On Saturday, he presents the show "17. 37΄Πειραιάς – The Mouth»
Greece and Argentina meet in a port. On a journey through time. Six faces, each with their own history and memories, with his partings and dreams. Dominant theme, the waiting. Their weapons, the song and the dance. Tango and zeibeki, ball and tzakarera. Carnival and demonstration. Pictures of him 30, of 70 and his 2012. Everything sweetly tangles and unites them.
This is how the theatrical production that culminates the actions of the Tango Acropolis Festival unfolds on Saturday 8 September entitled "17. 37"Piraeus - La Boca" at the Badminton Theatre.
"It is a theatrical performance with a lot of dancing where Greeks and Argentinians participate", says Pemy Zouni who directs and stars in the production. "I would essentially say that it is a meeting of the cultures of two countries that may be far away, but they have, many common elements. The course of Greece and Argentina in the 20th century shows many similarities. Comprehensive regimes, forbidden songs ( zeibekiko and tango), tendency to flee and cities full of immigrants. They are two countries with big hearts and unruly minds..."
The "soul" of the show are the tangeros, the community of Greeks and Argentinians who live in our country and love tango and Argentinian culture. From the end of April, the small group of core performers of the show prepares the play. A woman in a harbor waits for her lover who is a sailor to return. Based on a story of waiting, many different separation stories, of love, of dreams and hope unfold in parallel.
The direction is by Pemis Zounis and the texts are by Stelios Hatziadamidis. Assistant director is Pella Makrodimitri. They are playing: Pemy Zounis, Elena and Luis Mestre, Panis Kalofolias, Dimitris Nikolaidis, Marianna Cutulas. Marios Strofalis participates (accordion), Costas Vlachopoulos (harmonica) and the Quilombo percussion group.
What will the viewer take away from the show?; «Μια γλύκα από πράγματα που ξέρει κι αγαπάει, κι από ιστορίες που μπορεί να αναγνώρισε. Οι μνήμες “ακουμπούν”. Και βλέποντας το λιμάνι μπορεί, for example, να σου έρθει στο μυαλό “Το μινόρε της αυγής” με τη φωνή της Σωτηρίας Μπέλλου…»
Υπάρχει περίπτωση για επανάληψη της παράστασης; «Βρισκόμαστε σε συζητήσεις με το Μπουένος ΄Αιρες», απαντά η Πέμυ Ζούνη. «Θα ήθελα επίσης η παράσταση να ανέβει και στη Θεσσαλονίκη. Όλα τα ενδεχόμενα είναι ανοιχτά…»
Saturday 8 September
Badminton Theatre
«17. 37΄Πειραιάς – The Mouth»