LUNAPARK.WORKS 04

The LUNA PARK group presents, on November 02 & 03, 2023 at PLYFA, the series of performances LUNAPARK.works 04, consisting of solo and group dance pieces, as they were created in the context of the 7th International Meeting for Young Dancers in Athens. Free entry with advance reservation The 7th International Meeting for Young Dancers How to dance in times of crisis? takes place in Athens from October 21 to November 6, 2023 and includes lectures, seminars, discussions and practical choreographic workshops. During it, the participants collaborate to create their own, short-term performances, some of which are works in progress, and which will be presented to the public at PLYFA on November 2 and 3, 2023. Some of the works that will be hosted in the PLYFA industrial area are the following:

• Unbound (solo, work in progress, choreography/performance: Angeliki Anargyrou, original music: Antonios Palaskas – 40 minutes)
The work is a contemplative wandering in the present and the past. An associative return to fleeting mnemonic traces of the experiences that shape the human condition. The project is an open self-narrative process that seeks answers to the questions: “Is this a body that adapts to its external environment?” Is it a body overwhelmed by emotions, that touches and is touched, that sees and is seen?”

• Mellem (group work, work in progress, choreography/performance: Evangelia Damianou, Michael LogothetisAlafragkis, Evita Manou, Evi Symeonidou, music: Manos Nazlis – 20 minutes)
Mellem means between. Between two points, at two poles which constantly redefine man’s relationship with himself and his relationship with others. The personal becomes collective – and vice versa – with the bodies entering into a dynamic interaction, in constant regressions and in the end, echoing a common question: “How do we experience the transition, the uncertainty, the in-between?”

• Kῆδος (lamentation) (group work, work in progress, concept and choreography: Anna-Maria Karounou, Panagiota Bafounis, Anji Sarigeorgiou, Anthi Stassinou, interpretation: Anna – Maria Karounou, Panagiota Bafounis, Anthi Stassinou – 20 minutes)
The project is an attempt to approach the church. A multifaceted concept, connected to the idea of care, mourning, open accounts, maturation and the transition from one era to another. LUNAPARK.works 04 is directed by choreographers and educators Kosmas Kosmopoulos (Berlin), Nikos Kalyva (Athens), and Dr. Maria Tsouvala (Athens). The project takes place within the framework of the program How to dance in times of crisis? and is funded by the German-Hellenic Youth Office (DGJW) and within the framework of the ERASMUS+ “Stronger Together” program. From 2023, How to dance in times of crisis? it is also co-organized and supported by the recognized professional dance school AKTINA, in Athens.

The meeting program of young dancers How to dance in times of crisis? is organized by Initiative LUNA PARK e.V. in collaboration with LUNA PARK ERGA since 2016 with annual meetings in Berlin and Athens. How does our understanding of art change in times of serious social unrest, in times of local and global crises? How is our artistic expression changing? Do we dance differently in times of crisis? Can dance move anything – even outside the theatre? These are some of the questions sought by young dancers who participate in lectures, seminars and discussions, approaching the concept and evaluation of contemporary dance and performing arts with choreographic and philosophical approaches. Participants are supported and guided by experienced choreographers and dance artists, who conduct practical workshops on choreography and improvisation, as well as joint dance rehearsals, where young artists have the opportunity to focus on creating their own works, which will be presented as part of LUNAPARK.works 04.

AMINATION PARK PROJECTS
The urban non-profit cultural activities company LOUNA PARK ERGA was founded in Athens in 2002, by Kosmas Kosmopoulos, choreographer, educator, performer and curator of contemporary art works. The Luna Park team consists of a group of artists belonging to different nationalities, as well as people working in the wider social and educational field. The main purpose of the group is the planning, production, organization and presentation of contemporary dance works and at the same time educational programs through which artistic research in the choreographic process and practice is promoted, in collaboration with other artistic organizations, mainly from Germany. LUNA PARK PROJECTS is managed by its founding members: the artist Dr. Georgia (Maggy) Tuliatou, Kosmas Kosmopoulos and the composer of contemporary electronic music Antonio Palaska. In 2003, Kosmas Kosmopoulos founded the charity
organization Initiative LUNA PARK e.V., which has been operating as an independent organization since 2019, based at the Gesundbrunnen Elementary School in the Wedding district of Berlin. From the beginning, the two organizations have been working closely together on many jointly designed or co-financed projects.

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