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Evanthia Kairi, sister of philosopher Theofilos Kairis, wrote NIKIRATOS, the first theatrical play of modern Greece, which is about the Sortie of Messolonghi in 1826.
According to Walter Puchner, Professor of Theatre Studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, this play is particularly important for two reasons; first, because it was written by a woman in the 19th century, an era when women weren’t involved in literature and the arts; and second, because it talks about the current affairs of the writer’s era, i.e. about the tragic events of the Sortie.
The play has undergone philological interventions by Giorgos Dambasis. The text has been rendered into modern Greek and includes three odes by the poet Andreas Kalvos (set to music by Mikis Theodorakis), along with an ode of Dionysios Solomos’ “The Free Besieged” poem and Rigas Feraios’ “Command”. Two songs written by French philhellene composers, one song about Messolonghi and the other about Navarino, have been also added to the play. Moreover, Evanthia Kairi has been theatricalised.
Two other key contributions to the play are Anna Maier’s and Asimina Kouri’s lyrical songs, as well as the collaboration with the association of traditional costumes and weapons “O LIAROS” from Messolonghi.
Cast (actors from Andros):
Vasilis Pomonis (Korais), Rania Konstantinidi (Evanthia), Amalia Tiniakou (Kleoniki), Antonis Chalas (Nikiratos), Thodoros Koulouris (Lisimachos), Dimitris Mamais (English mediator), Giorgos Maltambes (Ibrahim), Mary Bekiari (Byron’srecitation), Nikos Vlachopoulos (performer of afolk song about Messolonghi)
With the NIKIRATOS play, the Andros Eparhio participates in the festivities that commemorate the 200 years since the start of the Greek Revolution against the Ottoman Empire.
General admission: 10 EUR