Parabases: James Joyce - Ulysses/Molly Bloom's soliloquy

In November, Parabases - SNFCC Reader's Theater - continue at the Lighthouse, staged by a leading Greek theater director of the new generation, Dimitris Karantzas.

Under his direction, Parabases revisit pioneering voices in literature, theater and poetry. Women writers and poets who left their mark through their trailblazing work, iconic female fictional and dramatic characters come alive in the Parabases literary salon.

«...and then I asked him with my eyes to ask again yes and then he asked me would I yes to say yes my mountain flower and first I put my arms around him yes and drew him down Jo me so he could feel my breasts all perfume yes and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will Yes.»

Molly Bloom's soliloquy

In November's Parabases, the great theater actress Reni Pittaki performs what is perhaps the most important interior monologue in the history of literature, Molly Bloom's soliloquy from James Joyce's Ulysses.

A landmark of modernist literature, Ulysses recounts the adventures of modern-day Odysseus, Leopold Bloom, on 16 June 1904 in Dublin.

In the last «rhapsody» (Episode 18: Penelope), Joyce's Penelope, Molly Bloom, considers her various admirers, revisits the day's events, reminisces about her childhood days and failed stage career, in eight long paragraphs without any punctuation.

The obscenity of Ulysses is one of the main reasons why the novel was originally banned in several countries.

*James Joyce's Ulysses, translated into Greek by Sokratis Kapsaskis, courtesy of Kedros Publishers.

Director: Dimitris Karantzas

Performed by Reni Pittaki

Audio environment: Yorgos Poulios

Sunday 10/11 | 17.00

For ages 15+

Admission: €5

*Sale starting on Tuesday 29/10 for SNFCC Members (up to 100 seats for Members and Guest).

*Sale starting on Wednesday 30/10 for the public.

For more information, please contact SNFCC call center at +30 216 8091000.

This is an event funded by the grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). Alongside the core program of free-admission events, provided free of charge thanks to SNF grants, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center organizes a series of events for which a low admission fee applies, helping SNFCC to diversify its income sources while ensuring its long-term financial robustness.