The Theatre Laboratory of Drama and Speech, of the Department of Theatre Studies of the University of Patras, on the occasion of the 170 years since the birth of the playwright Spyridon Peresiadis in Mesorrougi, Achaia, and the 130 years since the first presentation of his famous play Golfo, organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture a set of scientific and artistic events at the University of Patras and the Municipal and Regional Theatre of Patras (Barry Theatre), from 16 October to the 25 October 2024.
The events supported by the I&E Topali Foundation, the Region of Western Greece, the Municipality of Patras etc., aimed to approach and highlight this great theatrical work of the Achaean playwright, which with its power and truth continues to delight and move generations of artists of all forms of artistic expression from writers and actors to filmmakers, musicians, and so on as well as theatre audiences.
The Director of the Workshop of Stage Act and Speech
Ayis Marinis
Associate Professor, Department of Theatre Studies.
Video summary of the events:
Golfo through the eyes of contemporary young artists (with the support of the I&E Topali Foundation)
From the 16th to the 25th of October 2024 a multi-art exhibition took place at the Conference Center of the University of Patras, which was included in the framework of the Welcome UP Festival of the University of Patras. The exhibition comprised art installations, video art and other creations of image, sound and speech, created by young artists and students of Departments of Fine Arts and the Department of Theatre Studies. (more here)
> From Peresiades to Dimitriadis
The first stage reading of the play Panellinion by the author and PhD Emeritus of the University of Patras, Dimitris Dimitriadis took place on the 24th of October at 21:00. The play conversed intertextually and dramaturgically with the original play Golfo by Sp. Peresiadis. Panellinion was performed by the students of the Drama School “Delos», under the direction of Simos Kakalas, at the Municipal and Regional Theatre of Patras (Barry Theatre). After the performance, a conversation was held with the writer Dimitris Dimitriadis, who attended the proceedings of the whole tribute. (more here)
> Golfo, the immortal heroine by Spyridon Peresiadis – Research perspectives
The scientific conference “Golfo, the immortal heroine of Spyridon Peressiadis – Research issues” was organized on the 25th of October from 09.00 to 17.00, at the Department of Theatre Studies of the University of Patras, focusing on issues regarding the text of Golfo and its performances in the 130 years since its first staging (1893-2023). The topics of the Conference comprised issues such as the transformations of the dramatic text into other genres (cinema, poetry, prose, shadow theatre, etc.), its intertextual presence, its reception by the diaspora, its reception in the 21st century as it is manifested in many performances or other forms of art.
Golfo’s dialogue with other forms of Greek art – Vasilaros (shadow theatre), Dimitris Dimitriadis (theatre), Theo Angelopoulos (cinema) – is perpetual and productive. Spyridon Peresiadis with his Golfo touched the pulse and listened to the necessity of his time, while at the same time he created a modern myth, which for more than a century did not cease to arise interest. Although the play is identified with tradition, it is a creation of a specific ideological and aesthetic category (ethography, comedy, dramatic romance).
Aiming at a fruitful dialogue between theory and practice, the Scientific Conference concluded with an open discussion, in the form of a round table of artists (directors, writers, actors, visual artists, etc.).
> Golfo inProgress, 25/10/2024, 21.00
“Golfo in Progress” was an educational/artistic experiment where actors from the new generation of students of Drama Schools in Greece met, on the occasion of Peresiadis’ play. Each school participated with an act from the play, performing it in its own way and letting its own stage language be distinguished. Thus, the variety of approaches generated by our era and the relationship created between the past and the contemporary was presented in a single performance. In this meeting participated: the Drama School “Arhi” under the direction of Dimitris Imellos, the Drama School and the Directing School of the National Theatre of Greece under the direction of Simos Kakalas, the Drama School of the Athens Conservatory under the instruction of Maria Savvidou as acting teacher, Alkistis Polychroni as Dance-Movement teacher and with original Music Composition by Petros Chochlakakis, the Drama School of the Municipal and Regional Theatre of Patras under the direction of Yannis Leontaris and the Theatre Laboratory of Drama and Speech of the Department of Theatre Studies of the University of Patras under the direction of Maria Frangi. It was, in essence, a fruitful artistic exchange between future actors, directors and other artists who will continue a great tradition of stage art, looking to the 21st century. (more here)
Parallel actions:
- “Birds flying… in the pasture.” ,Outdoor event, Movement: Katia Savrami, Grigoris Mikronis, with the participation of a group of students from the first and second year of the Department of Theatre Studies, from the workshop course Choreology in dance and theater
- Screening of the documentary “Golfo in Epidaurus” by Ilias Giannakakis
- Masterclass at the Municipal and Regional Theatre of Patras.
- Playwriting workshop inspired by Golfo, attended by 3rd and 4th year students of the Department of Theatre Studies ynder the supervision of Yianna Roilou Member of EEP, that resulted in the publishing of a booklet with original material under the title: Golfo’s Monologues.
The city of Patras, with its remarkable artistic movement since the 19th century in the field of theater, attempted to become once again a pioneering and welcoming cradle of a contemporary dialogue between artists, students and young creators in the wider fields of art.
