The iconic figures of Medea, Maria Callas and Melina Mercouri took part in the eleven performances of the theatrical monologue “Women of Passion, Women of Greece”, presented from 12 to 28 September in four Chinese cities, in the framework of the 2nd International Monodrama Festival.
The GNTO of China supported the performances as “gold sponsor”, following a proposal by the Sino-Hellenic Performing Arts Alliance, as Greek culture is one of the main factors attracting Chinese visitors to our country.
The premiere, which took place on 12 September at the Oriental Art Space Theatre in Beijing in the presence of the Ambassador of Greece to China, Eugene-Dimitrios Kalpyris, and members of the Greek Embassy, was attended by representatives of travel agencies and PR companies of the country, invited by the Greek National Tourism Organization (“GNTO”). On the sidelines of the show, the head of the China GNTO Office, Pavlos Murmas, and the deputy head of the same office, Michalis Michael Michaelides, had an extensive discussion with the CEO of Crown International Travel Group, Iqbal Hassan, on the creation of new tourist packages to Greece.
The performances were broadcasted by many Chinese media, by posts of the Greek Embassy in Beijing and the Chinese Embassy in Athens, as well as by viewers’ posts on social media and especially on the leading Chinese social networking, payment and purchase of various services (travel etc.) WeChat.
