1st EUROPEAN FAIRY TALE FESTIVAL OF SYROS

1st EUROPEAN
FAIRY TALE FESTIVAL OF SYROS!

25th and 26th AUGUST 2023
AT THE SPACE OF THE CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF CHROUSSA

This summer, on the 25th and 26th of August, the “European Fairytale Orchestra” conducted by maestro Dirk Boiy, will present the musical fairytales “Peter and the Wolf” and “The Marquis of Carabas” (a.k.a. “The Booted Cat”.)

The production will be narrated in Greek, on the 25th, by the fairytale narrator Taxiarchis Belligiannis, and in English on the 26th, by the the fairytale narrator Georgia Chaikaly. The European Fairytale Festival team is looking forward to introducing the children of the island of Syros, regardless of nationality or age, to classical music via these fairytales.

This will be the first ever performance of Robert Groslot's musical composition “The Marquis of Carabas” in Greece. The dramatisation of the Greek version by Taxiarchis Belligiannis, will follow the Greek traditional point of view, while Georgia Chaikaly's narration will be based on the original French fairytale.

Music and narration will be accompanied by puppeteers and, immediately prior to the performances, in the beautiful gardens of Chroussa's Panagia Faneromeni, workshops will be held, both for children, as well as for any curious parents!

The event is a collaboration between the Chroussa Association and the company Ourious Anemos, in cooperation with the Municipality of Ermoupolis and the South Aegean Region.

The program for the both days:

6:30 5 WORKSHOPS (FREE admission)

1. Familiarity with the instruments of the orchestra
2. Storytelling workshop from the mouth to the ear and from the ear to the mouth
3. Musical Narration
4. Puppet Theatre
5. Making a paper finger puppet

Free Admission

8:30 2 musical fairytales 

1. Peter and the Wolf
2. The Marquis of Carabas

Tickets: Adults (people over 15 years old): €10 - Children (up to 15 years old): €8 - Family Pack: €30 (2 adults, 2 children) - "So easy" Students: €5

Tickets and information
Nikos Kontizas +30 6973006262
chrysoula Kechagioglou +30 6932656768