“Ice Dream” and “Fidel & Lucy” by the Medesedes Company

The shows “Fidel & Lucy” and ‘Ice dream” are describing an everyday life where our desires while seem simple they aren’t. Sometimes external factors influence and change our goals. Who is the “winner” at the end?

Ice dream
Leaning on his window sill, our young friend sees an ice cream vendor across the street. Insurmountable obstacles appear that stand between his desire for an ice cream and the realization of that desire. Impatience muddies the attempt, obstinacy muddles the mind, and the goal, despite being right next to him, remains distant. How long can desire endure when faced with obstacles?

Script, Constructions, Manipulation: Eleni Voyiatzidou / Assistant: Alexandros Seitaridis
Care project – Mechanism: Stathis Markopoulos

Fidel & Lucy
Fidel the mouse, returns home from the sewers and can hardly wait to go to sleep.
But Lucy, the upstairs tenant, is in a very good mood and has different plans.
Phone ringing, vacuum buzzing, radio blaring… How far will Fidel go to put an end to this nightmare?!!

Script, Constructions, Manipulating, Animation: Marian Charalampidou
Assistant: Giannis Tsioutas / Care project: Stathis Markopoulos

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Eleni Voyiatzidou studied Early Childhood Education, and since 2002, she has been professionally involved in encouraging groups of children playing through Theatre. In 2010, she came to know the art of the puppet theatre. She entered into a world in which anything can happen, as a multitude of techniques and arts “collaborate” harmoniously so that a puppet theatre performance can be staged. It is from within the framework of this study that the performance Ice Dream emerged, a performance that she herself conceived and oversaw, with the assistance and guidance of Stathis Markopoulos (Ayusaya! Puppet Theatre). She and Alexandros Seitaridis breathe life into the puppets, taking both young and old on a journey. From then through the present, the performance continues to be readjusted, moulded, changing and evolving like a living organism. In 2011, they participated in the 13th International Puppet & Mime Festival of Kilkis -in the 3rd Meeting of New Greek Puppeteers- and were awarded a distinction. In addition, they have taken part in the International Puppet Festival of Pinerolo (Italy).

Marian Charalampidou studied graphic design and including others has attended animation courses.Started to get involved with puppets in the construction workshop at Ionian Association with Theodora Lamprinou (2004) and took part in many group exhibitions. In 2010 attended the annual workshop of puppet theatre “Ayusaya!”, where create the performance “Fidel & Lucy”, with the assistance and guidance of Stathis Markopoulos. “Fidel & Lucy” participated in the 3rd meeting for new puppeteers in the “13th International Marionette and Mime Festival of Kilkis” where was awarded. Also took part in “30th International Puppet Festival of Bilbao”, Spain and “Immagini dell’Interno 2012” Pinerolo, Italy.

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