The 11th International Youth Festival of Ancient Drama – Ancient Messina concludes today

“Schools in action” with specially adapted excerpts from Aristophanes’ comedies

In the 2nd Children’s Festival, entitled “Schools in Action”, four theater groups from a corresponding number of Primary Schools participated yesterday at the Church of Ancient Messina. This educational activity of the Municipality of Messina, which was an initiative of the philologist and member of the Festival Evaluation Committee, Nikos Fousianis, is part of the 11th International Youth Festival of Ancient Drama.

Only Primary Schools of the Prefecture of Messinia take part in the Children’s Festival, with specially adapted excerpts from Aristophanes’ comedies, lasting 15 to 20 minutes, for primary school students.

As for the schools that participated this year, they were the 1st and 2nd Primary Schools of Messina with extracts from “Irini”, the 3rd Primary School of Messina with an extract from “Plutos” and the 10th Experimental Primary School of Kalamata, with an extract from “Lysistrata” .

Students and teachers from the 1st Primary School of Messina, the 2nd Primary School of Messina, the 10th Primary School of Kalamata, the 8th Primary School of Kalamata (4th and 5th grades), the 2nd Gymnasium of Palaio Faliro and the 13th Primary School of Kalamata, as well as many parents attended the school performances.

After their end, Panagiotis Bessis, deputy mayor of Culture, addressed a short greeting and handed over commemorative diplomas to all the participants.

Today, the last day of the 11th International Youth Festival of Ancient Drama, the performance “Nefeles” by Aristophanes will be presented by the 2nd Gymnasium of Palaio Faliro.

Contributors from the 1st Primary School of Messini

Direction/ Sets/ Costumes/ Music Editing/ Choreography: Full supervision of Nikolakopoulou Efstathia Teacher of D2 department and participation of D2 department.

Role distribution: Athanasios Iliopoulos (Trygeus), Philippos Paleologos (1st Servant and Hermes), Ioannis Argyropoulos (2nd Servant), Dorothea Lymberi- Stavroula Logioti- Vassiliki Bilali (Daughters of Trygeus), Nicoletta Zambitha (War), Stavroula Psallida (Peace)

Contributors from the 2nd Primary School of Messini

Directed by: Athanasopoulou Maria

Scenery: Coffee Peace

Costumes: Coffee Peace

Music editing: Athanasopoulou Maria

Choreography: Athanasopoulou Maria

Other contributors to the show: Ioanna Stavraki and Anthi Tsilivi

Actors: Constantinos Panagiotaras (Trygaios), Lydia-Anthi Triandou (Beetle), Zoe Douroumis (Peace), Antonis Kamarinopoulos (Karionas), Anna – Maria Charalambopoulou, Philippa Idi (Daughters of Trygaios), Argyrangelos Douroumis (Mercury), Dobromir Hachiyev (War)

Dance: Agapi Dimopoulou, Ioanna Patsioti, Dimitra Droulia, Diamantis Meta, Marianna-Bernice Alexopoulou, Iliana Thomopoulou, Ourania Farmaki

Angeliki Kouranou, Giorgos Kavkas, Emeli Donta, Panagiotis Tselikis

Contributors from the 3rd Primary School of Messini

Direction/Sets/Costumes: Georgopoulou Petroula

Music Editing/ Choreography: Black Georgia

Actors: Karpetas Evangelos (A) Samou Stavroula (B) (Karion), Koutoupis Dimitrios (A) Douvoyanni Anastasia (B) (Chremylos), Katsipodas Petros (Plutos), Bourelia Antonia (Poverty), Alevizou Konstantina (Woman of Chremylos), Tsakanika Stefania ( Son of Chremylou), Katsipoda Nefeli (Farmer), Kosmas Vasilios (Doctor), Natalia Yaoupi (Priest), Dendrinou Angeliki (Mercury), Karpeta Maria (Fair Woman), Tsami Maria (Slanderer)

Narrator: Panagiotopoulos Kalliopis

Contributors from the 10th Experimental Primary School of Kalamata

Directed by: Droutsa Ioanna

Sets/Costumes: Maria Bourika- Droutsa Ioanna

Music editing: Vasilis Kanellopoulos

Other factors: Aphrodite Malihoudi/ Maria Hanoumidou – Organisation

Actors: Andrianopoulou Themida (Lysi), Maria Kottarides (Strati), Andrianopoulou Myropi – Myriam (Kleoniki), Diamantopoulou Alexandra (Labito), Eleni Pantelopoulou (Diotima), Petroulia Ioanna (Elpiniki), Drambali Irini Chrysov. (Myrini + Vavo), Kyriazi Athanasia (Aspasia), Dimopoulou Olga (Amfikleia), Pikiou Angeliki (Artemia),

Poulopoulou Melenia (Gryno), Konstantopoulos Ioannis (Geros), Karamichalis Antonis (Provoulos), Papadimitriou Konstantinos (Klepsidros: aide-de-camp + soldier), Charitos Nikolaos (general), Serpanos Panagiotis (Spartan messenger) and Saravelakis Stavros (Kinesis).