APOGEVMATINI
(daily
newspaper)
26
August 2004
An
Indonesian troupe presents a multi-spectacle in the Peloponese
We know Bali and Java as
exotic tourist destinations, yet how much do we know about Indonesia
itself, the country of 17.500 islands and of 250 races and dialects? Very
little…
In any case, the inhabitants
of the Peloponese will have the opportunity to learn a little more, at
least about its cultural identity.
The traveling show ‘Stage
Bus’, which starting yesterday (25/8)
goes on until the 14th of September, will be touring the
seven Peloponnesian prefectures, performing songs, music, dance, shadow
theatre and video projections in the framework of the Cultural Olympiad.
The troupe consists of 20 artists and a multi-purpose bus which doesn’t
merely transport the people but becomes the stage on which the events take
place (it is12 metres long and unfolds into a stage on one of its sides).
“It is a series of events
which aim at decentralizing cultural activity, offering the opportunity to
people outside the capital to witness the work of the Cultural Olympiad
and OPEP” said the president of OPEP, Mr Stamatis Mavros. In parallel,
of course, it is the beginning of a series of initiatives for cultural
exchange among Greece and other nations worldwide.
The ‘Stage Bus’ troupe
appeared in Nafplion last night. This evening they are performing in
Argos, tomorrow in Lerna and they will continue in Tripoli, Sparti,
Gytheion, Kalamata and Ancient Olympia.
By Despoina Kontaraki