General Admission: 35$
Ticket Information: info@greekculturalcenter.org
tel: (718) 726-7329
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/92814293049
Στις 14 Μαρτίου, ελάτε να ζήσουμε μαζί μια σπάνια θεατρική εμπειρία στο Queens Theatre, φωτίζοντας από την αρχή τη ζωή μιας γυναίκας που έγινε θρύλος μέσα από την ελπίδα, τη γενναιότητα και την εξαιρετική της τρυφερότητα. Η Κυρά της Ρω είναι μια αξέχαστη παράσταση, που τιμά όλα όσα η κοινή μας ανθρωπιά εκπροσωπεί. Πρόκειται για μια διαχρονική ιστορία για γυναίκες, που προσπαθούν να βρουν νόημα σε έναν κόσμο, ο οποίος δεν σέβεται και ακόμα περισσότερο δεν γνωρίζει όσα αυτές έχουν αντιμετωπίσει στη ζωή τους.
Η ιστορία είναι εμπνευσμένη από τη ζωή της Δέσποινας Αχλαδιώτη, της ελληνίδας χήρας που έγινε γνωστή ως Κυρά της Ρω από το όνομα του μικρού νησιού στο οποίο κατέφυγε και έζησε στη διάρκεια των δύο παγκοσμίων πολέμων. Μετά την Τουρκική εισβολή στην Κύπρο, η Κυρά της Ρω έγινε μια ηρωική φυσιογνωμία και ένας λαϊκός θρύλος.
Γραμμένο με ιδιαίτερη ποιητικότητα, συμπόνια και χιούμορ, και με τον αέρα της καθηλωτικής ερμηνείας της Φωτεινής Μπαξεβάνη, η Κυρά της Ρω είναι μια συγκλονιστική παράσταση που ξεκινά από μια εποχή και έναν τόπο για να περιγράψει μια πανανθρώπινη ιστορία.
Η Κυρά της Ρω θα κάνει την καρδιά σας να χτυπήσει δυνατά από συγκίνηση και ανακούφιση.
Η παράσταση είναι στα ελληνικά με αγγλικούς υπέρτιτλους.
Το θεατρικό έργο βασίζεται στην ομώνυμη νουβέλα του Γιάννη Σκαραγκά από τις εκδόσεις Κριτική (2017).
Η παράσταση έκανε πρεμιέρα στην Αθήνα τον Οκτώβριο του 2017 σε σκηνοθεσία Κ.Μπερδέκα με εξαιρετικές κριτικές και προκάλεσε ενθουσιασμό στο θεατρόφιλο κοινό κατά τη διάρκεια των δύο ετών που παρουσιάστηκε σε πολλές πόλεις της Ελλάδας, στην Κύπρο, στο Περθ της Αυστραλίας και στο Λος Άντζελες.
Η παράσταση παρουσιάζεται σε νέα σκηνοθεσία του Σταύρου Λίτινα στο Queens Theatre of N.Y.
Κριτική για την Φωτεινή Μπαξεβάνη
«Η ερμηνεία της Φωτεινής Μπαξεβάνη είναι χειμαρρώδης! Μία άκρως αποκαλυπτική ερμηνεία».
--Κουίντα, Ελλάδα
Κριτική για τον Γιάννη Σκαραγκά
“Θα έρθετε σε επαφή με τη δουλειά ενός μαέστρου του είδους».
--Daniel Simon, Editor in Chief, World Literature Today, United States
Ο θεατρικός μονόλογος Η Κυρά της Ρω του Γιάννη Σκαραγκά τελεί υπό την αιγίδα:
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ
ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟ ΕΞΩΤΕΡΙΚΩΝ
ΓΕΝΙΚΗ ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΕΙΑ ΑΠΟΔΗΜΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ
Η παράσταση της Νέας Υόρκης τελεί υπό την αιγίδα του
Γενικού Προξενείου της Ελλάδας στη Νέα Υόρκη
Συντελεστές:
Ερμηνεία : Φωτεινή Μπαξεβάνη
Κείμενο: Γιάννης Σκαραγκάς
Σκηνοθεσία / Σκηνικά / Κοστούμια: Σταύρος Λίτινας
Φωτισμοί: Στέλλα Κάλτσου
Μουσική / Σχεδιασμός ήχου: Φωτεινή Μπαξεβάνη, Αλίνα Αναστασιάδη
The Lady of Ro
Breaking news for theatergoers, even — or perhaps especially — those who thought they were past the age of fascination: On March 14, join us for a rare theatrical experience at Queens Theatre as we cast a new light on a woman who became a Greek folk legend through hope, courage and exquisite tenderness. The Lady of Ro is an unforgettable show celebrating all that our shared humanity represents, a timeless story of women trying to find meaning in a world with little regard for, and even less knowledge of, what they've confronted.
