In the project “Min(d)ing Ibsen, the play “An Enemy of the People” is used as medium to shed light on the controversial issue of gold mining in Skouries, Greece. In the middle of an acute financial, social and humanitarian crisis, he project searches for what a citizen would sacrifice in order to survive or, in other words, what they consider fundamental in order to thrive. Classic form of realistic theatre blends with documentary theatre. The participants will be both actors, caring out selected scenes from Ibsen’s text, as well as non-actors who will contribute with their knowledge and experience on stage regarding the ambiguous mining in Chalkidiki. The performance is to be staged in the Town Hall of Thessaloniki. More...