The coordinating team of the activities organized by the Theatre Laboratory of Drama and Speech of the Department of Theatre Studies of the University of Patras consisted of: Katia Savrami, Associate Professor, Antonis Volanaki, Assistant Professor, Konstantina Ziropoulou, Assistant Professor, Maria Frangi, Member of EEP, George Varelas, Member of EDIP, Andreas Thanassoulas, Teacher of Dramatic Art.
Scientific responsibility of the actions: Maria Frangi.
In this effort also participated the institutions: I. & E. Topali Foundation, DI.PE.THE. of Patras and was supported by the Region of Western Greece and the Municipality of Patras.
Conference, Friday 25/10/2024
Department of Theatre Studies, Room K11
Γκόλφω, η αθάνατη ηρωίδα του Σπυρίδωνος Περεσιάδη – Ερευνητικά ζητήματα
(Διά ζώσης ομιλίες και διαδικτυακή μετάδοση)
Α΄ ΜΕΡΟΣ
09.00 – 14.00
Προσφώνηση από τον Πρύτανη του Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών, Καθηγητή κ. Χρήστο Μπούρα
Χαιρετισμοί:
Γιώργος Ξυδόπουλος, Κοσμήτορας της Σχολής Ανθρωπιστικών και Κοινωνικών Επιστημών
Χαράλαμπος Μπονάνος, Αναπληρωτής Περιφερειάρχης Δυτικής Ελλάδας
Βαγγέλης Πολίτης-Στεργίου, Πρόεδρος Ιδρύματος Τοπάλη
Γιάννης Καλατζόπουλος, Καλλιτεχνικός Διευθυντής ΔΗ.ΠΕ.ΘΕ. Πατρών
Ιωάννα Παπαγεωργίου, Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια, Πρόεδρος του Τ.Θ.Σ.
Άγις Μαρίνης, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Διευθυντής του Ε.Σ.Π.Λο.
1η Συνεδρία
Προεδρία: Ι. Παπαγεωργίου
Νικόλαος Αναστασόπουλος: Η ηρωίδα Γκόλφω στον ημερήσιο Τύπο των αρχών του 20ού αιώνα: αποτυπώσεις, μηνύματα και προσεγγίσεις
Όλγα Παπαζαφειροπούλου: Η Γκόλφω στο θέατρο και τον κινηματογράφο στην Αυστραλία: Η συμβολή του έργου του Περεσιάδη στη διαμόρφωση της θεατρικής ταυτότητας των πρώτων ομογενών.
Χρήστος Μεράντζας: Γκόλφω: ένα νεωτερικό παράδειγμα αυτοκαταναγκαστικής υποκειμενικότητας.
Θεόδωρος Κ. Σιόντης: Γκόλφω και Τάσος: η απεικόνιση του βουκολικού ειδυλλίου σε λαϊκές δημιουργίες και η μεταφορά του στη δημοτική μουσική.
Διάλειμμα 15 λεπτών
2η Συνεδρία
Προεδρία: Κ. Ζηροπούλου
Μάνος Στεφανίδης: Η σχέση λαϊκής ζωγραφικής, θεάτρου σκιών και κωμειδυλλίου. Ηρωικός μύθος και προνεωτερική κοινωνία.
Ιωάννα Παπαγεωργίου: Οι διασκευές του δραματικού ειδυλλίου «Εσμέ η Τουρκοπούλα» του Σπ. Περεσιάδη στο ομώνυμο μυθιστόρημα του Αριστείδη Κυριακού και στο θέατρο σκιών.
Ανθή Γ. Χοτζάκογλου: Τα «παιδιά» της Γκόλφως στον μπερντέ του Καραγκιόζη.
Κατερίνα Καρρά: Η «Γκόλφω» οπερέτα.
Διάλειμμα 15 λεπτών
3η Συνεδρία
Προεδρία: Κ. Καρρά
Παναγιώτα Κωνσταντινάκου: Δραματουργικές όψεις της «Γκόλφως» στη θεατρική σκηνή του 21ου αιώνα
Κωνσταντίνα Ζηροπούλου: Εγκιβωτίζοντας την «Γκόλφω»: Το «Πανελλήνιον» του Δημήτρη Δημητριάδη ή ένα πιραντελλικό παίγνιο.
Αχιλλέας Ντελλής: Η περιπέτεια της «Γκόλφως» στον κινηματογράφο.
Συζήτηση
Διάλειμμα – Γεύμα (1 ώρα)
- Προβολή ντοκιμαντέρ: «Η Γκόλφω στην Επίδαυρο» του Η. Γιαννακάκη
Β΄ ΜΕΡΟΣ Στρογγυλό τραπέζι (ΔΙΑ ΖΩΣΗΣ και ΔΙΑΔΙΚΤΥΑΚΑ) 15.00 – 17.00
Συντονισμός: M. Φραγκή
Κώστας Αρζόγλου, Δημήτρης Δημητριάδης, Δημήτρης Ήμελλος, Σίμος Κακάλας, Νίκος Καραθάνος, Γρηγόρης Καραντινάκης, Χρήστος Στρέπκος
Γ΄ ΜΕΡΟΣ στο ΔΗ.ΠΕ.ΘΕ. (Θέατρο Μπάρρυ), Παράσταση στις 21.00
Γκόλφω in progress
The video from the workshop: