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PHRASIS

The upcoming performance «Phrasis», created by choreographer Tzeni Argyriou and Amorphy dance company, will be presented within the program “All of Greece, One Culture” initiated by the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports, as an official selection of the National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (ΕMST). The performance will take place on Sunday, September 20, 2020, 6pm-7pm at Olympieio Archaeological Site. 

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PHRASIS
A performance by Tzeni Argyriou

SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER – 18.00-19.00
OLYMPIEIO ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Admission with the archeological site’s ticket, at least half an hour before the beginning of the performance – Full: € 8, Reduced: € 4. It is necessary to book and present an admission ticket:

Living in a time where physical distance and digital alienation have become fundamental parts of our social life, this project seeks to keep alive the human necessity of physical presence, communication and interaction. Expectantly, the project might become the occasion that brings our bodies in a common space, and connects us through an ancient land and a natural surrounding throughout the past, the present and the future. The starting point of the focus, study and research during the creation of the performance Phrasis by Tzeni Argyriou is the triptych “speech – body – space” and the relationships and interpretations that occur by the interaction of these three elements. The performance draws its inspiration and materials from phrases, known or unknown, such as proverbs and ancient sayings, as well as from ancient and contemporary artworks, raising the question of how such condensed information embodied in timeless phrases may be attributed and interpreted today, physically, verbally and vocally.

What happens when knowledge is interpreted in such a way that it is able to feed the experience of body movement? How can movements be translated into images, words, notions and vice-versa?
Phrasis by Tzeni Argyriou is constituted from fragments-phrases that are interconnected, not by a linear continuity but rather as autonomous parts of a whole project. Two of these fragments will be presented on Sunday, September 20, 2020: Phrasis to go, a quartet inspired by sacred geometrical formations, architectural symmetries and repetitions of motives, and Phrasis to build, a solo inspired by sculptures and paintings that represent various different eras, with strong use of gestures, as well as classical, contemporary, abstract and religious figures.

These two fragments are part of a broader ongoing research conducted by the artist and new fragments will be presented within the frame of a new performance series at EMST, in dialogue with artworks from the museum’s collection.

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CONTRIBUTORS

Concept – Choreography: Tzeni Argyriou

Performers: Nancy Stamatopoulou, Ermis Malkotsis, Nikos Dragonas, Chara Kotsali, Joseph Nama

Scientific collaborator – Curator: Daphne Vitali

Dramaturgical support: Armin Kerber

Costumes design Artistic collaborator: Olga Brouma

Space & set design: Vassilis Gerodimos

Original music: Maria Sideri

Choreographer’s Assistant: Olga Mavroudi

Production coordination: Delta Pi

Production: Amorphy

Phrasis was created with the financial support of the Greek Ministry of Culture & Sports and NEON Organization for Culture and Development.
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ANΩNYMO |  performances cancelled cause to covid 19

MARCH  27, 2020 - Le TPE - BEZONS SCENE CONVENTIONNEE *-*

May 19&20, 2020 - Dublin dance Festival *-*

JUNE 12&13, 2020 - MAILLON – THEATRE DE STRASBOURG–SCENE EUROPEENNELE *-*

 

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ANΩNYMO 

February 1st, 2020 | ITA- A’dam

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ANΩNYMO 

Octomber 4th, 2019 | Dance in Brugge | Belgium

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ANΩNYMO 

July 21st, 2019 | MITTEFEST| FRIULI | ITALY 

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ANΩNYMO 

June 14th, 2019 | THEATER ROTTERDAM| NETHERLANDS 

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ANΩNYMO 

May 21st&22nd, 2019 |SPRING PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL, UTRECHT| NETHERLANDS
To read an Interview click here

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24.04.2019 @ Horizont Contemporary Dance Festival,
Miskolc National Theatre 

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photo credit: Lila Sotiriou

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ANΩNYMO 
July 17th, 2018 | Kalamata International Dance Festival | Main Stage 

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ANΩNYMO 
June 5 & 6, 2018 |Rencontres Choregraphiques Internationales de Seine-Saint-Denis  | Theatre Berthelot, Paris 


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ANΩNYMO  | premier | Tzeni Argyriou
24th – 27th May 2018, OCC MAIN STAGE

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bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbANΩNYMO’s choreographic approach takes the form of a physical ceremony, a contemporary ritual that recalls the power of bodies dancing together. Taking traditional dance forms as a source of inspiration, Tzeni Argyriou transcended the formal movements, patterns and rhythms to focus on a collective encounter of a shared experience!