Past appearance
9 September 2023
Philippi Festival / Municipal Regional Theatre of Kavala
Antigoni Valakou Theatre
Kavala, Greece
Premiere
Project Description
‘PIETÀ’ touches on a painful and deafeningly urgent issue: the personal and collective trauma of femicide – the ultimate act in the pyramid of escalating gender violence.
‘PIETÀ’ was created with the invaluable contribution of five women who have experienced the ultimate loss: the murder of their daughters. These women are Koula Armoutidou (mother of Eleni Topaloudi), Eleni Kremastioti (mother of Erato Manolakelli), Katerina Koti (mother of Dora Zacharia), Alexandra Makou (mother of Garifallia Psarrakou) and Rosa Fotiadou (mother of Sofia Savvidou).
During a long and emotionally intense period of meetings and exchanges, the text of the performance was gradually formed, based on the actual narratives of the mothers, but also on the autobiographical material of the actors.
Through the sharp yet comforting language of theater, ‘PIETÀ’ takes a difficult journey along the paths of loss, grief, and rebirth, seeking to transform the stage into a place of mutual care, recovery, and resilience. It is a deeply experiential piece of theater that bravely and sensitively balances the political and the personal, paying tribute to the victims of femicide and to all women out there.
