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The Shape of Circle
A performance-lecture-walk about Omonoia Square by Mass/Mkultra
17 April - 24 May 2019
But the circle is a trap. You don’t need to go beyond it. Its enough to make circles around the square, to turn and look from all sides, without making a step beyond it. We are just standing there looking. There are many of us that we have fallen into this trap of quietly looking at the depth of the streets, the different possible routes without taking any (Constantina Theodorou, Omonia Diaries)
A performance about incomplete plans and the persistence of life in conditions of constant stagnation. A journey through the history of Omonoia square, centre for all incomplete plans for the city of Athens from the beginning of the Greek modern state to today, a route through ephemeral mini-utopias, a walk through changing seasons. A performance-lecture about the making of the modern Greek State, about nostalgic constructions, about the possibilities of exodus and symbiosis.
The performance begins in a secret location of the city with a performance-lecture on personal and collective histories/mythologies. Audience members are then guided through different routes in the city to end up in a space out of time. Diaries, construction materials, failed urban plans, old collections, songs from places faraway and the little pigeons of the square guide us in this night walk in a forgotten part of the city centre, and invite us to rethink together the "productivity" of the streets and surrounding city space.
Created by the company
Performed/Devised by: Constantina Theodorou, Mary Lousi, Yorgia Karidi, Gigi Argyropoulou/Evangelie Fili
Direction: Gigi Argyropoulou
Video: Constantina Theodorou
Assistant Director: Evangelie Fili
This performance is supported by The Greek Ministry of Culture
https://mkultraperformance.wordpress.com/
A performance-lecture-walk about Omonoia Square by Mass/Mkultra
17 April - 24 May 2019
But the circle is a trap. You don’t need to go beyond it. Its enough to make circles around the square, to turn and look from all sides, without making a step beyond it. We are just standing there looking. There are many of us that we have fallen into this trap of quietly looking at the depth of the streets, the different possible routes without taking any (Constantina Theodorou, Omonia Diaries)
A performance about incomplete plans and the persistence of life in conditions of constant stagnation. A journey through the history of Omonoia square, centre for all incomplete plans for the city of Athens from the beginning of the Greek modern state to today, a route through ephemeral mini-utopias, a walk through changing seasons. A performance-lecture about the making of the modern Greek State, about nostalgic constructions, about the possibilities of exodus and symbiosis.
The performance begins in a secret location of the city with a performance-lecture on personal and collective histories/mythologies. Audience members are then guided through different routes in the city to end up in a space out of time. Diaries, construction materials, failed urban plans, old collections, songs from places faraway and the little pigeons of the square guide us in this night walk in a forgotten part of the city centre, and invite us to rethink together the "productivity" of the streets and surrounding city space.
Created by the company
Performed/Devised by: Constantina Theodorou, Mary Lousi, Yorgia Karidi, Gigi Argyropoulou/Evangelie Fili
Direction: Gigi Argyropoulou
Video: Constantina Theodorou
Assistant Director: Evangelie Fili
This performance is supported by The Greek Ministry of Culture
https://mkultraperformance.wordpress.com/
| Originalspråk | engelska |
|---|---|
| Utgivningsformat | blandat material |
| Status | Published - 2019 |
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