The Gods Of Strangers

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• Οι Θεοί των Ξένων

  Μία παραγωγή της State Theatre Company σε συνεργασία με την Playwriting Australia και την Country Arts SA

  Της Elena Carapetis

  Έτος 1947. Δύο γυναίκες υποδέχονται απρόσμενους επισκέπτες στις πόρτες τους στο Port Pirie.

  Στην πρώτη πόρτα, ένας άνδρας γυρεύει στέγη, δουλειά και να αφήσει πίσω του το παρελθόν του. Στην δεύτερη, μία γυναίκα ψάχνει κάποιον που έχει χάσει και κάτι που της έχουν κλεψει.

  Λένε πως αν κάποιος ξένος χτυπήσει την πόρτα σου, πρέπει να τον καλέσεις μέσα – μπορεί και να είναι κάποιος μεταμφιεσμένος θεός. Αλλά τι μπορεί να φέρνει μαζί του;

  Ένα οικογενειακό δράμα με επικές διαστάσεις στο πνεύμα των Miller, Καζαντζάκη και Καμπανέλλη, «Οι Θεοί των Ξένων» υπόσχονται μία θεατρική βραδιά γεμάτη πάθη.

  Εμπνευσμένο από τις προφορικές μαρτυρίες Ελλήνων, Ελληνοκυπρίων και Ιταλών μεταναστών στην Νοτιοαυστραλέζικη επαρχία, το ιστορικό αυτό μυθιστοριογράφημα εξερευνά τις ανείπωτες μάχες για την ταυτότητα, την οικογένεια και το ανήκειν στην μεταπολεμική Αυστραλία.

  Συμμετέχουν η εκπληκτική Dina Panozzo (Packed to the Rafters), o Renato Musolino (1984, Othello, The Good Son) και η Eugenia Fragos (Things I Know to be True, The Good Son). Αυτό το θεατρικό έργο που αγγίζει την πολυπολιτισμικότητα της Αυστραλίας, είναι γραμμένο από καρδιάς ειδικά για την State Theatre Company της Νοτίου Αυστραλίας από την φιλοξενούμενη καλλιτέχνιδα Eλληνικής / Eλληνοκυπριακής Elena Carapetis.

  «Η πλέον υποσχόμενη θεατρική συγγραφέας της Νοτίου Αυστραλίας» -The Barefoot Review

  Η παράστασης αποδίδεται στα Ελληνικά, Ιταλικά και Αγγλικά με Αγγλικούς υπότιτλους

  Σκηνοθεσία
  Geordie Brookman

  Σκηνικά
  Victoria Lamb

  Κοστούμια
  Olivia Freear

  ΣχεδιασμόςΦωτισμών
  Gavin Norris

  Παίζουν
  Dina Panozzo, Eugenia Fragos, Deborah Galanos, Elizabeth Hay, Renato Musolino, Philippos Ziakas

• Gli Dei Degli Estranei

  UNA PRODUZIONE DELLA STATE THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTATA IN ASSOCIAZIONE CON PLAYWRIGHTING AUSTRALIA

  DI ELENA CARAPETIS

  Èra il 1947. Due donne a Port Pirie salutano ospiti inaspettati alle loro porte. Da una: un uomo che cerca riparo, lavoro e di lasciare il suo passato alle sue spalle. Dall’altra: una donna che cerca qualcuno che ha perso e qualcosa che le è stato rubato. Si dice che se un estraneo bussa alla tua porta, lo fai entrare – potrebbe essere un dio travestito. Ma cosa porta con sè?

  Un dramma familiare di proporzioni epiche, nello spirito di Miller, Kazantzakis e Kabanellis, Gli Dèi Degli Estranei (The Gods of Strangers) promette di essere un’appassionata notte di teatro.

  Ispirato alle storie orali di immigrati greci, ciprioti e italiani nella regione meridionale dell’Australia, questo dramma storico esplora le indicibili lotte di appartenenza, identità e famiglia nell’Australia del secondo dopoguerra.

