TheAthens Concert Hallintroduces himDionysis Tsakniand the musical performance titled"Self-righteous» which constitutes the composition…

his poemsYannis Scaribas.

The ironic language of Scariba, its fragmented style and unprecedented subject matter, which constitute elements of a modern poetics, inspired the restless creator who composed 12 poems of the collection "Selfish».

These compositions become the subject of a musical-theatrical performance that theDionysis Tsaknispresents in the Palace, with the valuable assistance of the orchestrator and soloist Dimitris Barbagala and his collaborators, as well as the singer Giorgos Merantzas and a group of actor-singers (Apostolis, George and Irini Psychrami, Eleni Karakasi, Eleni Ouzounidou, Konstantina Sarantopoulou). Skaribas himself is embodied by Gerasimos Skiadaresis in texts edited by Giorgos Tsaknis. The ERT Contemporary Music Orchestra is conducted by Andreas Pylarinos. It features a modern band as well as the musicians: Dimitris Barbagalas, guitars and Thomas Konstantinou, Chubs, you suck, rabbit.

The songs "Eavtoulides" are heard in the show, "Crazy", "The Robots", "The Station Master", "The Humpback", "The Ticket", "The Portrait of Elise Maily", “The ship (The Titanic)», "The Snake", "Syrtos Dance", "The Checkerless Waltz" as well as "Oolalum" (which Tsaknis had composed earlier for the needs of his record "What are you doing in my sleep, his father 2007).

The composer who entered this process knowing, loving and understanding the work of the poet, realizing at the same time the difficulties of setting his verses to music – with the frequent overtones, the semantic and syntactic steps and the idiomatic language with a mixture of vernacular and pure – stood intently to listen and render the music that hides each individual poem. In these compositions - which will be heard in the first part of the performance, orchestrated by Tsakni's permanent partner, Dimitris Barbagala.– the lively language of Skariba sounds effortlessly without changes or brutal modernizations. While the interesting use of instruments such as the laguto, the jouras and the tsoombus lead to a distinct sound that at some points flirts with tradition in a not-so-obvious way. In the "theatrical" part of the show – befitting the rich man, full of imagination and images because of Scaribas – the actor Gerasimos Skiadaresis renders self-mockery and irony in an ideal way, the humor but also the melancholy that characterize the poet's verses, while the use of Chorus acts as a counterbalance to the antisocial and introverted skaribi universe. Also worth remembering is, after years, participation of Giorgos Merantzas, with his voice full of tension and emotion adding to the dynamism and excitement.

In the second part of the show, poetry will again have the first floor, with musicalizations of his lyricsTasos Livaditis("I open the door at night"), ofCosta Tripoliti("Wind Clock") and hisManos Eleftheriou("Identity Information") from theDionysis Tsakni. It is performed by a ten-member orchestra made up of classical and artistic Greek music soloists led byDimitris Barbagala.