Mania Papadimitriou

B.ound – Timid Setting
by Christiana Lambrinidis

A play about citizenship. People brought from other places. People born in countries no longer on the map. People who were, until recently, living in places they called “home,” and those who now have to welcome them into their own homes. All of them must now re-acknowledge each other’s presence and define their relationship under the new circumstances, which are also subject to change. Perhaps their sole connecting link can be found in their personal narratives and memories. To what extent does memory favour communication? Which are the memories that help us come together? Which are the memories that make us grow apart? Which are the memories one should throw away and which are the memories one should retain with the goal of a peaceful co-existence in mind? And how is a theatre stage relevant to any of the above? The stage can make one feel what one may wish to ignore. The theatre can make one empathize with the plight of people who are deprived of things that are often taken for granted.