  Con i formidabili Dina Panozzo (Packed to the Rafters), Renato Musolino (1984, Othello) e Eugenia Fragos (Things I Know To Be True), questo dramma multiculturale è stato scritto dal cuore, soprattutto per la State Theatre Company South Australia dall’artista residente e di discedenza greca-cipriota Elena Carapetis.

  ‘Il nuovo drammaturgo più promettente del Sud Australia’ — The Barefoot Review

  Lo spettacolo sara eseguito in inglese, greco ed italiano, con sottotitoli inglesi.

  DIRETTORE
  Geordie Brookman

  SET DESIGNER
  Victoria Lamb

  DESIGNER COSTUMI
  Olivia Freear

  DESIGNER LUCI
  Gavin Norris

  CAST
  Dina Panozzo, Eugenia Fragos, Deborah Galanos, Elizabeth Hay, Renato Musolino, Philippos Ziakas

   

Explore the Show

• Mangia: A Cookbook Celebrating The Gods of Strangers

  When we saw The Gods of Strangers, we were struck by the generosity, warmth and love that exuded from the work. It reminded us of going home, of sinking our fingers into the dough of a childhood recipe, of spending time with family. So, to celebrate the show and to share all of that love, we created a cookbook delving into our histories and our homes.

  It’s called Mangia! and we hope you cook from it and share the food with the people you love. Hopefully after seeing The Gods of Strangers.

• To Greece and Back: An Interview with Playwright Elena Carapetis

  “Representing all of us on stage is important because we all deserve to see ourselves reflected back. Seeing stories that speak directly to our own experience is like being fed our favourite comfort food made by yiayia /nonna/ nanna. It makes us feel understood, valued and cared for.”

  Writer Elena Carapetis talks about representation, the challenge of creating theatre and the need for diverse modes of storytelling. Read the full story here.

• The Cast of Gods of Strangers on ABC's The Hub

  Elena Carapetis, Geordie Brookman, Renato Musolino took to the airwaves to talk about the history behind The Gods of Strangers and perform a short scene from the show.

  Listen here.

• (Mis)Understanding: The Benefits of Bilingual Theatre

  “When minority languages are used in a performance, or when languages are chosen for specific a cultural or artistic reason, it kind of subverts the normal power relationships between the dominant culture and the minority culture. Members of a dominant culture are more likely to be monolingual, whereas members of a minority culture are more likely to use their own minority language but also be proficient in the dominant language. This idea of the bilingual audiences understanding everything means that the benefits of the theatre accrue to them and not members of the dominant culture.”

  We chatted to writer, director and academic Michael Rirchardson from Herriot-Watt University in Scotland about the ways in which multi-lingual theatre can enrich your experience.

  Read the full interview here. 

• Making Vintage: Bringing the 1940's to the stage

  We chat to costume designer Olivia Freear about how she went about creating vintage garments for the stage in The Gods of Strangers.

• Not Good Citizens: Researching The Gods of Strangers

  Elena Carapetis’ play puts the migrant experience front and centre. By delving into her own history, she has unearthed beautiful stories of resilience from Greek Cypriot and Italian migrants in post-World War II Australia. She puts an unflinching light on Australia’s infatuation with the creation and maintenance of a societal other.

  We take a look at some of the incredible research that went into the creation of The Gods of Strangers. Read the full story here. 

• Kneading Dough with Nonna

  To experience The Gods of Strangers is to feel intimately connected to your culture and heritage. To see a story that is so intrinsically tied to a sense of place is to experience something that is once thrilling and instantly familiar. It’s tangible. It reminded me of home.

  Anthony Nocera reflects on the experience of making pasta with his nonna and his relationship to his culture.

  Read more here.

• Bringing big, bold women to the stage

  Writer Elena Carapetis tells us about the incredible women she’d bringing to the stage in The Gods of Strangers

• Director

  Geordie Brookman

• Set Designer

  Victoria Lamb

• Costume Designer

  Olivia Freear

• Lighting Designer

  Gavin Norris

• Composer

  Hilary Klienig

• Sound Designer

  Andrew Howard

• Cast

  Eugenia Fragos, Deborah Galanos, Elizabeth Hay, Renato Musolino, Dina Panozzo, Philippos Ziakas