Sunday 21 April 2019 19:30
“Lambros” by Dionysios Solomos concludes Parabases, SNFCC's Reader’s Theater, for the 2018/19 season, which was dedicated to short-form writing. In a setting reminiscent of a literary salon at the Lighthouse, well-known actors, under the direction of Katerina Evangelatos and Argyro Chioti, shared with the public stories by great writers, in dramatized readings accompanied by renowned musicians.
On Palm Sunday, Parabases present “Lambros," the narrative poem by Dionysios Solomos – a tragic story written in verse, with a strong Romantic influence. Solomos began composing the poem in 1824, but never completed it, and left behind only fragments.
The main character in the poem is Lambros, a contradictory character that symbolizes the conflict of the two sides of human nature – good and evil. In the poem, the beauty of nature during Easter time and the sacred joy of Easter Sunday are juxtaposed with the inner hell of Lambros, a "malevolent yet magnanimous man," as Solomos characterized him. It is this profound moral struggle and mental conflict that ultimately soothes and calms through Solomos' magnificent writing.
Lambros seduces the 15-year-old Maria. They live together for 15 years and have four children – three boys and a daughter – which Lambros takes from their mother and places in an orphanage. Lambros fights against Ali Pasha and meets with his daughter. Unaware of who she is, he falls in love with her. When the tragic truth comes out, the daughter commits suicide, Maria goes mad, and Lambros dies alone and full of remorse. Eventually, Mary drowns while trying to escape to a better world.
Staging: Argyro Chioti
Cast:Giannos Perlegas Marissa Triantafyllidou
Music: Sofia Lampropoulou, qanun
Sunday 21/04 | 19.30
Free admission via online pre-registration (the event is conducted in Greek) Online booking will be available on Friday 12/04 at 12.00 noon.
