“My Mum’s Great Hug” – An imaginative play for children, youngsters and the old ones

The play is about a mother’s embrace to a child and the power it holds over young and old. It is inspired by silent films, where actors perform voicelessly, and often resort to mimicry, but also includes recorded sounds, body percussion, tap-dancing, and scat singing.

Michael Cacoyannis Foundation presents “My mum’s wonderful embrace”, a play for all ages, from 3 years old to adulthood, Black Box Hall, every Saturday at 5:00 pm, until February 9th.

A child is scared by thunder and lightning and seeks its mother’s embrace. In a magical way, it is rejoined with its mother, becoming one with her again, and returns to the fetal stage, until it decides to leave her embrace and get born again. The cutting of the umbilical cord, the coming-of-age, and man’s attempt to fearlessly move forward and evolve, are expressed through symbolism and musicality.

Stage props are irregularly sized (some are enlarged, others tiny), just like a child would perceive them to be, and the whole play is based on rhythm and the precise movement of the actors.

Interactive body percussion workshop for the children in the audience
After the show ends, the company will invite the children on stage for a brief interactive workshop on how to produce sounds and rhythms using their body.

Performances for Primary Schools are going to be arranged (daily at 10:00 am)

Responsible Coordinator – Performances – Arrangement: Sofia Serefoglou
Tel.: 210 8041232, Mob: 6936 505739 (9:00 am – 5:00 pm & 7:00pm – 10:00pm)