Silent's Fragments

Greece, Eleusis, Archaeological Site

Wednesday, 13 and Thursday, 14 July 2022, 21:00

A tribute by Maria Farantouri to women and female creation from antiquity to the present day.

Ancient poetesses, unknown, silent, lost in time, fragmented in damaged papyri and parchments: Anyte, Diophyle, Herina, Korinna, Moero, Nossis, Praxilla, Telesilla, but also the famous Sappho, find their way in modern Greek language thanks to Thanos Tsaknakis, their place in contemporary music thanks to Lena Platonos and gain a voice to speak again, some twenty-five centuries later, thanks to Maria Farantouri. Nature, the tender relationship with animals, childhood friendship, love, claiming a place in the world as experienced and attributed by women.

A unique musical performance directed by Michael Marmarinos and choreographed by Dafnis Kokkinos.

Lena Platonos | Musical composition, recitation
Thanos Tsaknakis | Restoration of poems, modern Greek rendering

Direction | Michael Marmarinos
Daphnis Kokkinos | Choreography
Maria Kampanou, Evini Pantelaki, Nayoung Kim | Dance

Programme:
Program:
01. Erinna, the Poetess – L. Platonos
(L. Platonos – Th. Tsaknakis)
01a. Vafkis – M. Farantouri
(L. Platonos – Erinna / Th. Tsaknakis)
02. Poems are coming to my mind tonight – L. Platonos
(L. Platonos – Th. Tsaknakis)
02a. To the Weary Traveler – M. Farantouri
(L. Platonos – Anyte / Th. Tsaknakis)
02b. Aphrodite’s Sleepless Statue – M. Farantouri
(L. Platonos – Anyte / Th. Tsaknakis)
02c. Epitaph – M. Farantouri
(L. Platonos – Anyte / Th. Tsaknakis)
02d. To the Rooster – M. Farantouri
(L. Platonos – Anyte / Th. Tsaknakis)
03. Love Dripped the Candle – L. Platonos
(L. Platonos – Th. Tsaknakis)
03a. Nothing sweeter than Love – M. Farantouri
(L. Platonos – Nossis / Th. Tsaknakis)
04. In Thebes at the Seven Gates – L. Platonos
(L. Platonos – Th. Tsaknakis)
04a. Someone melodically sang lyrics – M. Farantouri
(L. Platonos – Corinna / Th. Tsaknakis)
05. Little has survived – L. Platonos
(L. Platonos – Th. Tsaknakis)
05a. Adonis’ lament – M. Farantouri
(L. Platonos – Praxilla / Th. Tsaknakis)
06. A frail girl – L. Platonos
(L. Platonos – Th. Tsaknakis)
06a. Hymn to the Mother of Gods – M. Farantouri
(L. Platonos – Telesilla / Th. Tsaknakis)
07. Daughter and Mother of a Poet – L. Platonos
(L. Platonos – Th. Tsaknakis)
07a. In the Divine Cave – M. Farantouri
(L. Platonos – Moero (or Myro) / Th. Tsaknakis)
08. In the Pantheon of a Poet – L. Platonos
(L. Platonos – Th. Tsaknakis)
08a. Midnight – M. Farantouri
(L. Platonos – Sappho / Th. Tsaknakis)
08b. I wish I died – M. Farantouri
(L. Platonos – Sappho / Th. Tsaknakis)
09. The evil eye healer s– L. Platonos
(L. Platonos – Th. Tsaknakis)
09a. Spell – M. Farantouri
(L. Platonos – Anonymous / Th. Tsaknakis)
09b. Spell – M. Farantouri
(L. Platonos – Anonymous Syrian / Th. Tsaknakis)
09c. Spell – M. Farantouri
(L. Platonos – Filinne / Th. Tsaknakis)
10. Among Ancient Papyri – L. Platonos
(L. Platonos – Th. Tsaknakis)
10a. Plokamos – M. Farantouri
(L. Platonos – Diophile / Th. Tsaknakis)
11. Silent Poetesses – Lost Voices – M. Farantouri / L. Platonos
(L. Platonos – Th. Tsaknakis)