It's autumn. A poplar tree stands alone in the middle of a field. One day a farmer arrives on his white horse, ties it to the tree's trunk and starts to work the land in the neighbouring field. The animal and the tree get to know each other, realising that, to their surprise, one understands the other's language.

"L'Étrange Amour" is a performance for 1 dancer and 1 musician, a children's story staged for audiences of all ages, based on the book "The strange love of the horse and the poplar tree" by Christos Boulotis, published in Greek in 1987.

Dance, voice Mairi Pardalaki

Music Gaspar Claus, Stavros Parginos

Outside eye Maria Yannaros

Costumes Anna Cleeves

Voice direction Katerina Fotinaki, Claire Dubuisson

Photos Lina Pardalaki

Production Berdahi

With the support of Impact Hub Athens, Kinitiras Artistic Network for Performing Arts

Performed at

Kypseli Municipal Market, Athens (GR) / 2019