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Major distinction for Limassol and ETHAL at the Theatre Awards for the period 2005-2007.
In 2008, ETHAL, the Limassol theatre, received two awards – for the first time – out of three nominations.

Specifically, the Best Direction Award was given to ETHAL’s Artistic Director, Minas Tigkilis, for his direction of Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming (shared with Ch. Zannos for his direction of Monsieur Amilcar by Yves Jamiaque). Regular ETHAL collaborator and set designer, Eduardo Georgiou, was awarded the First Prize for Set Design, also for ETHAL’s Second Stage production of Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming. Actress Patricia Pettemeridou was also nominated for the Best Actress Award for her performance in ETHAL’s Dear Yelena Sergeyevna by Lyudmila Razumovskaya.

Several other Limassolian artists were also nominated. Antonis Georgiou and Adonis Florides were nominated for the Best Playwriting & Adaptation Award, which was ultimately won by Antonis Georgiou for his play My Dear Washing Machine (staged by the Cyprus Theatre Organization).

For the Best Choreography/ Movement Award, Limassolian choreographers and dancers Elena Antoniou and Lia Haraki were nominated (for The Diary of a Madman by Gogol and The Boors by Goldoni, both productions of the Cyprus Theatre Organization). The award was eventually given to Elena Antoniou.

Zisele is a dance. But it’s also a comedy.
This original dance-comedy unfolds on the theatrical stage. The performance takes us on a journey through time. Starting with the mother-daughter bond, it unravels a web of relationships. Zisele, with a fresh, enthusiastic, yet traditional perspective, describes this relationship without using words but through the immediacy of music and dance.

Zisele – A Comic-Dance Performance
Beit Lessin Theatre

Director and Choreographer: Moria Zrachia
Set Designer: Maya Peleg
Costumes: Moria Zrachia, Neta Blumenthal
Music: Chava Albertstein, Barry Sisters
Lighting: Hadas Luz

Cast:

• Dikla Hadar
• Noam Katz/Emily Maghnagi
• Kineret Limoni
• Einat Segal-Cohen
• Michal Shay
• Keren Shinuk
• Ravit Yaakov
• Lydia Zazon
• Matan Zrachia

Zisele is a dance. But it’s also a comedy. This original dance-comedy unfolds on the theatrical stage. The performance takes us on a journey through time. Starting with the mother-daughter bond, it unravels a web of relationships. Zisele, with a fresh, enthusiastic, yet traditional perspective, describes this relationship without using words but through the immediacy of music and dance.

Zisele marks Moria Zrachia’s debut as a choreographer. The performance is based on the story of her mother, Hemda (Zisele), who lived in Israel in the 1960s as the only child of Holocaust survivors.

It’s a female-led production, focusing on the complexity and different facets of mother-daughter relationships. The father figure is left out to emphasize the central role of women in the Jewish family. There is only one male figure, a boy, who is called upon to submit to the female-dominated society in which he lives.

Renowned Israeli composer Chava Alberstein provided the music for most of the performance. Her music is enriched by songs from the Barry Sisters, creating an intriguing blend of modern and traditional elements. The “diaspora Yiddish” represented by the Barry Sisters creates a musical feast as it mixes with the “ethnic Yiddish” represented by Chava Alberstein.

The cast includes five actors and four dancers. By attempting to dissolve the boundaries between dance and theatre, creating an unexpected yet natural coexistence, the young artists ignite interest in Yiddish culture.

“The Physicists” in Limassol
A Satirical Drama by Friedrich Dürrenmatt

by the Theatrical March of Limassol on Wednesday, May 13, 2009

The Theatrical March of Limassol presents Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s play The Physicists (1961) under the direction of Adonis Florides. The Physicists is a satirical drama, considered by many to be the most impressive and at the same time the most comprehensible work of the Swiss writer. After the experiences of World War II and the many new developments in science and nuclear technology, the play addresses questions concerning scientific ethics and humanity’s ability to manage its intellectual responsibilities. The play was first performed in Zurich in 1962 and remained popular in the decades that followed. It was staged in Cyprus by THOC (Cyprus Theatre Organization) in 1977.

The story takes place in a mental institution that houses wealthy patients, most of whom are relatives of the chief doctor Von-Zahn. Three physicists also reside in the sanatorium. The first is Herbert Georg Beutler, who believes he is Isaac Newton, the second is Ernst Heinrich Ernesti, who believes he is Albert Einstein, and the third is physicist Johann Wilhelm Möbius, who believes he is visited by the biblical King Solomon.

Through various comedic situations, mystery, and constant twists, the plot manages to captivate the curiosity and interest of the audience, while at the same time raising questions about science, ethics, and the future of humanity.

Music direction is by Adonis Florides, sets by Niki Leonidou, costumes by Niki Leonidou and Marianna Iona, while the lighting design is by Alexandar Yotovich. The cast includes Kokiantonis Antonis, Tryfonos Anastasia, Kokiantonis Spyros, Savva Elena, Kallis Nikos, Lakkotrypi Astero, Nathanail Vasilis, Lysandridou Anastasia, Savvidis Pantelis, Nikolaidou Niki, Ioannidou Maria, Christoforou Anastasia, Kavkalias Kyriakos, and Lamari Matina.

The premiere will take place on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at 8:30 p.m. at the ETHAL Art Space.

Performances will follow in the same venue as scheduled: Thursday, May 14, at 8:30 p.m., Sunday, May 17, at 7:00 p.m., and Tuesday, May 19, at 8:30 p.m.

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