Starts at:
6th of April 2024
Time: 17:00 – 18:30
Location
B&M Theocharakis Visual Arts & Music Foundation
A creative writing, imagination and expression workshop based on The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. A wonderful story for young and old, translated into over 300 languages.
A few words about the plot of the book
The book’s narrator crashes his plane, which has been damaged, in the desert. There he meets an unusual child, the Little Prince, who meet and become friends. The Little Prince asks the most pointed questions, sees the world in a completely different light and is not afraid to tell adults hard truths.
The Little Prince narrates his visit to other planets, where there are vain people but also some more “human” ones (a few of course). On his journey he makes some insightful and idealistic observations about life and human nature and teaches the narrator about emotions such as the meaning of loneliness, love, loss and friendship. Within a few pages, all of human nature unfolds.
Some of the most “famous” phrases in the book
“You only see clearly with the heart. The essence is invisible to the eyes.”
“Grown-ups never understand anything on their own, and it’s tiring for children to have things explained to them over and over again.”
“People don’t always need advice. Sometimes all they need is a hand to hold, an ear to listen and a heart to understand.”
Do you love long trips? How often do you put yourself in other people’s shoes? Have you ever wondered what exists outside our own planet? Can you share your feelings by expressing them through creative writing?
For you, dear, young friends who love… world travel, use your imagination, enjoy every moment like a child, love to discover new things and… overflow with emotions, come and share the story of the Little Prince by adding your own writings strokes through elements of your character, discovering new “personal” planets and coloring all your feelings with words!
And remember: what is worth is the “travel” with your own “luggage”! Your Guide at this wonderful Journey will be: Elpida Minadaki, author of children’s books, screenwriter and actress.
6, 13, 20, 27 April 2024
Saturday, 17:00-18:30
Total cost of participation: €80
THF Friends participation fee: €72
Book your ticket here
Maximum number of entries: 15
For the functional operation of the Course, accompanying children are not allowed in the auditorium. The attendants can wait in the waiting area on the ground floor of the building, visit the exhibitions* and the shop* of the Foundation, or enjoy relaxing moments in the Café Merlin* (*not included in the ticket price of the program).
Seat transfers are allowed up to 48 hours before the relevant program. For programs held Saturday to Friday at 3:00 p.m. Refunds of the ticket price are made only in case of cancellation of the relevant program by the Foundation.
About Creative team “SPITHES”
The creative group Spithes (which means Sparks in English) consists of the copywriter-author Elpida Minadaki, the educator Angeliki Angelopoulou and five more talented proffessionals. More than seven years now, they ‘rekindle the Writing Spark’ in every child who wants to express his/her talent and become a… young writer!
Elpida Minadaki
Elpida Minadaki loves arts and fairy tales. She believes that art travels through the power of fairy tales. She is a screenwriter, author of children’s books and actor.
She has written scripts for television, theater and commercials.
She has published the ecological fairy tale “Litsa, the Bag”, Ocelotos Publications, on the theme of Recycling, “The Ballerina who did not Dance”, Ydroplano Publications about the willpower and the painter Degas, which has been dramatized by the Karidotsouflo Group, “The Journey of the Red Umbrella”, Kedros Publications, on the theme of Botticelli’s Birth of Venus, adapted by her and staged., “The Fantastic Buttons and the Rain of Stars”, Livani Publications, “The Rescue of the Dawn”, Ydroplano Publications, as well as participation in group editions.
She teaches creative writing courses for children at the Theocharakis Foundation and other Institutions, as well as schools, municipalities and multi-purpose halls. She is a founding member of the SPITHES creative team. She is also a member of the Union of Screenwriters of Greece, the Circle of the Greek Children’s Book-Greek Section of IBBY and the Women’s Literary Society.
