REFERENCE TO GRECO by Nikos Kazantzakis with Takis Chrysikakos

"REFERENCE TO GRECO"
by Nikos Kazantzakis
With Takis Chrysikakos
Labour Centre Amphitheatre
"Theodoros Angelopoulos"
SATURDAY, APRIL 26th AT 9:00 PM

I call to memory to remember…
"My soul is a cry, and my entire work is a commentary on this cry. I call upon memory to remember, I gather my life from the air, I stand like a soldier, and I make my reference to Greco, because he is made from the same Cretan soil as I am and, better than all the fighters who live or have lived, he can feel me".
N. Kazantzakis

"Reference to Greco" is the last work of the great Greek writer. It is a kind of spiritual autobiography or, as Kazantzakis himself characterises it, a "reference" in the military sense of the term regarding his goals and efforts. It begins with his childhood and ends on the day of the "Cretan gaze" and the conception of the Odyssey. It does not narrate his entire life but presents the stages of his spiritual journey without following the strict chronological order of his real biography.

The performance stars Takis Chrysikakos, who interprets Nikos Kazantzakis and characters from his work and talks with his protagonists, Captain Michalis, Alexis Zorbas, Domenikos Theotokopoulos and the beautiful Helen of Homer! It is a performance in which, through the heroes of Nikos Kazantzakis' works and his confessions (to his grandfather, as he calls El Greco), we encounter the greatness of Greece and the indomitable spirit of the Author himself.

The performance programme began in Crete, the birthplace of Nikos Kazantzakis, with the support of the Region of Crete, which caused great enthusiasm and movement. On June 4th, 2015, following an invitation from the European Parliament's cultural sector, the performance was presented in Brussels, while its summer premiere took place in Heraklion, at Kazantzakis' tomb, with the support of the Municipality of Heraklion. The summer performances were completed in Gavdos.

The performance, produced in collaboration with Dioptra Publications, continues throughout Greece and will travel to universities and cities in Europe and America under the auspices of the Region of Crete and the Kazantzakis Museum to honour the great Author's work.

Performance Identity
Theatrical adaptation – direction-artistics: Takis Chryssikakos
Collaborator - director: Emmanuela Alexiou
Song selections: Chainis Dimitris Apostolakis
Lighting: Dinos Metalidis

Information
Ticket Prices:
15 euros General Admission
13 euros Reduced (Unemployed - Students - Disabled)

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