The ceremony was presented by actors Panagiota Monia and Christodoulos Martas and was directed by Alexia Roider, while Elena Antoniou, Styliana Aristeidou, Christos Gavriil, Petros Konnaris, Loizos Konstantinouzou and Hatikou participated.
The evening opened with a greeting from the President of the Republic and a welcome from the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dimitris Karagiannis, who stressed that “the THOK Theater Awards are an institution that wants to emphasize, but also to highlight in Cypriot society, the important the role that the people of the Theater play in shaping the collective consciousness ”.
"The mission of the theater," said Mr. Karagiannis, "is not only limited to objectively depicting reality but also to revealing the deeper causes of the phenomena, to helping the development of people's social consciousness, to mobilize them with its strong impact on the struggle for a better and more meaningful life ”.
"Today, as never before, when the economic crisis flattens values and principles, which plunders human dignity and pulsates the lives of entire peoples," said Mr. Karagiannis, "today, more than ever, people must bend down and study the timeless. and universal theatrical texts born of the experiences of the gods and men, to live the redemptive theatrical art and to rejoice in the aesthetics, beauty and entertainment that a theatrical performance offers ”.
During the ceremony, the Awards were presented as follows:
The Music Award to Alkinoos Ioannidis for the music of the play "Bacches". The award was presented by the President of the THOK Artistic Committee, Athos Erotokritou.
The Movement Award in Natalie Amman for the movement of the play "Cyclops". The award was presented by the Chairman of the Jury of the Awards 2009-2011, Christos Zezidis.
The Scenography Award to Nikos Kouroussi for the setting of the play "Slaughterhouse". The award was presented by the Director of THOK, Varnavas Kyriazis.
The Costume Design Award in Marina Nikolaidou for the costumes of the show "Beckett X5". The award was presented by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Housing Financing Organization, Christakis Loizidis.
The Multimedia Design Award in Nikoleta Kalatha for the design of the multimedia of the play "The Disease". The award was presented by the General Manager of RIK, Themis Themistokleous.
The Best Child Performance Award was given at the Antidoto Theater for the play "To Kryftouli". The award was presented by the President of the Jury of the Award, Eleni Smyrniou.
The Theatrical Prize to George Neophytou for his work "DNA". The award was presented by the Chairman of the Education Committee of the Parliament, Nikos Tornaritis.
The Best Actress Performance Award to Elena Papadopoulou for her performance in the play "The Sakatis of the island". The award was presented by the President of the Board of Directors of THOK, Dimitris Karagiannis.
The Best Actor Performance Award to Antonis Katsaris for his performance in the play "The new order of things". The award was presented by the Minister of Education and Culture, George Demosthenous.
The Director's Award to George Rodosthenous for directing the production "Body Painted Blue". The award was presented on behalf of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, MP Roula Mavronikola.
The Grand Prize of THOK Theater in Stefanos Athinenitis. The award was presented by the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Dimitris Christofias.
Source: LIBERAL