The Story Of A Company Who Loved The Theater
Two years ago I had a dream… to take a road trip around the world with a 4x4 jeep. The world is huge and I small… reality difficult and dreams easy to dream.
I was creating grand stories in my imagination... stories that I wanted to live…I didn’t know the way…it might be difficult for a person but it was in fact simple for a director… an actor…and a writer. I wrote four stories
Four actors who have been friends and associates for forever got together.
We talked, we thought things through, and we became troubled. We remembered our old dreams and our passion for the theater and music and finally decided to create our own performances, to travel through art and the theater we love so much! Our quest was to escape from adversity and dead-ends we impose on ourselves, in the most beautiful and creative way… through theatre and music.
Having worked for over 15 years as actors in both theater and television we decided to join hands and make our own mark, presenting scripts that arise from our own surrealistic reality. These are accompanied by music and song both old and new, Greek and foreign, but always fantastic and unique. |
4 x 4 was ready.
I didn’t want to run away and escape any more. I prefer to continue to do what I always loved, together with my team and our shows…because travelling with a company is always better.
So, off we went
We became 4x4 and performed our first show named “To Leave Or not to Leave”, which is a bittersweet musical comedy. We traveled for two seasons, won two awards (the 2nd prize at the comedy festival theater ELIART as well as an award by UNESCO) and our aim is to improve our journey with our fresh script entitled “Fortune Cookie”. It is a black comedy accompanied with live music and songs which satirize and mock contemporary reality and the effect it has on the everyday routines of the common city dweller. Humor and the belief that life is always on our side regardless of its difficulties, are our constant companions.
With low costs to ensure that access is avialable and affordable to anyone and accompanied with a drink provides a complete proposition for your outing. We chose a “bar theater” style to as the best way to accommodate our performances as it combines the Greek traditional revue with the German cabarets with funny and contemporary scripts that both are entertaining and thought-provoking.
Dreams That Became Real
Our goal is to continue on this journey and go on tour with our first show “To Leave Or not to Leave” in the suburbs of Athens in October of 2015 as well as the surrounding provinces, and visit the people that have such a love for theatre and a thirst for cultural entertainment.
Meanwhile, we will put up our latest show named “Fortune Cookie” in a bar theater, specially designed for plays. The performance will start in November 2015 and will last until April 2016, with two shows a week. The preparation of the production and the rehearsals are due to start in September 2015.
The 4x4 musical theater team has switched on its engine… Our newest play is ready….
Our performances are mobile and can travel anywhere easily.
Our 4x4 suitcase includes two awards one of which is under the auspices of UNESCO. We also have the support of PRAKSIS BCC.
Now we need your assistance and your companionship to fulfill our upcoming production.
And more specific, we need 5.000 € to cover:
We would like to warmly thank all those who supported and believed in our dream and gave us a boost to keep our efforts going. Thank you for your assistance and love. Your support is the motivator for the continuation of the 4x4 theater team. Thanks to all of you who shared our dream and made it travel far.
We also know very well that many of you don’t necessarily have the means to support us financially – you can however support us in a different way! Share our story and help our campaign travel as far as possible!
Manangement Of Your Donations
All donations are managed by the PRAKSIS BCC with absolute transparency. One-up will provide continuous updates to each donor on the activities for the fulfillment of the project.
The 4 x 4 theater team
Ifigeneia Mouxtsi, Director, Actress, Writer
Ε-mail: [email protected]
Eutuchia Livaniou, Actress, Theater Educator, Director
http://eftyhialivaniou.blogspot.gr/
Stergios Apostolinas, Actor
Ilias Gkogiannos, Actor
Ioannis Lazarou, Pianist
Panagiotis Priftis, Music Educator, Chorister in Greek National Opera
Evita Anagnopoulou, Lighting Designer
Arguro Delizona, Organization – implementation of production
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Reviews
Interview – portrait Ifigenia Mouxtsi
News release by UNESCO
Article for the 2nd award in Comedy Festival