Sforaris Theatre Company – Yannis Kalavrianos

Abelard and Heloise

In the twilight years of the Middle Ages, acclaimed theologian and philosopher Pierre Abelard and his pupil Heloise Fulbert embark on a torrid love affair that scandalises the Church and Paris society, becoming the protagonists of a tragic tale of love which marked that era. Yannis Kalavrianos is back at the Athens Festival for the third time – following Paraloges or Short Everyday Tragedies and Sons and Daughters – and introduces us, along with Eleni Kokkidou, Yorgos Glastras, Christina Maxouri and 13 amateur players, to a couple that has become an eternal symbol of love. Because in love there are no compromises….





With the support of the Institut français in the context of the Hellas-France Alliance 2014.