Phoebus Delivorias: For the children of the crisis and their surrealistic dreams
It all started from an afternoon in 2013. It was the 30th anniversary of the party in Vouliagmeni. Petrides was hosting Lucianos and they were reminiscing. Sideris Printezis was also there. I could hear them snuggling in bed. And I was thinking about my generation. Those poor, poor Telemachus, caught in the crisis at the turn. And they would be doomed on the hike to reminisce about creations they didn't participate in. That night I wrote «Son of a Bastard». And that night, without knowing it, the first foundation of the Terrace was laid, the first scene from «Numbers» was shot in my heart.». Now that the Terrace has come full circle and that the «Numbers» are being shown in the hearts of others, I want to dedicate them to all the children of the crisis. And to tell them not to be afraid of numbers, because they are themselves irresistible numbers.
Their unfulfilled dreams, their fears, their little conflicts and obsessions are irresistible. They are the people with their wonderful imperfections and surrealistic inspirations who will eventually defeat anyone who creates crises from within an office: financial, energy, climate. We're crazy and no one can mess with our crazy.
Numbers and New Mantra is a gathering of such crazies, famous or not, who are above their predetermined lives. I want to host them all, deliver them into the hands of the magician Karantinakis and make them into a Greek comedy that will hold them in time and bring them out into the light. Will my partners and I be able to do it? If not, that's okay, we'll have made the effort. If so, get ready, my friends, because the project still has a lot of twists and turns. On this difficult uphill climb we will be together - and we will make it a song to be seen. Good start!
Margarita Gerogianni: Attic or Crocodile?;
I think that this what makes this particular job so special is that if you ask every person involved in front of and behind the cameras how they feel about «Numbers», they will tell you that it is a personal matter. Phoebus has a talent for making you feel part of a group working towards the same goal. He tells you about his vision and before you know it, it's become yours. So it's all about you; it's all about you. From the idea, the text, the clothing, the photography, the acting. It concerns you with such intensity that you find yourself moving, in real tears, when the credits roll - even though you've already seen the first episode 30 times.
I don't know what good television is, I don't even know how to define television as a genre anymore. But I do know to say that Phoebus is probably Atticus or «Crocodile», Grammenos is definitely a hooded man, Athena is one of my best friends, Jerome will never cut your hair, Jonathan's real name is Gerasimos and Gerasimos« real name is Michael, and many other things that are only personal in my mind and not professional. At first I thought I would not write a text and find the names of all the contributors somewhere and list them without excluding any of them, but then I got carried away and started analyzing. Of course, if there's one thing we know how to do at »Numbers" it's to get carried away and I hope: a) it works out well for us and b) we get carried away for you.
Spyros Grammenos: like a child sticking his tongue out in front of the mirror
What is it that makes for great company?;
If you know the answer, make your company just like that.
If you can broadcast it, make a YouTube channel and tell us about it.
Numbers doesn't know how to do it and I don't know if that's their goal, but the effort to create and get to the screen has made us - all the cast, not just those in front of the cameras but those behind them - a great group of people having a great time.
Of course we've had cliques fighting each other and talking behind each other's backs goes knee deep, but I think that's for another magazine to say. Here let's keep the «we're having a good time and hope this gets out to the world».
Once we know how we did it, we'll create a YouTube channel to tell you about it.
By then you will surely find yourself in one of the «Numbers».
I think we all need to be a little bit of a number. And if there is someone who will say they haven't felt it, let them look in the mirror, remember how they felt as a child and, even for a moment, alone, in front of the mirror, stick their tongue out at themselves. These are the «Numbers» that will keep you company this winter.
Annie Theochari: The proudest numbers
The «Numbers» is a series which tells the story of a forgotten songwriter's attempt to revive Attik's Mantra. So he puts together a group of disparate artists and in trying to set up the weekly Mantra shows they constantly get into the most surreal situations.
But this is not the only truth about «Numbers». The «Numbers» at its heart is everything we live with our friends, everything
everything we say secretly and openly to ourselves, everything we sing in each other's arms at summer concerts and everything we feel when we love each other.
The «Numbers» tell our lives.
I play Kirby. A girl of the people, but with the air of a diva from another era. She's modern and vidacious at the same time. She is conflicted and asserting her self-determination through her art, burlesque. She is sexual and exuberant and she doesn't hide it. She de-objectifies the objectification of women's bodies in each of her performances and decides how much of her body or heart she will show to the audience and the boys. Kirby abolishes guilt about sex and celebrates sexuality in every way possible.
In «Numbers» I had the opportunity to shoot a love scene wearing only my underwear and talk about cellulite. For the first time on Greek television we will see an exuberant body being shown off, not hidden, loved and feeling as sexy as it wants without stereotypes and guilt. We will see an exuberant body as it should be seen. With love.
What if your friends once told you: «Okay, you're a big act,» this show is for you, we're your company, we're your people, we're proud acts.
