Beneath the Mask 15-26/10/2014 - Nea Epidavros

Youth Exchange: Beneath the Mask

October 15-26, 2014 Epidaurus - Greece

....'Who are you?' said the Caterpillar.

'I -I hardly know, sir, just at present - at least I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.'

Lewis Carroll: Alice in Wonderland

The mask as a primordial symbol can be found in various cultures across the continents and during the centuries. In particular, the mask was used either as a symbol of mockery and disguise or as an item used for hiding the face or even as a means of communication with the gods and the dead. Nowadays, we disguise ourselves either to hide or to comply with social conventions, or to "liberate" us by playing a role driven from desire or curiosity. Youth Mobility Center, influenced by the present sociopolitical situation, but also driven from personal needs and interests, decided to use the symbol of the mask as a means of exploring the concept of diversity. For this purpose, we organized this youth exchange with the participation of 6 young people from 4 different countries (Greece – Italy – Romania – Croatia) who worked together for a period of 11 days in order to present a theatrical peroformance at the Amphitheater of Nea Epidavros.