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Minotaur

The theatrical play “The Minotaur”

The theatrical play “The Minotaur”

August 2009. Ano Setta – Evia, Greece.

Setta Amphitheater. The theatrical play “The Minotaur” by Matina Papageorgiou, directed by Dimitris Papakonstantinou.

Photo: Actors, Giorgos Mpasiakos as Theseus and Matina Papageorgiou as Ariadne.

The scenario of this play is based on the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. Dionysus falls in love with Ariadne. He offers her immortality and makes her his wife. Three days after their marriage and while Dionysus is absent in Naxos, Ariadne, without the fear of death, is hurrying to meet her brother; the monstrous Minotaur. There, in the front of the gate of the Labyrinth, Ariadne will meet with Theseus who has just arrived in Crete from Athens, in order to fight and kill the beast.  There will be love at first sight… The writer, Matina Papageorgiou is setting up a complicated structure of relations and conflicts, around the central erotic triangle; and all together a colourful and enchanting fairy tale.  

Αύγουστος 2009, Σέττα – Εύβοια.

Θέατρο Άνω Σέττας – Θίασος Κασταλία. Θεατρικό έργο της Ματίνας Παπαγεωργίου «Μινώταυρος», σε σκηνοθεσία Δημήτρη Παπακωνσταντίνου.

Στη μινωική Κρήτη μας μεταφέρει το τελευταίο έργο της Ματίνας Παπαγεωργίου. Ο Διόνυσος ερωτεύεται παράφορα  την Αριάδνη, την κάνει γυναίκα του και της προσφέρει αθανασία. Τρεις μέρες μετά το γάμο τους και ενώ εκείνος λείπει στη Νάξο, η Αριάδνη, απαλλαγμένη πια από το φόβο του θανάτου, σπεύδει να πραγματοποιήσει μια παλιά επιθυμία της: να γνωρίσει τον αδελφό της το Μινώταυρο. Εκεί μπροστά στην πύλη του Λαβύρινθου, η εκλεκτή του Διονύσου, άτρωτη από το θάνατο, όχι όμως από τον έρωτα, θα γνωρίσει το Θησέα, που έχει μόλις καταπλεύσει από την Αθήνα για να παλέψει με το θηρίο και να ελευθερώσει  την πόλη του από τον αιμάτινο φόρο.

Photo: Οι ηθοποιοί, Γιώργος Μπασιάκος ως Θησέας και Ματίνα Παπαγεωργίου ως Αριάδνη.

Kevrekidis Photography 

© 2009 Jordan Kevrekidis

Les Paul 1915 – 2009

Les Paul and Paul McCartney

Les Paul and Paul McCartney

In memory of Les Paul (June 9, 1915 – August 13, 2009).

Les Paul died last Thursday at the age of 94 (RIP). He was a guitar and electronics mastermind. The Gibson Les Paul guitar bears his name. I was lucky to meet him back in 1992 in New Jersey. He was a very pleasant and polite person. I remember that he laughed when I told him that I was from Greece. He said, “Did you travel all the way here just to see me?”

More about his life and legacy here: Les Paul

Kevrekidis Photography at deviantART 

© 2009 Jordan Kevrekidis

PAOK

PAOK - Gate 4
PAOK – Gate 4

 

Gate 4 – Toumba Stadium – Thessaloniki, Greece.
PAOK FC ( Greek: ΠΑΟΚ ) is based in Thessaloniki, Greece. According to a 2008 research, about 21% of all active Greek football fans support PAOK, with the club’s strength being mainly in Thessaloniki and the rest of Macedonia.
PAOK is the historical continuation of the Hermes SC (later Peraclub) from Constantinople (modern Istanbul) established by Greek residents of the city in 1875. In 1923 following the Asia Minor Catastrophe the Turks expelled countless Greeks from the coastal regions of Turkey. Those who fled settled in Thessaloniki and in 1926 established PAOK (which translated means the Panthessalonikian Athletic Club of Constantinople), retaining the symbol of the twin-headed eagle of the Byzantine Empire combined with mourning black to symbolize their tragic history and white, the color of optimism. This club’s history is stretching back to the 19th century in effect makes PAOK one of Greece’s oldest athletic clubs but also means that it shoulders a heavy historical burden.
PAOK is also known to have one of the most fanatical supporter bases in the world.
It is estimated that PAOK fans are totally about 8 million worldwide (2 million in Greece and 6 million in other countries such as Germany, Australia, USA, Russia and more). The best known PAOK supporters are in “Gate 4″ (Thira 4) as seen in this picture…
 
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UEFA Europa League

UEFA Europa League
UEFA Europa League

 

Toumba Stadium – UEFA Europa League qualifying round – August 06, 2009.
PAOK FC Thessaloniki (Greece) – Valerenga Fotball Oslo (Norway)

The UEFA Europa League evolved from the UEFA Cup. The UEFA EC decided that from 2009/10 the competition would become the UEFA Europa League. This reflected a change to the format previously agreed, with the group stage expanding to 48 clubs, who would play six matches on a home-and-away format similar to the UEFA Champions League.

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© 2009 Jordan Kevrekidis