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Jean Genet is still looking for "some paradise"

Vana Pefani attempts to immerse herself in the universe of the provocative creator

Having chosen, and very reasonable, the prison as the main theatrical space, the show "Somebody's Paradise 2" introduces us and takes us on a tour of the life and work of Jean Genet, wanting to bring us face to face with both the harsh world of the French writer and our wild world.

With questions about justice, punishment and reward, and mainly with the subject of good and evil, Vana Pefani attempts to immerse herself in the universe of this misunderstood and provocative creator who managed to "find beauty in evil", as Baudelaire would say, and make it a theater, novel, poem.

In the theatrical version that we will see from 10 September at the Michalis Kakogiannis Foundation, Vana Pefani brings Genet himself into focus, where imprisoned again, he is trying to finish another book of his. And there, between reality and fantasy, all his heroes spring up, they either love or hate their creator, creating a new universe, ours.

Marginalized, imprisoned, murderers, whores, slaves and masters make the puzzle of searching for a paradise _elusive perhaps, but absolutely necessary.

Unknown father, inmate of reformatories and prisons, petty thief and petty swindler, deserter and homosexual, Jean Genet found an outlet in writing and managed to turn the violence and ugliness of life into words, verses, pictures.

Born in 1910 (died in Paris on 1986) it did not take long to find an outlet in writing. He became famous through novels ("The Name of the Rose", "Our Lady of Flowers", "Diary of a Thief", "Death processions" etc.) as well as from his plays ("High Surveillance", "The Slaves", "The Balcony", "The Negroes", "The Screens"), while in the monumental work dedicated to him by Jean-Paul Sartre "Saint Genet: Commodus and Martyr" owes part of their recognition from the international philological community.

The project "A certain paradise 2" was first staged in Patras in March 2012 with the same title, but without the number 2, which signals the fact that the extension has been reworked and is returning….

WHEN & WHERE
"Some Heaven" – an ongoing performance based on the life and work of Jean Genet
Michalis Kakogiannis Foundation – Piraeus 206, Taurus
Premiere 10 September on 21.30 _performances as 23/9
Room: Specially Designed Underground Space
Unsuitable under 18 years
Tickets 12 – 9 euro

PERFORMANCE IDENTITY
Text-directed by Vana Pefani, scenery Giorgos Lyntzeris, costumes by Ioanna Zafeiropoulou, lighting design Katerina Maragoudaki, video Nikos Giavropoulos, music by Panagiotis Kalatzopoulos, lyrics by Aris Davarakis , edited by Sofia Michael. They play: Panagiotis Petrakis, Kyriakos Kosmidis, Hieronymos Kaletsanos, Kostas Falelakis, George Striftaris, Vassilis Afentoulis, Vana Pefani, Nikolina Mouaimi, Dimitris Katsis, Stavroula Oikonomou, Margarita Papantoni

Source : tovima.gr

Grigoris Arnaoutoglou EXCLUSIVE: In place of Vangelis Perris;

After getting the green light for the continuation of the show "Beautiful World" on Mega, Grigoris Arnaoutoglou, as everything shows, he also found a radio roof!

The well-known presenter, according to exclusive information of Υupiii,  has started discussions with the management of the Sfera radio station 102,2 in order to take over the morning zone, together with a partner of his choice.

Until recently, there was the show of Vangelis Perris in this zone - formerly with Yolanda Diamanti and more recently with Elena Papavassiliou. However, Perris and Papavassiliou will not belong to the potential of Sfera in the new season (broadcasts start from 3 September on the Road 89,8) and, after this departure, The management of the station eagerly wants to include Grigoris Arnaoutoglou in its staff as it considers him extremely communicative and a person very dear to the world.. The discussions that started a week ago show that, barring unforeseen, Grigoris Arnaoutoglou will take over the morning zone of the station.

Source : yupiii.gr

New automatic driving system avoids hazards and obstacles

Σχεδιάζεται κυρίως για στρατιωτικές εφαρμογές χωρίς να είναι απίθανη η χρήση του στο εμπόριο

Ένα νέο σύστημα που θα επιτρέπει σε ρομπότ ή αυτοκίνητα του μέλλοντος να αποφεύγουν εμπόδια και κινδύνους, όπως λακκούβες, πεσμένα δέντρα, ακόμα και ένοπλες απειλές, σχεδίασαν Άγγλοι επιστήμονες. Πρόκειται για ένα νευρωνικό δίκτυο σχεδιασμένο μάλιστα στα πρότυπα των μηχανισμών άμυνας και φόβου-αντίδρασης των θηλαστικών.

The system, με όνομα STARTLE, τοποθετείται σε αυτοκινούμενα οχήματα ή ρομπότ και χρησιμοποιεί σένσορες προκειμένου να αναλύσει το περιβάλλον για τυχόν απειλές. Εάν ανιχνεύσει κάποια απειλή, ενεργοποιεί δευτερεύοντα συστήματα προκειμένου να την αποφύγει ή να την αντιμετωπίσει, αλλάζοντας την πορεία του, ενεργοποιώντας τα φρένα ή απλά χρησιμοποιώντας τα όπλα του οχήματος.

Το STARTLE δημιουργήθηκε από την Roke Manor Research μια εταιρεία έρευνας και ανάπτυξης από το Hampshire της Αγγλίας, η οποία ειδικεύεται σε προϊόντα και τεχνολογίες στρατιωτικού τύπου. Σίγουρα αν ολοκληρωθούν επιτυχώς οι πρώτες δοκιμές μεγάλης κλίμακας η εταιρεία θα συνάψει συμφωνίες με κατασκευαστές προκειμένου να ενσωματώσουν το STARTLE σε στρατιωτικά οχήματα και τεθωρακισμένα.

