YEAR 2 | PERFORMANCES | U(R)TOPIAS ACADEMY OF CHOREOGRAPHY
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YEAR 2 | PERFORMANCES | U(R)TOPIAS ACADEMY OF CHOREOGRAPHY -
PART OF 2023 ΕΛΕΥΣIΣ | EUROPEAN CAPITAL of CULTURE
MYSTERY 59 / YEAR 2 / PERFORMANCES
PERFORMANCES (YEAR 2)
OPENING CEREMONY (4 February 2023)
On 4 February 2023, U(R)TOPIAS Academy of Choreography participated with a collective choreographic work in the opening ceremony of the 2023 Eleusis - European Capital of Culture. The work entitled Kanellopoulou 33 (next to Telios) was presented on the balconies of an unfinished building, as a strong artistic station of the Coastal Cultural Route, which was attended by more than 13,000 people.
The six choreographers of the program, Katerina Foti, Diamanto Hadjizaharia, Christiana Kossiari, Giorgos Papadopoulos, Eliane Roumie and Emmanouella Sakellari, under the artistic curation of Patricia Apergi and Dimitra Mitropoulou, composed a collective work made of their own personal and emotional involvement with the city. The work drew its inspiration from a song by the folk singer Stelios Kazantzidis - a symbol of Elefsina and Greek refugee history, the narratives of the residents and the everyday life of the neighborhood, as well as the city's modern historical landmarks.
CURATORIAL TEXT:
OPENING CEREMONY -KANNELOPOULOU 33
OPENING CEREMONY GALLERY
DANCE MYS+ERIES (29/06 - 02/07/2023)
The second year of the U(R)TOPIAS Academy of Choreography ended with a 3-hour site specific performance in the city of Elefsina. From June 29 to July 2, 2023, U(R)TOPIAS in collaboration with 2023 Eleusis - European Capital of Culture presented Dance MyS+eries/Season 2, under the artistic curation of Patricia Apergi and Aerites Dance Company. Through a collective experiential event, their aim is to showcase the work of emerging choreographers on a wide scale and map a new path in the city of Elefsis.
In Dance MyS+eries the spectators become the initiators of a contemporary ritual that introduces us to the city of Elefsina through dance. They are divided into different episodes, each of them composing the work of each choreographer. Each work is a different station of the performance, which also highlights a hidden aspect of the city. The whole route is guided by the guide-hostess Demeter, as a reference to the honored goddess of the Eleusinian Mysteries. Between the stations, visual lighthouses are created, connecting thematically, in an open and poetic way, the works of the choreographers, thus completing the experiential journey through the space and time of Elefsina.
Artistic Director - Curator: Patricia Apergi
Assistant Artistic Director: Dimitra Mitropoulou
Dramaturgy: Roberto Fratini Serafide
Technical Direction: Nikos Vlasopoulos
Video Recording: Grigoris Panopoulos
Photos: John Kouskoutis
Technical Support: Manos Georgakopoulos
Production: TOOFAREAST
Production Manager: Christos Christopoulos
Production Assistants: Konstantina Douka - Gkosi, Aristidis Kreatsoulas
Production Support & Audience Management Coordination: Anastasia Tsopelaki
Reception & Audience Management: Konstantina Gona, Anastasios Zoubakis, Zoe Koukoutianou, Alexandros Politis, Vasilis Stamatiou, Katerina Christoudi, Danai Christoudi
Performers-Guides: Ilias Chatzigeorgiou, Dimitra Mitropoulou, Caterina Politi
PERFORMANCES
STATION: THE KITCHEN DANCE
A HOUSE TRANCE VOCABULARY
S.02 E.04 / 29-30.06.2023 & 1-2.07.2023
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