Fabrics, figures, puppets, light and music create a show that tells the story of the passage from dream to reality. It's a show in three parts. In the first part, man is in search of himself. Moving step by step in his quest he finds and then loses dreams, hopes and illusions. He builds himself piece by piece. Fear interchanges with optimism and the deepest sorrow with bursting joy. The obstacles raised in front of  him become the steps for him to climb towards tomorrow, a new day lost in the depths of the horizon, which can only be revealed when the man reaches the limits of his powers and finds inside himself all the hidden qualities that define his human nature.  

Passages from the “Book of disquiet” by F. Pessoa are read by Achileas Kuriakidis.

The music was composed by Eleni Karaindrou

In the second part the Games with Hands, the man seeks the other. Two hands meet, converse, finding together the rhythm and joy of play.

Music: Ragtime, Scott Joplin

In the third part, the voyage, the man wants to discover the world, he demands it, he realizes he was carrying it inside him.

Three different techniques are used in this show. In the first part the technique of animated objects is used. The figure is created by the combined movements of three people. The same object (a piece of some fabric) transforms into various figures. In the second part the human palm is detached from the body and becomes the puppet. In the third part shadows are used. The shadows of the hands are animated playing with light. 

 

The quest

60 minutes

Direction:                  Antigoni Paroussi

Cast:                         Alexia Alexiou, Anthi Vasileiou, Eirini Kostantinidi

Sound Editor:             Petros Depian