Kera A Stage 2019
RIZOMA – 2019
Sound and motion had the leading parts in this year’s Kera Mia Skini act, where for second consecutive year Kera village was transformed into a grand theater art stage. The artistic group Medea Electronique and Giortes Rokkas spread a narration net all over Kera Village. Sound artists, dramaturgs and performers explored and created a new form of artistic, digital mapping in Kera, producing the Sound Landscape “Soundscapes_Rizomata”, involving places, monuments, landscapes, sounds and interview with the locals.
A walk-through that triggers -both in a theatrical and audio way – specific parts of the village, rewriting the unspoken script of the area. A project at the intersection of art, technology, sound research and field recording, through interviews and narrations of life, soundscapes, composures, poetry, dance, performances.
The act was also embraced by the Phorography lab ‘Postcards from Home’ with instructors Foteini Papahatzi and Lia Nalmpantidou and the Lantern construction laboratory with instructor Georgina Drakouoli-Solo.
The theater lab was also conducted for the first time, during which for two weeks, theater and dance students, as well as new artists had the opportunity to stay in the villages and attend intensive labs, seminars and lectures by theoreticals and practitioners of Theater. The participants also had the chance to work with the artists of the main theatrical action “Kera One Stage” and take part in the theatrical happenings.
Video 2019: https://youtu.be/M5k9_WZ71yk
It is also important to note that the theater art Kera Mia Skini – Rizoma, through the application of ‘My City-My Sound’ (http://mycitymysounds.zkm.de) by Medea Electronique reaches every part of the globe and users can listen to the happenings and the sounds of the villages. Just click on the link, locate Greece|Crete|Kera with the cursor, and listen to the abstracts. This way, Giortes Rokkas and their artists travel around the world.
Credits
Artistic Direction
Mety Panagiotopoulou
Audible Walk
Conception and Realization: Medea Electronique
Composition and sound planning: Manolis Manousakis
Dramaturgy: Aggeliki Poulou
Lighting planning: Nikos Papaevaggeliou
Costumes: Vasiliki Sirma
Visual Arts: Xanthi Kontou
Artist Support: Katerina Maragoudaki, Ioanna Simantiraki, Giorgos Petrakis, Lefteris Petrakis, Georgia Katsoulaki.
Technical Support: Giannis Likos, Christos Housos, Giorgos Maroulakos
Kera Mia Skini II – Rizoma
Photography – Montage: Panagiotis Goumpouros
Guest artists and art theoretics, Theater conference “Cracks in the modern theatrical map”:
Manolis Siragakis, Assistant Lecturer of Theatrology, University of Crete, Art Director at Antivaro Festival, Rethymno [coordinator]
Dio Kaggelari, Assistant Lecturer of Theatrology, Aristotelean Univeristy of Thessaloniki
Simos Kakalas, Director
Georgia Mavragani, Director
Giannis Kozatsas, academian, Social scientist researcher
Guest artists and researchers: Romanos Alemis Triantafillidis, Trifonia Aggelidou, Dimitris Mpampilis, Nantia Deligianni, Eleni Golfinopoulou, Dimitra Kousteridou, Thodoris Paraskakis, Georgia Pazarloglou, Alexander Solo, Elia Vardaki, Irene Papageorgiou, Vasilis Papageorgiou, Andreas Papageorgiou, Haris Papaemmanouel
Guest artists – Theater Workshop Instructors: Hippo Theatre Group (Fotis Dousos – Alexandros Raptis), Theoni Koutsounaki, Phaedra Pisimisi, Valentina Papadimitraki, Aggelika Stavropoulou, Anna Papagiannaki Divani (‘Agalim’ Phonetic Group), Natasha Martin, Stella Skordara, Margot Newkirk, Io Asithianaki, Teti Aivatzidou, Yannis Papatzanis, Anthi Fourki, Yannis Dallianis, Marilita Lampropoulou.
Guest Artists: Avraam Alexandra, Aliferi Georgia, Anastasiadou Alexandra, Vemmos Anstasios, Giannaraki Despina, Degleri Urania, Kavoukli Anthia, Mavriyanni Anna, Ntinou Maria, Stamataki Aria.