The story is inspired by the life of Despina Achladioti, the Greek widow known as the Lady of Ro, after the deserted island where she took refuge during the two world wars. After the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, the Lady of Ro became a hero and folk legend.
Told in mesmerizing prose, compassion and humor to spare, and infused with Fotini Baxevani's striking performance, The Lady of Ro is a transcendent performance that evokes a specific time and place yet movingly describes the universal human condition.
The Lady of Ro will break and mend your heart.
Performed in Greek with English supertitles
The Lady of Ro is based on Gianni Skaragas’s novel published by Kritiki S.A. (2017)
The Lady of Ro, directed by K. Berdeka, opened in Athens to great acclaim in October 2017 The show was a prodigious hit in Athens and garnered an enthusiastic response from audiences on its two-year tour in Greece, Cyprus and Perth, Western Australia. It received invitations from leading international arts centers as the UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance in Los Angeles.
The New York performance is directed by Stavros Litinas.
Under the auspices of
HELLENIC REPUBLIC
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
GENERAL SECRETARIAT FOR GREEKS ABROAD
The New York performance is presented under the auspices of Consulate General of Greece in New York
Acclaim for Fotini Baxevani
"Fotini Baxevani is a tour de force." --Quinta, Greece
Acclaim for Gianni Skaragas
"You'll encounter the work of a master of the form.”
--Daniel Simon, Editor in Chief, World Literature Today, United States
Cast & Crew:
Performed by Fotini Baxevani
Written by Gianni Skaragas
Directed by Stavros Litinas
Set/Costume Designer: Stavros Litinas
Light Designer: Stella Kaltsou
Music-Sound Design: Fotini Baxevani, Alina Anastasiadi
Biographies
GIANNI SKARAGAS - Author
Gianni Skaragas is a novelist, screenwriter, and playwright. He writes in both English and Greek, and teaches creative writing. A professional writer for more than twenty years, Skaragas is the author of ten books in Greece and Switzerland. His first novel, Epifania, a psychological suspense novel, was adapted for television in 2001. In 2009, his play “Prime Numbers” was presented in an Off-Off-Broadway production at the Greek Cultural Center in New York. His short story “The History of Grains” was adapted for theatre in Zurich, Switzerland, and premiered in 2017 (“Courage”). Skaragas has been the creator and writer of five television series in Greece. His English short stories and poems have appeared in publications including The Tower Journal, American Chordata, World Literature Today, Crannóg, Spilled Milk, and elsewhere. He was the recipient of the Copper Nickel Editors' Prize for Prose in 2018 (University of Colorado). His grants, fellowships, and residencies include honors from organizations such as the Literarisches Colloquium Berlin, Landis & Gyr Stiftung, Writers OMI (Ledig House), the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa, and Stiftung Sulzberg, among others.
FOTINI BAXEVANI - Actress
Fotini Baxevani graduated from The National Theatre of Greece Drama School as Valedictorian with Honors in 1992 and from the National School of Music with a BA in Music and Composition. She is currently pursuing graduate studies at the School of Film, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She has appeared in more than sixty theatre productions in Greece as well as abroad, and has starred in numerous television series and films. Baxevani also works as a theatre director and film-theatre music composer. Since 2010 she has been teaching acting in drama schools, including the National Theatre of Greece and the National Theatre of Northern Greece. In 2009 she directed the play “Prime Numbers,” written by Gianni Skaragas, at the N.Y. Greek Cultural Center. Baxevani has served as the Deputy Artistic Director at the National Theatre of Greece (2013-2014). She received the Union of Greek Critics for Drama and Music Αward in 2012 for her performance as Loxandra at the National Theatre of Northern Greece and honorary distinction in 2017 for an actress in a leading role at the 40th Greek Short Film Festival in Drama for her performance in the film “Ourania” by Despoina Kourti.
STAVROS LITINAS - Director
Stavros Litinas was born in Heraklion, Crete. He studied architecture at NTUA and dance. He has been involved in various types of dance and has focused on flamenco. He has studied with great dancers and choreographers in Spain. In 1992 he founded "ARROYO", the first flamenco school in Athens. He is a producer and choreographer of the dance-theater company "ARROYO NUEVO". His recent choreographic and directing works are "Dinner GOURMET?" based on C. Malaparte's novel "THE SKIN", A. Strindberg's "MISS JULIE", H. Müller's "QUARTET", O. Wilde's "SALOME" (Greek National Theater 2018) and F.G.Lorca's "THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA". He has also signed significant performances as a movement consultant but also as a set and costume designer in major theaters including the Greek National Theater, National Theater of Northern Greece and the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus.
General Admission: 35$ Ticket Information: info@greekculturalcenter.org / tel: (718) 726-7329
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