A daughter and her mother's story
Eleftheria’s mother Kiki is illiterate. Throughout her upbringing, the letters remained mysteries. Secret curlicues. A boundary between herself and the initiated. But the sagas echoing inside of her needed to come out, to come alive and be told further. A necessity so undeniable that Kiki invents her own alphabet.
The little girl with Gortsa is a personal and poetic play about a mother, but also about her child. About a child who needed to leave her home village to fulfil her dreams. And how her mother’s tales of survival gave her comfort along the way. About the magical power of being able to convey yourself and your inner images. But also about what may always be present and pushing the story, and life itself, forward – namely, worry. A worry that doesn't calm even though the journey is made.
Av och Regi Eleftheria Gerofoka, Rasmus Lindgren Med Eleftheria Gerofoka, Vasiliki Kiki Gerofoka Ljus och rum Bella Oldenqvist Ljud Jonas Redig Dramatisk text Christina Ouzounidis Konstnärlig mentor Lola Arias Dramaturg Kristina Ros Rörelseinstruktör Joseba Yerro Izaguirre En samproduktion mellan Backa Teater och Göteborgs dans- och teaterfestival
