EUdaimonía does not promise a demonic evening, as the title might suggest. In fact, "Eudaimonía" in Greek simply means bliss, and in philosophy describes the state of a fulfilled life. Many people flocking to Europe are also hoping for such a paradisiacal life. In her commissioned work for the Plauen-Zwickau Theatre, Georgian author and director Tamó Gvenetadze takes a look at the European reception of Medea. Why is Medea primarily known in Western European cultural history as a child murderer, while in her native Georgia she is honoured as a healer and Queen of Colchis?
The production is part of the tetralogy of the Chemnitz, Plauen-Zwickau, Mittelsächsisches Theater Freiberg and Eduard-von-Winterstein-Theater Annaberg-Buchholz theatres. As part of the Capital of Culture Year 2025, four theatres are each approaching this shared space in their own way by performing on a different stage.
All information about the play on the website of the Plauen-Zwickau Theatre
