The Gentle Spirit, by Fyodor Dostoevsky

This is a play performed by the theatrical Workshop of the Group Elephas Tiliensis.
The worskhop is adressed both to professionals and amateur actors.

A 40-year old man speaks out alone in front of the dead body of his 16 year old wife,who has committed suicide a couple of hours ago.He tries to figure out what went wrong an why his wife chose death.So,he recounts their story ,he interprets the actions and reactions of his wife and he arguments for his actions and decisions. At the end, he realises his solitude.
At the middle of the scene there is a black platform where mainly the actions take place. It is black and lit
underneath with a linear warm white light.At the front there are some Christmas lights that make the scene a bit dreamy.At the back there is a white curtain that is lit with small domestic lights at from the back, and during the play a video with a silent fish plays to reclaim the silent relationship of the couple. Light is a role during the play. It bolds out the presence of he young girl,or her movements,the pattern that the actors shape.
Dramatic action is the expressive tool, the core of the courses and they shape the concept of the play through the improvisations of the members.The young wife,the gentle spirit arises on the scene,she dances,she laughs, her appearance is double or triple, she plays the flute, she speaks and she falls off the open window.The only male actor stands almost still without speaking and all the female participants perform. Only during the final monologue, when the man realises his solitude,does the male actort speaks out.

Vassiliki Gogou performed and did the lighting design.