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Erotokritos

The Erotokritos is a narrative poem composed by Vitsentzos Kornaros in early 17th century Crete. It consists of 10,012 fifteen-syllable rhymed verses, the last twelve of which refer to the poet himself. It is written in the Cretan dialect of the Greek language. Its central theme is the love story between Erotokritos and Aretousa. Around this theme, revolve other themes such as honour, friendship, bravery and courage. In this adaptation, colorful shadow puppets are deployed.

Top Cast

  • Alberto Eskenazy

    Alberto Eskenazy

    Erotokritos (voice)

  • Ilias Labridou

    Ilias Labridou

    Aretousa (voice)

  • Evgenios Spatharis

    Evgenios Spatharis

    Poet (voice)

  • Lykourgos Kallergis

    Lykourgos Kallergis

    Iraklis (voice)

  • Rika Sifaki

    Rika Sifaki

    Frrosyni (voice)

  • Giorgos Partsalakis

    Giorgos Partsalakis

    Polydoros (voice)

Overview

The Erotokritos is a narrative poem composed by Vitsentzos Kornaros in early 17th century Crete. It consists of 10,012 fifteen-syllable rhymed verses, the last twelve of which refer to the poet himself. It is written in the Cretan dialect of the Greek language. Its central theme is the love story between Erotokritos and Aretousa. Around this theme, revolve other themes such as honour, friendship, bravery and courage. In this adaptation, colorful shadow puppets are deployed.

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