Month: June 2024

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Play by Jean-Paul Sartre

6.10.23 + 13.10.23 @20:00

English speaking theatre play by Aigaia adult drama group
Αγγλόφωνη θεατρική παράσταση από την ομάδα ενηλίκων του θεάτρου Αιγαία

 

Two women and a man in a room. A door and a window but no exit. In this existential masterpiece, Sartre imagines three people in hell, three damned souls trapped in the same room for eternity. They are at each other’s mercy with no hope of an end since they are already dead, tormenting each other with their life lies. In this philosophical one-act play, the author explores several themes like isolation, freedom and confinement, power, courage, suffering and existence. Today, we can relate to many of the central themes and questions of this play through the experience of having been in lockdown because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Whether lockdown or quarantine, we were forced to be in a room we couldn’t leave. Who among us didn’t lose track of time at some point during that period? There are many parallels to the characters in the play, not the least of which is the effort to exercise “social distance” – Sartre’s phrase “Hell is – other people!” from the play resonates.


Δύο γυναίκες και ένας άντρας σε ένα δωμάτιο. Μια πόρτα και ένα παράθυρο, αλλά όχι έξοδος. Σε αυτό το υπαρξιακό αριστούργημα, ο Σαρτρ φαντάζεται τρεις ανθρώπους στην κόλαση, τρεις καταραμένες ψυχές παγιδευμένες για πάντα στο ίδιο δωμάτιο. Εξαρτώνται ο ένας από τον άλλον, χωρίς ελπίδα για το τέλος γιατί είναι ήδη νεκροί, βασανίζοντας ο ένας τον άλλον με τα ψέματα της ζωής. Σε αυτό το φιλοσοφικό μονόπρακτο, ο συγγραφέας θίγει πολλά θέματα όπως η απομόνωση, η ελευθερία και ο περιορισμός, η δύναμη, το θάρρος, τα βάσανα και η ύπαρξη. Σήμερα μπορούμε να ταυτιστούμε με πολλά από τα κεντρικά θέματα και ερωτήματα αυτού του θεατρικού έργου μέσα από την εμπειρία της απομόνωσης λόγω της πανδημίας Covid-19. Είτε ήταν lockdown είτε καραντίνα, αναγκαστήκαμε να μείνουμε σε ένα δωμάτιο που δεν μπορούσαμε να φύγουμε. Ποιος από εμάς δεν έχει χάσει την αίσθηση του χρόνου αυτή την περίοδο; Υπάρχουν πολλές ομοιότητες με τους χαρακτήρες του έργου, μία από τις οποίες είναι η προσπάθεια διατήρησης της «κοινωνικής απόστασης» – Η δήλωση του Σαρτρ: «Η κόλαση είναι – άλλοι άνθρωποι!» αντηχεί από την παράσταση.

Cast/επί σκηνής:
Joseph Garcin – Aris Kythreotis
Estelle Rigault – Vanessa Crambert
Inèz Serrano – Joanna Panayi

play by Jean-Paul Sartre / έργο του Jean-Paul Sartre
adaptation/direction: Tereza Evripidou / διασκευή/σκηνοθεσία: Τερέζα Ευριπίδου
production by TheatroAigaia / μια παραγωγή του θεάτρου Αιγαία

info + reservations / πληροφορίες + κρατήσεις: 22445757
entrance / είσοδος: €5

www.theatroaigaia.com

Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, Aigaia 2024

Inspiration, creation, contemporary approach, diversity, and evolution embody the annual exhibition of Aigaia School of Art & Design for the academic year 2023-2024, which will be held from June 14 to June 22, 2024.

The exhibition presents samples of students’ work from various levels of study, including the accredited / certified “Visual Arts” program which is exclusively offered by our school in both Greek and English.

The artworks presented in the exhibition, display uniqueness and authenticity, as the primary goal of all our programs is the development of personal visual language. A common factor of all artworks is the respect for Art, with clarity in thought and image.

During the academic year, principles and techniques of the visual arts were taught, laying essential foundations and establishing solid bases for the development of appropriate skills, particularly in fostering a personal visual identity. The themes selected stem from the students’ concerns about contemporary society, daily experiences and personal testimonies. The media used varied according to the desired aesthetics and symbolism, always aiming to keep pace with the contemporary evolutionary course of our times with a futuristic tendency.

The exhibition serves as a professional presentation of our students’ work, both as groups and as individual entities. The high level of education is reflected in the visual messages of the works, which align with the school’s vision to convey the importance of the arts and culture in Cyprus.

In addition to the work of our Higher Education students, the exhibition also presents work created by students of various levels of art exams, portfolios for entrance to fine art, design, media degrees, or work by students that simply aim to enrich their academic qualifications, knowledge and experiences.

OPEN DAYS will be held during the exhibition, enabling visitors to be thoroughly informed about all the programs on offer and to take guided tours of the exhibition and school premises.

The exhibition’s opening will take place on Friday June 14th 2024 at 20:30, at the school’s building, 81 Agion Omologiton Avenue.

Visitors are welcome between Monday and Saturday 14-22 June, during the school’s working hours.