[ Yannis Didaskalou ]

​Description:

Two people await guests in their isolated world. They want to announce something. They refer to it as urgent. Human being. Interdependent. One. Where life still exists. If it exists. One goal. To speak. They invite and welcome all those who have left a mark on them. Is someone a looser? Is someone a winner? They will witness to something that happened just a while ago. —You are trying to say a word. Υou can’t. It is not common for someone to have the whole world ahead of them.

 

Director’s note

The performance "stumbles" into loneliness, "untangles" human relationships, "questions" the meaning of life, "flirts" with death, "hurts" for the feelings left unexpressed, "bends" under the weight of weakness, "smiles" at imagination, "winks" at all those absurd encounters in our lives. To be honest: I hope this performance “speaks” for the Human within us. That it “speaks” to the Human within us. With innocence and honesty. I hope that it manages to “say” not what it wants, but everything it is afraid to listen.

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Dramaturgs' note

Omikronyiota in greek language are two letters: omikron-O and yiota- i. When these two letters are combined they turn into the plural article. The title could easily be "plural number", and omikronyiota - two letters OI- are not just two words. Two people are not just two worlds. They are more than two worlds. They are all the people who have met, the world they are creating, the world that they are constructing every day and destroying every night. If you are going to watch this performance take with you all the people that you ever formed a plural with. Even if you are not together physically you have been and that’s enough.

 

Cast:

 

Authors/Dramaturgs: Athanasia Chalkia Alexandros Mavroudopoulos Ioannis Dafnis Ioannis Didaskalou Zoi Papari

 

Director: Ioannis Didaskalou Actors: Alexandros Mavroudopoulos Ioannis Dafnis

 

Scenography & Costume Design: Athanasia Chalkia Zoi Papari

 

Choreography: Alexandros Gkountinakis

 

Music & Sound design: Antonis Kapetanos Capétte

 

Lighting Design: Fani Polyxeni Kourtidou Vlachogianni Ioannis Didaskalou

 

Trailer: Malvina Papazoglou Iasonas Preloretzos Athina Troussa

 

Video: Malvina Papazoglou Iasonas Preloretzos Athina Troussa Rafailia Chouliara

 

Graphic Design: Zoi Papari Photography: Alexandros Zilos Konstantinos Zilos Maria Karapanagiotou

 

Assistants: Irene Sevastopoulou Maria Karapanagiotou

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AWARDS

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18th Saint Muse International Theatre Festival (Mongolia) (ITI)

The performance was honored with the directing award, for Yannis Didaskalou, and the set design award, for Zoe Papari and Athanasia Chalkia. The team received a total of four nominations, including for their

performances by Yannis Dafnis and Alexandros Mavroudopoulos.

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CRITIC

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What is a collective where the individuality of an artist shines and lines

between different art forms blur, but still evolve into a staging of

contemporary theatre production?

This group of emerging artists is a family of friends, supporters,

travellers, and future seekers, and the world is at their hands. Their

work embodies excellence in skills and craft; they understand the

space of their creation, the essence of spoken word, the art of acting

and sharing, and the purpose and meaning of human existence, all

while striking a balance between theatre and everyday life.

There is something elegant, modest, and humble in what they do. Their

performance keeps you glued to the rhythm, sound, and visuality they

create, inviting a spectator to contemplate their existence. They don't

prescribe; they guide, with empathy and an understanding of the

meaning of authentic connections, between two performers, between

themselves, and to those who somehow meet them at the far corner of

the world.

My connection happened in Mongolia. It was unbelievable how site-

specific conditions made them think at that moment, but they created

a new space together, which held the essence of their work, which they

carry with them. It was a light but significant encounter with the world

that completely surprised me. They have a lot to give and plenty to say.

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TATJANA AŽMAN, Slovenian dramaturge at Slovenian National Theatre,

theatrologist and playwright.

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