La poupée - The performance

19 November 2023 - AndiArt Gallery

La poupée

Artista Xanthie (Xanthie Tavoularea) with her puppets and in collaboration with the puppets of the unforgettable puppeteer Lakis Apostolidis*, present a thrilling performance that turns the standards of theatre upside down.

"La poupée" - The Soul of Abuse

At the core of our society, there is a dark secret - child abuse. Through the extraordinary work of the puppets and the creators ArtistaXanthie and Lakis Apostolidis, a dark social reality is presented. The dolls, the innocent protagonists, suffer injustice and abuse at the hands of other dolls, while Artista Xanthie holds, communicates, interacts with the little child, a symbol of innocence that is lost.

teaser

https://youtube.com/shorts/mmqNff3tM3c?si=_TI5zvY4Dchp_jjc

*Lakis Apostolidis is one of the first puppeteers of post-war Greece, and his puppets come to life and play for the first time after his death.