Open AccessSorrow is Turned to Joy: A Play about the 1909 Adana Massacres, Staged by Armenian Genocide Survivors in Greece
Author(s) -
Matthias Bjørnlund,
Iben Hendel Philipsen
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of armenian genocide studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1829-4405
DOI - 10.51442/ijags.0004
Subject(s) - armenian , genocide , sorrow , danish , context (archaeology) , history , gender studies , art , sociology , ancient history , literature , political science , law , philosophy , archaeology , linguistics
In April 1924, a group of Armenian women genocide survivors in the care of a Danish missionary organization in Thessaloniki staged a play; Sorrow is Turned to Joy, based on the 1909 Adana massacres. The article briefly explores the framework and context of the missionary organization, the actors, and the theatrical performance, followed by a translation of the entire play from Danish into English.