figure is Annio, a sickly little girl, around whom the plot is developed. We follow the course of the girl's illness and the mother's vain efforts to save her, in order to redeem herself from a hidden sin. Absorbed in her daughter and her illness, the mother seems to have forgotten that she has three other boys, as well. After the death of her daughter, she proceeds to successive adoptions of little girls, evoking reactions from her remaining children. Directror's Note One body both transmitter and receiver of speech, encompasses all the characters, the souls and the voices, of both the living and the dead. One by one each emerges in order for its own voice to be heard. Guided by poetry, rhythm and musicality a static body gradually arrives at a state of conflict with itself. A human enacts the drama, reviving the ancient trauma and gets one step closer to the Platonic A-litheia*. *A-litheia means "Truth" in Greek. α-ληθεια = α (=non) + ληθη (=loss of memory). Α-litheia is the disestablishment of oblivion, the regaining of memory. Tour November 2018 Harvard University – Monday 12 November Yale University – Wednesday 14 November Columbia University – Saturday 17 November Floridan Palace Hotel, Tampa, Florida - Thursday 29 November University of Illinois at Chicago TBA CREDITS Adaptation : Rena Kyprioti Direction : Danae Roussou Intepretation : Rena Kyprioti Music Composer : Nikos Kypourgos Costume : Vana Giannoula Lighting : Danae Roussou

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Page 1: My Mother's Sin by G. Vizyenos - Columbia Hellenic · 2018-10-22 · "My Mother's Sin " by G. Vizyenos The performance “My Mother's Sin” by G. Vizyenos, placed already under the

"My Mother's Sin " by G. Vizyenos

The performance “My Mother's Sin” by G. Vizyenos, placed already under the auspices of the General Secretariat of Greeks Abroad - Hellenic Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as theauspices of Hellenic Republic Ministry of Tourism, will be presented for the first time in English. The performance is going to travel around the US in November 2018 and will be presented at universities and a wider audience of Hellenism abroad.

“My Mother’s Sin”, an autobiographical short story written by Georgios Vizyenos in 1883 speaks of forgiveness, guilt and atonement in a confessional manner.

The aim of this venture is to reveal Vizyenos's therapeutic confession abroad, beyond Greek borders.

The story's central figure is Annio, a sickly little girl, around whom the plot is developed. We follow the course of the girl's illness and the mother's vain efforts to save her, in order to redeem herself from a hidden sin.

Absorbed in her daughter and her illness, the mother seems to have forgotten that she has three other boys, as well. After the death of her daughter, she proceeds to successive adoptions of little girls, evoking reactions from her remaining children.

Directror's Note

One body both transmitter and receiver of speech, encompasses all the characters, the souls and the voices, of both the living and the dead. One by one each emerges in order for its own voice to be heard. Guided by poetry, rhythm and musicality a static body gradually arrives at a state of conflict with itself. A human enacts the drama, reviving the ancient trauma and gets one step closerto the Platonic A-litheia*.*A-litheia means "Truth" in Greek. α-ληθεια = α (=non) + ληθη (=loss of memory). Α-litheia is the disestablishment of oblivion, the regaining of memory.

Tour November 2018

Harvard University – Monday 12 November

Yale University – Wednesday 14 November

Columbia University – Saturday 17 November

Floridan Palace Hotel, Tampa, Florida - Thursday 29 November

University of Illinois at Chicago – TBA

CREDITS

Adaptation: Rena Kyprioti

Direction: Danae Roussou

Intepretation: Rena Kyprioti

Music Composer: Nikos Kypourgos

Costume: Vana Giannoula

Lighting: Danae Roussou

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Assistant Director: Eirini Vourlakou

Graphic Design: Paris Mexis

Trailer : Giorgos Nikopoulos

Production coordinator: Ilektra Kalaitzaki

Production: POLYPLANITY Productions

Under The Auspices of The Ministry of Tourism

In collaboration and support by:

Kindly sponsored by:

Thanks to:

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