Artists per happening
Rizoma – Theater
Direction – rendition: Theoni Koutsounaki
The Passage – Dance
Choreography – rendition: Phaedra Pisimisi – Mihara Keisuke
Musician: Anthi Fourki
The Beyond – Dance
Choreography – Rendition:
Sophia Galanaki, Ioannia Papachristou, Thodoris Georgedakis
The Connections – Handmade Synthesizer, Painting
Audiovisual Rendition: Dimitra Kousteridou
The Romance – Theater
Direction: Haris Papaemmanouel
Musician: Aggeliki Kasda
Rendition: Tasos Vemmos, Andrianna Avraam
The Return – Theater
Direction: Zoe Xanthopoulou
Direction: Zoe Xanthopoulou – Apostolis Psarros
The InBetween – Dance
Choreography – Rendition: Daniela Pisimisi
The Stones and the People Α’- Dance
Choreography: Phaedra Pisimisi
Rendition: Anastasiadou Alexandra, Giannaraki Despina, Degleri Urania
The Stones and the People Β΄- Dance
Choreography – Rendition: Natasha Martin
The Words
Rizitika
The Preayer
Sound Composure
The Summer – Theater– InterAct
Theater of the shoe on a Tree: Valentina Papadimitraki, Stellina Ioannidou, Mary Athanasiou
The Irrationals – Theater
Direction – Rendition: Thesis Theater Company [Trifonia Aggelidou, Diamantis Adamantidis, Yannis Sampsalakis]
Musician: Dimitris Tigkas
The Fear – Theater
Direction: Marilita Lampropoulou
Rendition: Giannis Dalianis, Marilita Lampropoulou
Support: Olga Gratsaniti
Gamers and Games – Interactive Soundgame
Eleni Golfinopoulou
The Tree – Theater
Direction: Dimitris Bambilis
Script: Mety Panagiotopoulou
Rendition: Maria Ntinou
In Love – Dance
Rendtion: Ioanna Simantiraki, Giorgos Papadakis
Musician: Leonidas Lainakis
The Forrest Α΄- Phonetic group – Body Theater
Direction – Rendition: Agali m’ (Anna Papagiannaki-Divani, Katerina Zacharopoulou) and the Theater Workshop Guest Artists
The Forrest Β΄ – Phonetic group – Body Theater
Direction – Rendition: Agali m’ (Anna Papagiannaki-Divani, Katerina Zacharopoulou)
Musician: Aggeliki Kasda, Dimitris Tigkas
The Resistance – Dance
Choreography – Rendition: Arya Stamataki
The Bodies – Music with body
Choreography: Natasha Martin
Percussion: Anthi Fourki, Giannis Papatzanis
Rendition: All artists
Villages of Light, Villages of Sound
Lantern Installation, Audible Walk
Lanters: Georgina Drakouli-Solo
And the participants of the Lantern construction workshop: Maria Kataki, Roula Konsolaki, Maria Fountzoulogou, Sophia Arkouli Saridaki, Stella Maria Kastanaki, Maritina Freskaki, Argiro Orfanoudaki, Chritina Dimopoulou, Hara Kastanaki, Ersi Meko, Stabroula Kokkinaki, Giannis Tsoutsias, Marina Tsekrezi, Eleni Rigaki, Lefteris Kastanakis, Markella Skalidaki, Pavlopoulou Marina, Eirini Tsoura, Haroula Fotaki
Audible Walk: Alexandros Solo, Dan Beck
Field Sound Recording: Medea Electronique, Dan Beck
Music: Stefanis Tsontakis (mantinades, vocals), Alexandros Solo (electronics, bouzouki, guitar), Dan Beck (Campus, baglamas)
Interviews/Readings: Katerina Maragoudaki, Panagiotis Saridakis, Sophia Saridaki, Christos Maragoudakis, Giorgos Kastanakis, Christina Dimopoulou, Maria Fountoulaki, Antonis Giannarakis, Stefanis Tsontakis, Medea Electoronique
Postcards from home
Photography Exhibition
Instructors: Fotini Papahatzi, Lia Nalmpantidou
Postcards from home Photography workshop Guest Artists: Marika Tsouderou, Jenny Kariotaki, Mehran Khalili, Makaronas Matthaios, Alexandra Hatzidaki, Erofili Gagani, Anna Chronaki, Manioudaki Stella, Maria Pateraki, Efrosini Makedona-Pagkopoulou, Yorgos Kiropoulos, Maria Argiriou, Georgia Chaniotaki, Marisia Manola
Volunteers: Mavrigianni Anna, Stefanos Makris, Ramsis Hijazi, Marina Tsekrezi, Eirini Tsoura, Merkella Skalidaki, Manos Marinakis, Dimitra Mpourdaki, Stella Katanaki, Hara Katanaki, Anastasia Mpourdaki, Nikos Vhristoulakis, Georgia Papadogianni, Lefteris Kastanakis, Eleni Rigaki, Saridakis Giorgos, Stavroula Kokkinaki, Haroula Fotaki, Dimitris Stratakos, Ben Lowinski, Marien Hildebrand