A hymn to the unseen members of the working class and, at the same time, to the mother, Didier Eribon’s work begins with autobiography and is dedicated to his mother. It brings a working-class woman’s difficulties, dreams, and disappointments to the foreground, as the personal becomes political and old age and the rights of elderly women move to the center of the narrative.
Presented at Athens Epidaurus Festival 2025, at Pireos 260 – Space E, as part of grape – Greek Agora of Performance, 21–24 July 2025.
Sofia Antoniou brings the book to the stage by following the protagonist’s memories, revived through a chorus of older actors. Within an associative, poetic space, the direction balances realism and dream to create a living place of memory.
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Direction: Sofia Antoniou
Dramaturgy: Eva Fraktopoulou
Set & Costume Design: Marilena Kalaitzantonaki
Music Composition: Ecati
Performance Sound Design: Fotis Papatheodorou
Lighting: Tasos Palaioroutas
Assistant Director: Marilena Moschou
Assistant Set Designer: Timothy Laskaratos
Trainee Assistant Set & Costume Designer: Dafni Papathymiopoulou
Video Mapping / Video Projection: Fanis Karagiorgos, Elisavet Kynigopoulou
Photography: Andreas Kanellopoulos
Movement Direction: Evi Oikonomou
Set Construction: Stefanos Lolos
Costume Construction / Sewing: Eirini Avzidou
Surtitles Text Translation: Angeliki Kokoni
Festival Coordinator: Alexandra Fyka
Accounting Support: Anastasis Apostolou
Actors: Aris Balis, Ioanna Mavrea, Eva Fraktopoulou, Magda Lekka, Antonis Konstantopoulos, Nikoleta Kokkinou, Kleopatra Rontiri, Periklis Albanis, Andriani Tountopoulou, Makis Arvanitakis
Production organisation & execution: MASTERSKAYA / Marilena Kalaitzantonaki
Presented at: Athens Epidaurus Festival 2025, Pireos 260 – Space E, as part of grape – Greek Agora of Performance, 21–24 July 2025