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To mark the end of 2009, we are celebrating the 400th anniversary of the publication of the first edition of William Shakespeare’s sonnets (20 May 1609) and invite you to two events we are supporting as a tribute to Shakespeare.

“The love of madness and the madness of love! An escape to nature, towards a forest of liberation and the lifting of all limits and boundaries. What do the differences between sanity and madness, between a man and a woman mean when the 'anarchy' of the erotic impulse and the euphoria of insane amorous desire intervene?”
Excerpt from the director's notes

Taking the madness of love in Shakespeare's work as its starting point, the Simeio Miden theatre company explores the multiple possibilities of amorous desire and impulsiveness, going as far as breaking established gender boundaries and touching on the dangerous zone of androgynism.

			Director:		Savvas Stroumpos
			Translation:		Savvas Stroumpos
			Set/Costumes:		Simeio Miden
			Actors:		Miltiadis Fiorentzis, Eleana Georgouli, Roza Prodromou, Antigoni Riga

The performance is in Greek.

PERFORMANCE

	When:			21 January–28 March 2010, 9.15 p.m. 15 April–9 May 2010, 9.15 p.m.
	Where:			Studio Kinitiras Theatre, 22 Erechtheiou Street, Acropolis, 117 42 Athens
	Admission:			€15, €10 (student)
	Bookings:			To book a seat, please call 210 322 5207 or 6942 841714
	Invitation:			www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=319125527981

SHAKESPEARE AND GENDER SYMPOSIUM
As part of the performances, we invite you to attend a symposium that explores gender issues and dynamics in Shakespeare’s work.

Speakers:

			Philip Zarilli Artistic Director of the Llanarth Group and Professor of Performance Practice at Exeter University
			Savvas Stroumbos Director, Simeio Miden Group
			Xenia Georgopoulou Lecturer, Department of Theatre Studies, University of Patras
			Luke Prodromou Author/teacher
			Maro Triantafillou Author
			Dimitris Tsambrounis Athens Pride Committee

	When:			Saturday 20 March 2010, 1630–1930
	Where:			Studio Kinitiras Theatre, 22 Erechtheiou Street, Acropolis, 117 42 Athens
	Invitation:			www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=415760668134

INFORMATION
For more information please contact Olga Gratsaniti:

			Telephone:		210 369 2336
			E-mail:		Olga.Gratsaniti@britishcouncil.gr