(LITTLE) EYOLF

Little Eyolf
by Henrik Ibsen
Directed by Dinos Psychogios

Dinos Psychogios takes on Henrik Ibsen’s classic masterpiece Little Eyolf, proposing a contemporary stage interpretation of the story through the lens of a generation struggling to redefine the values, boundaries, and responsibilities inherited from those who came before it.

On stage, an exceptional group of actors comes together: Alexandros Vardaxoglou, Aulona Lupa, Phaedra Angelaki, and Pashe Kolofotias.

In one of his mature realist works, written in 1894, Ibsen does not confine himself to the expected reactions to such a devastating reality but ventures much deeper. He focuses on the catalytic consequences of grief and guilt upon his favored subject of study—the couple—who, through sorrow and pain, are called to redefine their place in the world, to repair what can be repaired, and to discover new ways of connecting.

Director’s Note

How do we measure loss? What does “human responsibility” truly mean?

A child is lost at sea. With his death, he becomes the mirror in which his parents are forced to confront themselves: their unfulfilled desires, their guilt, their inability to connect. Regret for what was not done when it should have been turns into mourning, anger, and estrangement. Eyolf was always the shadow that concealed their secrets.

For us, Eyolf’s loss symbolizes the dreams we have lost. The lost expectations of our generation. The absence of every Eyolf compels people to look themselves straight in the eye—as individuals, as members of communities, as parents, siblings, partners. In a generation marked by uncertainty, excessive technology, fragile freedom, declining birth rates, and the constant renegotiation of the institution of the family, the concept of “human responsibility” carries a new weight—one we are trying to bear.

Dinos Psychogios

Duration: 90 minutes