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• Dance performance + Artist talk
• existence
• exile
• female identity

• Do., 11.01.2018, 19:00

Artist talk following 'RUPTURE Persephone'

A physical theatre solo work, which deals with the separation and the division of an existence, the pain of personal or forced exile, societal oppression and restrictions. The audiences are invited to meet the choreographer Athanasia Kanellopoulou after the show and to discuss on the identity of the contemporary woman.

• 1...between two worlds, between Heaven and Earth, between the living and the dead, a shift between light and darkness. Foto @ Stathís Dímon
• 2 Johanna Hasse, Regisseurin, Dramaturgin

Choreographer and performing artist Athanasia Kanellopoulou develops works which examine themes such as individuality, duality, oppression, ambivalence and the restrictions of the female in our social –political framework. She invites the audiences to discuss on the role of the artist and Arts today, as well as on the identity of the contemporary woman - the contemporary 'Persephone'.

About the venue

Dock 11

The factory level of Dock 11 in Kastanienallee in Prenzlauer Berg is a rehearsals room, teaching studio and dance stage in one. The stage programme has interdisciplinary supplements such as theatre, performance, literature, music, visual art, film and club art – however the main focal point of every performance is on purely dance elements. Together with its other premises in EDEN***** in Berlin-Pankow, Dock 11 has established itself as an important part of the Berlin dance scene. The unique combination of teaching, rehearsal and stage generates an exciting change of perspectives in both the artists and pupils, as well as among the audience.  (source: visitberlin.de)

www.dock11-berlin.de  

About the performance

RUPTURE persephone

'RUPTURE persephone' is a physical theatre solo work, which deals with issues such as the separation and the division of an existence, the pain of personal or forced exile, societal oppression and restrictions. Its symbol of movement between two worlds, between Heaven and Earth, between the living and the dead, a shift between light and darkness An agonizing, asphyxiating cry in a toxic land, revealing a labyrinth of choices inside the landscape of a human.

"My personal development as an artist and individual has been affected by the evolution of ideas about female identity and in general the female figure through the past decades. For the last eight years I have been developing works which examine a wide range of issues such as individuality, duality, oppression, ambivalence and the restrictions of the female in our social –political framework." (Athanasian Kanellopoulou)

About the choreographer

Athanasia Kanellopoulou

Athanasia Kanellopoulou is a choreographer, performing artist, researcher and pedagogue, who owns a rich history of collaborations. She has studied with a scholarship both at Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, London and at Martha Graham School, New York and Spanish Literature and Culture at Hellenic Open University. She worked with artists and companies as Les Ballets C de la B-Koen Augustijnen, Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch (guest artist), Jasmin Vardimon Company, Cocoondance, Alexandra Waierstall, GregorZoellig, In jung Jun, Guy Weissman, Rami Levi, Jossi Berg. Since 2008 she has been developing over 20 works, presenting them in numerous festivals in Europe, Middle East and North Africa. Her research has been affected by the evolution of ideas about female identity and in general the female figure through the past decades. She has created works for different Companies and Dance Institutions, such as: ZfinMalta Dance Ensemble, Sareyyet Ramallah Dance Company Palestine, Iceland Academy of Arts, University of Malta Dance Studies, SEAD  and others.  

http://athanasiakanellopoulou.blogspot.gr/