Kera A Stage 2019

RIZOMA

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