Variations on the Untamed by Eleni Lintzaropoulou

VARIATIONS ON THE UNTAMED

A staged reading/tribute of the poetic work of Eleni Lintzaropoulou, conceived and directed by Angeliki Kasola

On the occasion of Poetry Month and International Women’s Day, we continue to draw inspiration from women creators and present at Restart Theater Athens the staged reading performance “Variations on the Untamed,” a tribute to the work of the poet Eleni Lintzaropoulou.

Seven women on stage give voice to 16 poems from five of the poet’s collections:

The Pithos of Women (Friends’ Editions, 2013)
The Age of Words (Friends’ Editions, 2015)
The Impertinent Shadow (ARMOS Publications, 2017)
Invisible Wound (ARMOS Publications, 2019)
Variations on the Untamed (ARMOS Publications, 2020)

Words, music, and emotion come together to form a poetic stage journey, conceived and directed by Angeliki Kasola, where the female voice, memory, paradox, and the untameable are transformed into a living experience.

The poet will be introduced by the writer and theatre critic Maro Triantafyllou, who also selected the poems.

After the presentation, as always, we offer wine and continue the conversation with the audience, the poet, and the performance team, creating shared experiences and gatherings where art brings us closer together.

Credits

Poems by: Eleni Lintzaropoulou
Text Selection: Maro Triantafyllou
Direction / Lighting: Angeliki Kasola
Costume Curation: Mary Trakaki
Assistant Director: Denisa Polachova
Technical Support: Stavros Chasiotis

Featuring

the actresses Eirini Mela and Aimiliani Avraam

and members of the Participatory Theatre and Society Workshop:
Athina Koumarianou, Mary Lipkovits, Dimitra Papadimitriou, Eleni Christopoulou

Photography / Videography: Vasilis Dragoumanos
Production Organization: Eirini Polydorou
Production: Restart Theater Athens

VARIATIONS ON THE UNTAMED

MEET THE POETRESS ELENI LINTZAROPOULOU

Eleni Lintzaropoulou was born in Nikaia, Piraeus, in 1962. She is a graduate of the Department of Social Theology and Religious Studies of the School of Theology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, where she is also a PhD candidate in the field of Religious Studies, Philosophy, and Sociology.

She also holds a degree in Social Anthropology from Panteion University, as well as a Master’s degree from the Hellenic Open University (HOU) in Studies in Orthodox Theology.

She has attended courses in Theatre Play, Public Relations, and Administration, and is a certified adult educator. She has worked as Head of Public Relations for the Municipality of Korydallos and has taught theology and theatre play.

Her texts, essays, reviews, and studies have been published in various journals and online. She also voluntarily coordinates nationwide cultural and educational initiatives in prisons through the network “Georgios Zouganellis.”

She is a member of the National Society of Greek Writers and of the Women Writers’ Network Against Gender-Based Violence and Femicide “Her Voice.”

She has published five poetry collections, poems for children and a story for children, a collection of short prose texts, as well as a volume of studies on the work of Eleni Ladia. Her poems have been translated into English, French, Spanish, and Polish.