Είναι εξίσου πιθανό όμως το σύστημα αυτό να εφαρμοστεί κάποια στιγμή και στην πολιτική αυτοκίνηση.

Source : newsbeast.gr

Each worker at his... bench

Holidays are over!

Now the heads in... After a month break from the Formula One championship 1, teams and drivers prepare to return to the grids for the second and decisive part of the season that will also decide the champion.

Motorsport's crown jewels will return to action with the Belgian Grand Prix at Circuit Spa (31 August – 2 September) and in the nine remaining matches (Belgium, Italy, Singapore, Japan, Korea, India, Abu Dhabi, USA, Brazil) they will challenge for the World title.

In the drivers' championship, Fernando Alonso is in first place, having 40 points clear of runner-up Mark Webber. The Spanish pilot despite the fact that - as he himself states- he doesn't have a competitive enough car at his disposal, he is the only pilot to have seen the checkered flag three times (Malaysia, Valencia and Germany).

A tie battle is expected later in the championship, since Webber and Vettel are just two points apart (Weber 124- Vettel 122) with the two-time world champion having climbed to the top step of the podium just once and three overall (21st in Australia and 3rd in Britain).

However, the battles continue in the lower positions with Hamilton in fourth place, being only one point clear of fifth very good, Kimi Raikkonen.

Jenson Button wants to put the misfortunes of the first part of the season behind him, finishing four times outside the top ten.

Pilot rating: 

1. Alonso, 164
2. Weber, 124
3. Vettel, 122
4. Hamilton, 117
5. Raikkonen, 116
6. Rosberg, 77
7. Grosjean, 76
8. Baton, 76
9. Days,47
10. Kobayashi, 33
11. Maldonado, 29
12. Schumacher, 29
13. Di Resta, 27
14. Scoff, 25
15. You, 24
16. Hulkenberg, 19
17. Vernier, 4
18. Ricardo, 2

Manufacturer rating: 

1. Red Bull, 246
2. McLaren, 196
3. Lotus- Renault, 192
4. Ferrari, 189
5. Mercedes, 106
6. Sauber, 80
7. Williams, 53
8. Force India, 46
9. Red Bull, 6

Source : sport-fm.gr

Notis Mavroudis at the Badminton Music Court, for a concert

The Badminton Music Court will host, in the framework of the titled events "Personal Routes" Noti Mavroudi, ο οποίος πλαισιωμένο από τη Γιώτα Νέγκα και το Χρήστο Κωνσταντόπουλο θα παρουσιάσει μια μουσική παράσταση με τίτλο «Ποτάμι ο καιρός», at 4 and 5 September 2012.

Ο Νότης Μαυρουδής μπήκε στη δισκογραφία το 1964 με τα τραγούδια «Άκρη δεν έχει ο ουρανός» και «Τα γιορτινά σου φόρεσε», σε στίχους του Γιάννη Κακουλίδη με ερμηνευτή τον Γιώργο Ζωγράφο.

Γιορτάζοντας πέντε δεκαετίες στο χώρο της μουσικής, he comes to the Music Courtyard to anthologize for us his rich recording career that makes him an important chapter of modern Greek musical creation. Με έργα για κιθάρα και κοσμοαγάπητα τραγούδια. Έρχεται και πάλι κοντά μας με οδηγό τις κιθάρες και τις φυσαρμόνικες, with colors, whispers and squeals. Looking for communication through songs that have marked the common sensibility throughout time, within time, in the light of night...

Source : culturenow.gr

ANGELA MERKEL: In a Greek tavern he eats 15 recent years


A sensation was caused a few days ago by the news published by Bild that the German Chancellor has a weakness for Greek food as she was seen eating in a Greek restaurant in Berlin.

The truth is that Angela Merkel recently 15 has been visiting the specific restaurant of Kostas Kasambalis for years, who spoke to APE about the Chancellor, her culinary preferences and her behavior as a customer.

Although the restaurant is famous for its skewers and gyros, the Chancellor, according to the restaurant owner, he prefers grilled meatballs which he usually accompanies with Greek salad and Santorini wine.

The last time he visited the “Cassambalis” Ms. Merkel, together with Mr. Foreign Guido Westerwelle, with whom she often goes, it was shortly before the visit of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras to Berlin.

“The newspaper may now have referred to this visit, Ms. Merkel, Nevertheless, he is one of the first customers of my restaurant, that I opened it approx 15 years” Mr. explains to APE. Kassambalis and assures that the German chancellor “she is a very nice woman”.

“We, we Greeks are very emotional and confuse our jobs with our personal ones, something the Germans never do” emphasizes and complements.

“Politics is one thing and Greek cuisine is another.

Ms. Merkel, together with Mr. Westerwelle, they come often, like other politicians, but also chancellors in the past, to eat quietly and relax, enjoying our Greek cuisine” he said characteristically.

Source : radar.gr

Apostolos Gletsos : Rush to the hospital!

The mayor of Stylidas was rushed to the hospital Apostolos Gletsos a little while ago, as reported by the LamiaReport site.

Coming out of the town hall, Apostle Gletsos felt a strong pain in his chest and stomach and, according to the testimonies of people who were at the scene at the time, fell to the ground.

Άμεσα κατέφθασε ασθενοφόρο που τον μετέφερε από τη Στυλίδα στα επείγοντα του νοσοκομείου της Λαμίας, where he is currently undergoing the necessary tests to find the causes of his collapse.

The director of the cardiology clinic, Mr. Antonoulas who examined him, however, he stated that it was nothing serious, but there will be a preventive admission and a series of examinations as well, as is known, Apostolos Gletsos is facing problems with his heart.

Source : yupiii.gr