“Breathing Earth” by TOPOS ALLOU-AEROPLIO Theater travels to Frankfurt / En.

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“Breathing Earth” by TOPOS ALLOU-AEROPLIO Theater (https://topos- allou.gr/) travels to Frankfurt to participate in the Sommerwerft Theaterfestival am Fluss (http://www.sommerwerft.de/), organized by the
renowned ANTAGON Aktion Theater, on July 31.

An urgent theatrical reflection on climate change within the TREES – Creative Europe project.

Following its powerful premiere at the FALLEN TREES Festival in Athens (June 18–22), the evocative performance “Breathing Earth” by TOPOS ALLOU – AEROPLIO Theater will travel to Germany for a special presentation at the
Sommerwerft Theaterfestival am Fluss, organized by the renowned ANTAGON Aktion Theater, on July 31 beside the Main River in Frankfurt at the Weseler Werft (directly at the Main) at 9.45 p.m.

FREE ENTRANCE TO ALL
Suitable for ages 3 -103 years old

“Breathing Earth” is part of TREES, a pan-European initiative supported by Creative Europe, uniting seven major theater organizations around a shared vision of ecological awareness and artistic innovation. With climate change as its focal point, the production merges visual poetry, physical theater, and installation art to explore humanity’s broken connection to nature—through the eyes, voices, and memories of trees.

Directed by Nikolas Kamtsis, the founder of TOPOS ALLOU-AEROPLIO, the piece is
a deep ecological meditation. It combines elements of amazing inspired movement, and a poetic script devised collectively by an international team of artists, performers, and environmental researchers. The result is a performance that transforms theater into a ritual space—where trees “speak” of deforestation, fire, drought, resistance, and renewal.

The production’s scenography, designed to “breathe” with the landscape, used biodegradable materials, live soundscapes, and lighting that responded to natural shadows and wind.

“Breathing Earth is not just a play,” says Nikolas Kamtsis. “It is a call to rethink our place in the ecosystem. We have to listen again—especially to what doesn’t speak our language: trees, soil, silence.”

The Sommerwerft Festival, one of Europe’s leading open-air cultural festivals with a strong focus on social and environmental themes, is the perfect next stop for this traveling piece. As it is staged beside the river Main, “Breathing Earth” will adapt
once more to a new environment, continuing its life as a performance rooted in transformation and responsiveness.

Performance Details:

Title: “Breathing Earth” Presented by: TOPOS ALLOU-AEROPLIO Theater
Next Stop: July 31, 2025 – Sommerwerft Theaterfestival, Frankfurt
Time: 9.45 p.m. Duration: 55 minutes
Αges: 3 to 103 years old
Part of the TREES Project – Co-funded by the Creative Europe
Program of the European Union
For further information, images, or interview requests:
Contact: euprogram@topos-allou.gr | performances@topos-allou.gr
Official website www.toposallou.gr

Composition-Text-Direction: NIKOS KAMTSIS
Set Design – Costume Design: MIKA PANAGOU
Costume Design: VANIA ALEKSANDROVA
Music: CHRISTOS XENAKIS
Movement-Choreography: NATALIA STYLIANOU
Song: NATALIE FLOURI
Sound and Lighting: MANOS GERGAKOPOULOS
Assistant Set Designer, Masks: IOANNA KARAGIORGOU
Assistant Costume Designer: MARIA PAPAMELETIOU
Sculptures: Fellizol s.a.