Gaby

Lila Baklesi as Gabi at her first years of her life.

Lila Baklesi as Gabi at her first years of her life.

Author Gabriella Ousakova

Dramaturgy Anastasia Tzellou, Kirki Karali

Director Kirki Karali

Costume Designer Ilektra Lambrianidou

Assistant Costume Designer Peny Spanou

Set Designer Alexandra Bousoulega, Rania Yfantidou

Actors Gogo Brebou, Lila Baklesi, , Angelos Papadimitriou, Vaggelis Abatzis, Manolis Klonaris, Nikos Lekakis, Giorgos Savvidis, Alex Triantafyllou

Light Designer Eliza Alexandropoulou

Photographers Marilena Vainanidi, Eliza Alexandropoulou

Year 2016

 

Inspired by Gabriella Usakova's book, "My Life", it is the story of an unconventional woman, a free spirit dedicated to love. Gabby was born into an aristocratic family, a time when women's freedom and independence seemed unacceptable, and she chose to sell love from an early age.

She was deeply religious, helping the children of her neighborhood, covering the medical expenses of her needy neighbors, and during the German Occupation, she used her contacts with the Nazi authorities in order to reveal secrets to members of the Resistance.

In the play, the central heroine is divided into three actors: with different ages and genders, while at one point, she arrives at the theater and watches her life presented as a play. The separation of the role in three actors is not just an age matter. The three of them represent the different aspects of her character. The performance describes the period 1930-1990, the atmosphere of old Athens, from the point of view of one of the most famous prostitutes of that time.

 

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