Florence Gould Hall Theater
Le Skyroom
“The purpose of tragedy is to arouse “terror and pity” and thereby effect the catharsis of these (audience’s) emotions.”
Aristotle
Κάθαρσις (καθαίρω): Catharsis, is the purification or purgation of the emotions primarily through art.
Το ἀκροατήριον – Akroatērion (ἀκροάομαι – hear/see): The Audience.
Δημιουργός < δῆμος + ἔργον (public + act) < δημιουργέω, δημιουργῶ : The Creator / Producer
Through art, audience feels the catharsis of negative emotions, after watching a Greek drama play.
Audience feels satisfaction as the creator / producer drives his existence in a parallel time and space of the play action, while he controls audience emotions as he deploy the history of characters and events in the acts. The creator / producer of a play turns it to a psycho-therapeutic process that can educate / heal / entertain / create memories and many more, as the connection between him and the audience is very intense. All these would never happen without the Sponsor contribution in creating culture.
In simple words: Another example of human civilization.
Detailed program!
Wednesday, September 11
(The Morgan Library & Museum)
6:00 PM ATTENDANCE
6:30 PM OPENING CEREMONY, (Presented by Eirini Mo) opening speeches live performances from the Cretan Breeched Association,
awards to the leading actors of the Greek TV series “SASMOS” from the HACC
7:30 PM Murderess (97’) in the presence of Maria Protopappa, actress
9:30 PM Live concert with Yorgos Vogiatzakis, Michalis Lymakis dance performances from the Cretan Breeched Association, guest song performance: Evangelia
10:00 PM Opening Reception
Το επιμελητηριο θα βραβεύσει τον ΣΑΣΜΟ για την προσφορά του στα έθιμα της Κρήτης δια των αντιπροσώπων ηθοποιών του Σασμου.
(Θα παραβρεθούν Μαρία Πρωτόπαππα, Δανάη Παππά, Αλίνα Κοτσοβούλου, Μιχάλης Αεράκης)
Thursday, September 12
(The DGA New York Theater)
6:00 PM Greek Short Films (103’)*
8:30 PM Medium (98’) in the presence of the director, Christina Ioakeimidi,
Q&A with the director Christina Ioakeimidi (moderated by Eirini Mo)
*GREEK SHORT FILMS
A selection of the finest short films from the recent Greek production
The Boar (20’), Why Won’t You Dance? (15’), Light of Light (13’), End of August (17’), When I Die Let the Universe Burn (9’), Wings (17’), The Knock (12’)
For further information about the filmmakers, please visit the Film makers/Artists page.
Friday, September 13
(The DGA New York Theater)
6:00 PM Venizelos: The Struggle for Asia Minor (84’) (Special screening)
THURSDAY 18/10
Florence Gould Hall Theater
OPENING: 18.00
19.00 1968 (94’)
In the presence of the director, Tassos Boulmetis
20.30 Party
Saturday, September 14
(The DGA New York Theater)
5:00 PM Behind the Haystacks (118’)
7:30 PM Murderess (97’) in the presence of Eva Nathena, director, Kariofillia Karabeti and Maria Protopappa, actresses
Q&A with the director Eva Nathena, Kariofillia Karabeti and Maria Protopappa, actresses (moderated by Eirini Mo)
9:45 PMCLOSING CEREMONY (Presented by Eirini Mo)
AUDIENCE AWARDS PRESENTATION for the best Greek feature film, best Greek short film & Nikos Perakis award for the best new director
10:15 PM Closing Reception
SATURDAY 20/10
Florence Gould Hall Theater
12.30 Flowers Fade Early: Kakopetros, August 28, 1944 – Matthaios Frantzeskakis, Vicky Arvelaki (64’) (R)
14.30 Across Her Body (85’) (R)
In the presence of the director, Zaharias Mavroeidis
16.00 ΑΦΙΕΡΩΜΑ DAN GEORGAKAS
.. A Girl in Black (100’)
19.30 Success Story (110’)
In the presence of the director, Nikos Perakis, the scriptwriter, Katerina Bei, and the leading actress, Fiona Georgiadi
Le Skyroom
16.00 Short Films Α (7 movies 116’)
18.30 Short Films Β (8 movies 118’)