The World of C. P. Cavafy (Alexandria 1863-1933)
A feature by COLIN NEARS with David March as Cavafy
' A Greek gentleman in a straw hat, standing absolutely motionless, at a slight angle to the universe.' (E. u. FORSTER) ' The erotic world he depicts is one of casual pick-ups and short-lived affairs ... But he refuses to pretend that his memories of moments of sensual pleasure are unhappy or spoiled by feelings of guilt ... As a witness, he is exceptionally honest.' (W. B. AUDEN ) ' Cavafy is one of the last flowers of a dying civilisation — with large withered leaves, a long unhealthy stem, with no seed.' (NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS ) ' And now, what will become of us without Barbarians?
These people were some sort of a solution.' (CAVAFY)
With MICHAEL TUDOR BARNES , TIMOTHY BATESON , JOHN GABRIEL
ANTHONY NEWLANDS , ROY SPENCER MANNING WILSON and YASHAR ADEM Directed by JOHN THEOCHARIS
(The Walls and the Visions - the love poems of Cavafy: tomorrow
10.0 pm)