"The Rose of the East" at Ancient Theatre of Dodoni

The work is set in 1950s Greece in a train compartment hosting refugees from various areas of Asia Minor, Pontus and Cappadocia. As is often the case with travelling, passengers start telling stories both about their motherlands before the uprooting and about the adventures of their settlement in Greece.
Through original songs and texts, six stories of people unfold, showcasing their memories from their motherland before the uprooting and their nostalgia for it, their adventurous journey to Greece and the problems of their adaptation and integration into the new environment, but also a series of positive influences, brought about by the refugee influx into the economic and intellectual life of Greece.
The wandering ticket inspector is the one who conveys how natives view the Greeks of the East.

Creative team
Singing: Maria Farantouri
Direction: Despina Sarafidou
Texts, narrator: Vasiliki Nevrokopli
Score, musical direction: Kyriakos Kalaitzidis
Sound design: Leonidas Palaskas
Lighting: Tilemachos Andreadis

En Chordais musical ensemble
Violin: Kyriakos Petras
Qanun: Thanasis Koulentianos
Singing: Nikos Andrikos
Cello: Christos Sykiotis
Lute, guitar: Thanasis Volas
Oud, singing: Kyriakos Kalaitzidis
Percussion: Petros Papageorgiou
Piano: Giorgos Kokkinakis

Production: En Chordais

As part of "All of Greece, One Culture". Singing: Maria Farantouri. Direction: Despina Sarafidou. Texts, narrator: Vasiliki Nevrokopli.

Ticket Details

All events are offered free of charge by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports.
Pre-booking is required here.
The only fee is the entrance ticket to the archaeological site, where is available.