Yorgos Karamihos will perform “Makriyannis Unplugged,” at UCLA on March 26. Credit: UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic CultureAcclaimed Greek actor, director, and acting teacher Yorgos Karamihos will perform “Makriyannis Unplugged” at UCLA on March 26.
The work, which is a tribute to Yannis Makriyannis, a hero of the Greek War of Independence, was adapted from passages of Makriyannis’ memoirs detailing life during the war against the Ottomans.
According to the UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture, which is presenting the event, the work “renders the Greek hero of the nineteenth century our contemporary, a figure rooted in a local tradition but with a global significance.”
The unique work, which will be performed for one night only, “offers a raw theatrical experience that resonates with Makriyannis’ spirit, challenging and enriching our understanding of freedom, community, duty, and creativity.”
Apart from the UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture, the play is also sponsored by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University, and the Gennadius Library of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. It will be presented in English.
Greek actor Yorgos Karamihos to perform at UCLA for one night only
