The Forest
theatre performance
What if humankind’s ‘peaceful’ co-existence with nature turns out to be one of the utopias of the 21st century? With the harrowing images of the Amazon rainforest wildfires and Australia bushfires still fresh in mind, Sofia Marathaki delivers a performance raising awareness of environmental issues, based on Annie Proulx’s novel Barkskins (the author is perhaps most famous for her short story Brokeback Mountain). Fiction meets documentary theatre, with the dramaturgy encompassing audio-visual footage of interviews with scientists, foresters and biologists, comprising a comprehensive narrative about the history of forests.
Conceived and directed by Sofia Marathaki
Adapted for the theatre by Elena Triantafyllopoulou
Documentary theatre Ioanna Valsamidou
Text assembled by Sofia Marathaki, Elena Triantafyllopoulou, Ioanna Valsamidou
Set and costume design Constantinos Zamanis
Musical composition – Soundscapes Vassilis Tzavaras
Movement Vrisiida Solomou
Lighting design Sakis Birbilis
Assistant to the director Giorgos Loxas
Sound design – Sound engineer Yiannis Paxevanis
Video Erato Tzavara
Special consultant (Biologist) Andrea Bonetti
Cast Georgina Daliani, Ieronymos Kaletsanos, Eleana Kafkala, Nestor Kopsidas, Dimitris Passas, Giorgos Syrmas
Musicians on stage Vassilis Tzavaras, Michalis Katachanas