EURIPIDES' "CRETANS"
The enigmatic work of Euripides "Cretans", seeks to compose its fragments, which come to life on stage, bound by a metaphysical Minoan ritual atmosphere. A journey through time and the maze. In Knossos, which means Knowledge.
And the vision of Daedalus to lead us back and forth in time, inside and outside the aspects and corridors of our mind and soul. The myth of Pasiphae, the position of the holy woman, the enigmatic role of the dance of the mystics, the male thrashing as a seal of the sacred union of Pasiphae-Taurus, the dance of the Moon and the Sun, the dance of life, the ritual of blessings, the Great Mother Goddess, and Icarus in a melancholy monotony before his fall. Initiation. Release. Magic.
FAOS- Artemis, the Transfiguration of the Soul
Caryatids, Amazons, Small & Big Bears, Moon Priestesses, Far North virgins, Hunters, Hippolytus and the Trojans, in a series of metamorphoses on stage,
with games of Light.
4 SACRED MANIAS of Plato
The 4 Holy Manias are listed in the work "Phaedrus" by Plato and are the "keys", so that the Soul can release its hidden possibilities, experience ecstasy and unite with the Divine.
Divination, Performance, Poetry and Erotic Mania are performed through dance and music, as we advocate that philosophical knowledge is transferred directly and archetypally through Art.
It is a choreographed play that embosses the concepts of the Holy Mania of Plato, harmoniously combining dance, music songs, narration, prose and musical dialogue with excerpts from Plato's "Phaedrus".
OPENING CEREMONY OF MOUNTAIN RACE OF DELPHES "In the Footsteps of Defkalion"
Sports. Culture. The noble rivalry. And the flame that stays alive. In the homeland of Phoebus. And of Angelos Sikelianos. An effort to hear the echoes of our cultural heritage. That is why the mountain race is framed by simple but essential ceremonies of opening, touch of flame and awards, which strengthen the ties of the people with their heritage. Dances from antiquity to the patterns of Delphic festivals, vivid images that make the whole world one.
Shining sunlight. In the hospitable city of Apollo. In Delphes.
PHALLEPHORIA
A procession of the sacred phallic stele of Dionysus, with the outgoing actor-Dionysus and the ensuing Dionysian troupe consisting of Maenads, Satyrs, Silinos, methokops and the god Pan. A procession accompanied by Bacchanalian music by bagpipes, ancient flutes, and drums. With improvised mocking phallus song and the ancient comic dance of Kordakas. With the so-called eucharist, where wine is shared from a large vessel and the song and dance continue with modern playful songs of the folk tradition, thus connecting the primordial yesterday with the eternal today. "
SCIENCE & CHOROS
When art meets science, something new is born ... Video art for the Greek root of scientific concepts such as diabetes, treatment, insulin, the cycle. Technology, innovation, dance art. An anthem to the Greekness of Science.
THE DANCE OF THE BEES "From Transfiguration to Renaissance"
When the past mixes up with today and memory with oblivion.
The Bees, priestesses of Demeter, in her own land-Eudaimona Chora- come to awaken the memory of the waters and the mysteries of the essence. Holy passages from light to darkness and from darkness to light.
Calling the primordial memory of the place, the soul bathes in the purity of the waters of the Arini spring, wanders like a Persephone, aches like the black-clad Demeter and finds the strength to transform, to plant a new seed, to be reborn.