The Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation and the Karolos Koun Art Theatre, in collaboration with the Teatro Patologico and the NGO “Skepi”, invite you to an open discussion on Art and Disability, on Wednesday 18 June 2025 at 19.00, at the theatre stage of 14 Frynichou Street in Plaka.
Artists with disabilities openly discuss everyday life, art, the art of everyday life, the challenges and difficulties in their work. The discussion is framed by mental health experts.
Speakers:
Amalia Atsalaki, Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, psychotherapist through art.
Eli Driva, actress.
Irene Kourouvani, dancer, choreographer, athlete.
Katerina Malakate, writer.
Kaiti Sereti, child psychologist.
Greetings:
Alberto Amadei, Head of the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Italy in Athens.
Dario D’Ambrosi, Artistic Director of the Teatro Patologico.
Kali Pagoulatou – Kyparissi, Director of the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation – President of the Board of Directors of the Karolos Koun Art Theatre.
Music: Irene Karagianni, mezzo-soprano and Grigoris Zambaras, pianist, professor at the University of Tampa, Florida.
Nikiforos Ilias Tsekouras, a teenager on the autism spectrum, paints on stage.
Under the auspices of the Embassy of Italy
The event takes place on the occasion of the performance of Medea by the Teatro Patologico, which will be staged at the Art Theatre on 17 and 19 June 2025. Much more than a performance, the excellent result of a theatre therapy course that embraces children with severe mental and physical disabilities, absolute protagonists on stage. In collaboration with the University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, this work was born in the context of the world’s first university course Integrated Theatre of Emotions, an educational and therapeutic course that has revolutionized the way we understand inclusion through art.