

Cassandra and the Wolf
by Margarita Karapanou Staged Reading
2018
"The first day
I was born in July, twilight, Cancer constellation.When they brought me to her, she turned to face the wall. "
The audience is invited to formal dinner. Cassandra awaits them. Just like her grandmother, she too - now grown up and the only one remaining in the house - will welcome the guests. For their pleasure she will read excerpts from her childhood notes. A theatrical action for the tenth anniversary of author Margarita Karapanou’s death, based on her first novel Cassandra and the Wolf. The journey of a child who must grow up, but the loss of the first separation is still very much alive.
Credits
Direction: Michalis Ashikkas
Idea/actor: Elena Agathokleous
Text compilation: Michalis Ashikkas and Elena Agathokleous
Text collaboration: Antonis Georgiou
Sets, costumes: Elena Kotasvili
Music: Marianna Michael
Photography: Michalis Ashikkas
Production: Constantina Peter
Funded by: Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports and Youth
Limassol Town Hall. December 2018

