SPARTA STAGE-Against the Wind: the flying adventure of Thira

The Hippo Theatre Group presents its new performance for children aged 3-12 entitled “Against the Wind: The Flying Adventure of Thira”, on Saturday, December 6th, 2025, at 12:00 at the SPARTA STAGE.

Story:
Danae, an ornithologist researcher, notices that flocks of birds suddenly lose their orientation. When her superiors mysteriously advise her to stop the research, she decides to continue alone. She follows a flock of starlings on their migratory path and discovers that the destruction of their natural habitats is leading them into chaos. A little starling, Tira, gets lost and ends up in a dangerous metropolis; Danae rescues her, brings her back to the flock, and together they fight to protect the last forest in the area.

PERFORMANCE IDENTITY
Text - Direction: Alexandros Raptis – Fotis Dousos
Assistant Director: Daphne Moutzikou / Educational Activities Design: Sissy Ignatidou
Set Design – Costume Design: Katerina Hatzopoulou
Music: Alexandros Raptis / Orchestration: Giorgos Dousos
Movement: Mika Stefanaki / Production Organisation: Alexandros Raptis

ACTORS:
Evdokia Aspromalli, Anna Kalmanidou

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Venue: SPARTIS STAGE, 53, Kleomvrotou street, Sparta
Performance Day / Time: Saturday, December 6th at 12:00
Duration: 55' without intermission.
Ages: 3-12 years
Ticket Price: €10
Booking Phones: 6976904396, 2114041293 and 6974040085.

A few words about the play:
This is a surreal mystery adventure for children, with comedic and lyrical elements, during which sensitive people and animals will have to work together together "for a better tomorrow", as it is proven that profit and significant financial interests are the primary cause of the destruction of nature.

The original play was written by Photis Dousos and Alexandros Raptis and is inspired by the documentary Connected: The Hidden Science of Everything (2020) by Canadian-American researcher and journalist Latif Nasser. The text focuses on a part of the broader ecological crisis that affects the lives of migratory birds: light pollution and deforestation. In nature, everything is interconnected, and therefore, man and his environmental footprint are crucial to the future of life.

The Hippo theatre group, continuing the special type of physical theatre it has invented (kinemo), creates a performance featuring dominant elements of intense physicality, high energy, live singing, and special kinesiology, offering an exuberant, entertaining spectacle.

With “Tira’s Flying Adventure”, the HIPPRO group aims to cultivate empathy and raise children's awareness of environmental education issues. During the performance, emphasis is placed on values ​​such as ecological awareness, self-respect, respect and love for nature and animals. The disruption of the balance of natural ecosystems is expected to become the planet’s major problem in the coming decades, and we believe that raising children’s awareness on the issue should be an absolute priority. Only if we all do something together will we be able to reverse the situation.
The performance is being staged with the support of the Hellenic Ornithological Society.