SUNDAY  05/05/2024
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Monogramma   (R)   
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"Monogramma" has uniquely recorded the individuals who have marked the intellectual, cultural, and artistic trajectory of our country with their presence and work. It has been characterized as a "National Archive" by the press, and for the first time in 2012, the Academy of Athens recognized and awarded audiovisual work, awarding producers and directors George and Ero Sgourakis the Academy of Athens Award for their entire body of work, particularly for "Monogramma." The reasoning behind this was that "…their biographical programs constitute a valuable portrait of Greeks who acted in the past but also in our era and created, as it was characterized, a work "for the next generations".
The idea of ​​creating this series came from producer-director George Sgourakis, to present the life, work, and worldview of individuals who act in the intellectual, cultural, artistic, social, and public spheres, in an autobiographical format so that there is no interference and the cinematic document is preserved in its purest form.
The format of each episode aims at presenting the autobiographical (visual and audio recording) of an individual who operates in the intellectual, artistic, cultural, political, social, and public life, in a way that engages the interest of contemporary viewers.

Today: «Anna Synodinou» - Part 1 and 2

In the first part of the tribute, Anna Synodinou talks about her origins and discusses her family environment.
Her family originated from Amorgos, while she was born in Loutraki Corinthia, in November 1927, and was the eighth child of the family.
She talks about her parents and their life before the 1940 war. She narrates life in Loutraki and then her childhood years in Athens, where they moved after the earthquake of 1928.
She discusses the values ​​with which she was raised by her parents, whom she adored, as well as the significance of Greek Orthodox faith in her life.
Then, she unfolds her artistic journey, discussing how she got involved in theater and talks about her roles, her teachers, and those she collaborated with. She mentions her relationship with theater, which began during the Occupation era with youthful amateur sketches in the neighborhoods of eastern Athens, with a focus on representing the passions of the homeland. She recalls her entrance exams at the Drama School of the National Theater in 1947. She first appeared on stage in 1950 with the Kotopouli Troupe. In 1955 and 1957, she was honored with the Kotopouli Award.
She distinguished herself early on in roles of ancient tragedy, a genre to which her teacher Marika Kotopouli introduced her. A milestone in her career was in 1955 when at the official opening of the Epidaurus Festival, she played alongside Paxinou as Polyxene in Euripides' "Hecuba". From there began her career in ancient drama. A permanent member of the National Theater, she excelled in her performances in leading roles of ancient tragedy as well as in younger roles of classical drama. She mentions tours abroad and distinctions, while elsewhere she talks about the heavy responsibility of theater which prevented her from participating in many films. She makes a special reference to her roles in ancient tragedies and the acting skills required, while not forgetting to mention the heroines she embodied in works of classical international drama with the National Theater Troupe.

In the second part of the tribute, Anna Synodinou discusses her acquaintance and relationship with her husband, Giorgos Marinakis, a triple jumper champion, emphasizing their common ground, which was their shared commitment to promoting Greek culture.

A significant part of her narrative concerns her remarkable project, the "Lykavittos Theater," designed by architect Takis Zenetos. Together with her husband, she envisioned the presentation of ancient drama in an open-air setting outside Epidaurus, as well as the promotion of Greek culture. She narrates the timeline of the realization of this vision under the supervision of the Greek National Tourism Organization (EOT), and the opening of the newly established theater in June 1965, which housed the "Greek Scene - Anna Synodinou" troupe. With the imposition of the dictatorship in 1967 and censorship, her theatrical activity was interrupted. From 1973 to 1975, she made appearances with the National Theater and the State Theater of Northern Greece.

In the final part of the show, Anna Synodinou talks about her political career and parliamentary role, as she was affiliated with the New Democracy party from 1974 to 1989, following the encouragement of Konstantinos Karamanlis. She also touches on the general political life, cultural, and intellectual issues of our country.

During the show, archival photographic and audiovisual material is presented, including moments from the performance "Troades" by Euripides, staged by the National Theater in Epidaurus in July 1991, directed by Giorgos Theodosiadis, and Anna Synodinou's stirring performance in the role of Hecuba. It was the time when Anna Synodinou returned to the National Theater and to Epidaurus after a 10-year absence.



Introduced by the producer Giorgos Sgourakis.


 
     




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