Under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture
Maria Fragki, Scientific Director and member of the Laboratory of Stage Action and Speech, Department of Theater Studies, University of Patras, is organizing and coordinating a Scientific Meeting with theoretical presentations on comedy, dramatic idyll, and other theater genres, as well as approaches related to heroes, authors, the era, etc.
The Meeting is being held to mark the 170th anniversary of the birth of Spyridon Peresiadis in Mesorougi, Achaea, and the 130th anniversary of the first performance of his play "Golfo" and aims to research both the text and the performative influence and diversity it has had over its long history (1893-2023). The speakers and presenters who responded thoroughly examine the transformations of the dramatic text into other genres (cinema, poetry, prose, shadow theater, etc.), its intertextual presence, its course in the diaspora, and its reception in the 21st century with many performances and proposals.
Workshop (Live speeches and online broadcast)
09.00 – 14.00
Welcome address by the Rector of the University of Patras, Professor Christos Boura
Greetings:
Ioanna Papageorgiou, Associate Professor, President of the T.H.S. Agis Marinis, Associate Professor, Director of the E.S.P.L.
Vangelis Politis-Stergiou, President of the Topalis Foundation Charalambos Bonanos, Deputy Regional Governor of Western Greece
1st Session
Chair: I. Papageorgiou
Nikolaos Anastasopoulos: The heroine Golfo in the daily press of the early 20th century: impressions, messages, and approaches
Olga Papazafeiropoulou: Golfo in theater and cinema in Australia: The contribution of Peresiadis' work to the formation of the theatrical identity of the first expatriates.
Christos Merantzas: Golfo: a modern example of self-imposed subjectivity.
Theodoros K. Siontis: Golfo and Tasos: the depiction of bucolic idyll in folk creations and its transfer to folk music.
15-minute break
2nd Session
Chair: K. Zirou
Manos Stefanidis: The relationship between folk painting, shadow theater, and comedy. Heroic myth and pre-modern society.
Ioanna Papageorgiou: Adaptations of Sp. Peresiadis' dramatic idyll “Esme the Turk Girl” in Aristides Kyriakou's novel of the same name and in shadow theater.
Anthi G. Hatzakoglou: The “children” of Golfo in Karagiozis's berde.
Katerina Karra: The operetta “Golfo.”
15-minute break
3rd Session
Chair: K. Karra
Panagiota Konstantinakou: Dramatic aspects of “Golfo” on the theatrical stage of the 21st century
Konstantina Ziropoulou: Encapsulating “Golfo”: Dimitris Dimitriadis' “Panhellinion” or a Pirandellian play.
Achilleas Dellis: The adventure of “Golfo” in cinema.
Discussion / Break
Lunch (1 hour)
Screening of the documentary: “Golfo in Epidaurus” by Ilias Giannakakis
