Earth Stories

How was the earth made? What is there inside it? How were the animals born? How do seasons change? Why did a renaissance knight travel so far to find the love of an arrogant princess? What is the world’s most beautiful story? An original fairytale show mixed with music and songs, which take us on a journey to different worlds. A musical story-telling invites the audience to explore the mysterious paths of improvised instruments and the sounds of the earth. “kat-ART-i”, the Artist Association for the promotion of Art, introduces a different way of interactive fairy tale performance aiming to make the children experience a deeper contact with fairytales. Moreover, it offers them the opportunity to take part, act and react.

“Liogeniti” is a perfromance based on one of the most famous Greek traditonal poems (Paralogi), found in various areas of Greece. Giorgos Kalogerakis, a writter from Rethymno, rewrote it , in a theatrical form, using the Cretan dialect idiom. Studio Omma Theatre (Iraklio,Crete) presents this story in the form of a fairy tale. The story takes place in a museum of Modern Art, where the heroes become alive after closing time. The play is a comment, of the Studio Omma Theatre, on the relation between tradition and contemporary life.