Ilisia theater will present in alternating repertoire the play "The inspector is coming", Egon Wolff's work titled "Paper Flowers" each Monday and Tuesday, from 8 October 2012.

Chilean author Egon Wolff's masterpiece "Paper Flowers", will be presented by Katerina Lechou and Aris Servetalis, directed by Kostas Filippoglou, which is in the final stretch of rehearsals with the two protagonists, in order to discover and illuminate the aspects of this very special work.

It is a gritty and poetic exploration of human nature in search, claims, begs and defeats in the struggle for love, acceptance, imposition and dominance. A revealing anatomy of the never-ending battle of the sexes, of classes, of ideologies and diversity, that makes up this beautiful and wild world.

The performance of "Paper Flowers" at "Ilisia", goes up translated by Eva Bitha, scenery- costumes by Yannis Metzikof, lighting by Melina Masha, special constructions of Guy Stefanos, music by Lost Bodies and with the artistic collaboration of Frosos Korrou. The production is by Dimitris and Thodoris Marosoulis. Photographs by Thomas Chrysochoidis. Artistic direction Grigoris Valtinos.

For the project
 The first performance of "Paper Flowers" was given in Santiago 1970 and was considered by many to be Wolff's best work, since it reflects the "keys" of his perspective as a whole: the social gap between the privileged class and the fringe, the struggle between individuals and the isolation of people in their microcosm, the violence perpetrated by society itself, but also people's need for love and tenderness. The poetic discourse of the work enriches the strong structure and contemporary style of Wolff's dramaturgy. Metaphors and symbols are used in each scene progressively until relationships are established between the characters and cause the viewer to become emotionally involved in the relentless conflict between the two heroes. Barracuda is one of “Los rotos”, a poor devil, marginal, homeless, desperate. But he is also cunning, manipulative, completely heartless. He breaks into the house of Eva, who is his opposite: civilized, refined, honest and clear. The conflict between them could happen anywhere, so Eva's apartment eventually becomes a global battleground..


For the author
Εgon Wolff
Egon Wolff was born on 1926 in Santiago, Chile, from German parents, who believed in conservative education and adherence to traditional values ​​and ethics, beliefs that led Father Wolff to the decision to put his son in a military school, from their age 14 years, in order to distance him from his already apparent artistic nature. But his mother's rich library and especially Thomas Mann's books, of Kafka, by James Joyce and William Faulkner, they had already exerted their own influence on young Egon, who wrote his first novel entitled "Twilight" at age 16 years. A severe bout of pneumonia and his fragile health could only thwart his father's plans for a military career, so Egon Wolff studied chemical engineering. He worked for several years in this field, in the field of commerce and industry, which gave him the opportunity to mingle with people from different strata of society and to understand the essence of the issue of "class difference" that he would later depict in his works. At the same time, he began to cultivate playwriting, influenced mainly by Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams. His source of inspiration and biggest supporter was Carmen Pena, whom he married 1953. The 1960 won a Fulbright Scholarship and attended the Yale School of Drama. Only after the age of 53 years Wolff devoted himself exclusively to writing, although from the 1979 he taught at the Escuela de Teatro at the University of Santiago. Deeply politicized, he could not but most of his works reflect the tension that existed in Chile between the rich and the poor. When Wolff's first play "The Owl House" was staged 1958, Chile enjoyed a democratic period, but tensions between social classes were intense, as in other Latin American countries: in the countryside between the peasants and the landowners and in the cities between the workers and the middle class, a continuous struggle that manifested itself especially after the elections and the victory of Salvador Allende 1970, year that "Paper Flowers" went up in Santiago. Works by Egon Wolff have been translated into 19 languages ​​and have been presented in 27 Countries. Other works of his: "The Invaders" (1963), "Tell me about Laura" (1985), "Dinner Invitation" (1993), "Behind Closed Doors" (2000), "The Crossroads" (2000), "The recommendation" (2003).

A few words about the director
Kostas Filippoglou
Kostas Filippoglou began his theater studies in Athens and continued his education abroad with teachers such as Peter Brook, Ariane Mnuskin, and theater organizations such as the Théâtre de Complicité. From the 1985 worked as an actor mainly with the "Theama" group of Yiannis Kakleas and the "Theater of the South" in Amore. From the 1999, he works mainly abroad with the Complicite theater group, taking part in the group's performances and workshops in M. Britain, Europe and the USA. From the 1997 has taught acting and theater both in Greece, as an assistant professor in the theater department of the University of Patras, as well as abroad at the Complicite laboratories, in MATAN, Israel, in the USA at the Lee Strasberg Institute, at the Actor's Studio, at the Actor's Center etc.

The 2011-2012 directed and acted in the play "Civil Disobedience" performed at the "Kakogiannis Foundation" in Athens and at the "Artos" theater in Nicosia. He also wrote and directed the play "Orestes-Electra 0-1", which was played at Bios in Athens and Cyprus. His Autumn 2012 will play in Paris at the theater “Bouf du Nord”, the collective creation "Ekti Epirus", with dramatist Daniel Pennac, directed by Lilo Baur and produced by Peter Brook.

Source : culturenow.gr