Prometheus in Athens

NAME: KONSTANTINOS KALOUDIS

AGE: 41

PLACE OF RESIDENCE: DIONYSOS

BIRTHPLACE: ATHENS

ORIGINS: AIGINA AND SMYRNA, TURKEY

ON THE NIGHT OF THE PERFORMANCE HE WILL DRIVE WITH HIS CAR FROM DIONYSOS TO THISEOS ROAD WHICH LEADS TO KIFISIAS AVENUE. ALL THE WAY DOWN TO VASILEOS KONSTANTINOU, THEN VASILEOS GEORGIOU, THEN RIGHT AT ZAPPEION, LEFT TO REACH  SYGGROU AVENUE, PASS BY THE COLUMNS OF THE TEMPLE OLYMPIAN ZEUS, TURN RIGHT ON THE FIRST CROSSROAD ON CHATZICHRISTOU STREET, PARK AS CLOSE TO THE HERODEION AND FROM THEN WALK UPWARDS TO THE THEATRE.

 

Konstantinos is a painter. When he was a young boy he had thought “What do I have to say?”, since nothing bothered him, as he comes from a middle class family having all the things he wanted. Perhaps, God heard that and stroke him with a thunderstorm. 16 years ago he had a very serious accident with his motorbike, from which he came out alive, something that was considered to be a miracle. He realized that here is one way in life that someone has to follow, to keep going forward with what we have.

However, what he learned from it is that our strength is not to control things but to adapt to them. Apart from that he is much more conscious about himself and he believes that all people should strive to become more conscious. He later realized that at the time of the accident he was living in a situation best described “unconsciousness before danger, forgetfulness after”.

He believes that what distinguishes him from other people is the different experiences he has, which do not make him different from the others but make his route unique. For that reason he identifies himself with Prometheus, because like him he disturbed the cosmic power. Having the assumption that he can create a world using his powers as a painter, he relates with the narcissistic aspect of Prometheus.

However, he does not read ancient drama, because he did not have to, or need to do so. At this moment, this performance gives him the chance to start reading.

On stage he will be identified by a little drawing he has done of a non realistic figure. It is not him but a moment of himself 16 years ago, revealing mortality.

[250] Prometheus: I caused blind hopes to dwell within their breasts