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GENESIS Νο 2

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ETÚTI Theater Group
Genesis No. 2
by Ivan Viripaev
Directed by: Kali Voikli
2nd YEAR OF PERFORMANCES

After the first cycle of sold out shows, Genesis No. 2 by Ivan Viripaev from
ETÚTI Theater Group directed by Kalis Voiklis returns to PLYFA for
limited number of performances.
Genesis No. 2 by Ivan Viripaev is a “tragedy of meaning” that manages to
combines humor and realism, with deep questions about meaning and existence.
It talks about freedom and imposition, loneliness and connection between people.
He talks about God and with God, who is one of the characters of the work.
“If you believe in God, this does not mean that God also believes in you”

However, it is about a humanized, revolutionary God, who declares defiantly
that it does not exist, forcing man to look for what might exist beyond him.
Is there anything else?
“In everything that exists around us, there is something else, something other than what we see”

Through the text, worlds and characters, current and eternal, are born that have the
flexibility to transform through the eyes of the viewers. This is how they surface
thoughts and feelings that we all have, but perhaps don’t know how to transform
in words.

The polyphony of the text is also reflected in the direction that tries a
innovative approach to the project. Five actors alternate in his roles
play, changing characters in each performance, spontaneously, without existing
pre-agreement on what role each person will take in each scene. So, through
this game of self-determination, each performance will be different, unpredictable and
truly “alive”.
The ETÚTI Theater Group, directed by Kali Voikli and with original music
composed by Viki Kapetanopoulou, they create an alternative performance, where the
Viripaev’s text emerges as the “main person of the work”.

*The show is suitable for people over 16 years old
**Strobe light is used in the performance

 

 

OUTRO

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Giota Festa meets Giorgos Karamichos at Konstantinou’s “OUTRO”.
Vasilakopoulou | From 5/10 at PLYFA

Konstantinos Vasilakopoulos returns to Greece with the first complete
his work, “OUTRO”. Graduate of the pioneering Academy of Theater and Dance
of Amsterdam, with an apprenticeship with Ivo van Hove and great collaborations in
his asset creates a project about family relationships, diversity, the
hard and intimate truths that kneel under the weight of social “acceptance”
and homogeneity.
“OUTRO” is based on Jean-Luc Lagarce’s play, “Juste la fin du
Monde”, which was later made into a movie (in Greek: “Just the End of the World”)
by Xavier Dolan and won several awards.

OUTRO

Directed by: Konstantinos Vasilakopoulos
In the role of the mother, Iota Festa
Loukas, George Karamichos
Premiere: October 5
In PLYFA

PLOT

I risk without hope.
Nevertheless I decided to go back to see them, to go back to the old days, to march
in my footsteps and make my journey.

Lukas, a writer, returns after many years to his hometown, in one
village in the Greek countryside. He wants to make up for lost time, lost opportunities,
to find the courage to face himself against his family. To
defend his choices, his wants, his identity.
Will fertile ground be created for him to find the redemption he seeks?
“OUTRO” by Konstantinos Vasilakopoulos takes a brave plunge into
dysfunctional family environment. Where the traditional are demystified
gatherings around the same table and the truths with which are revealed
all members fight.

It invites us to reflect: How cruel can we be to others, when
haven’t we done any work on ourselves? And, after all, what is worth in this life? Which ones
priorities? What should we sacrifice and on which altar? They could all were they becoming “otherwise”? And how far we are – individually, but also as a society – from this
“otherwise”?

Director’s note
What role does the artist’s return to the environment that expelled him play? He turns with her
hope that things have changed? He has missed the warmth of his family or
is he just confirming that he is well gone?
Those who have grown up in a closed Greek provincial town, know well what it means to
you dream of escaping from the environment in which you live. An environment like no other
limit of tolerance to diversity, which tries to suppress any natural you
tendency and to put on your ancestral seals and the barriers that dominate
from the guilt of pleasure and set the bar high for social acceptance and
homogeneity.

In “OUTRO” I wanted to create an environment in which the audience could feel
participant. The viewer should reflect on how we have structured our society
reality, not necessarily to embrace the views expressed.

Konstantinos Vasilakopoulos

Basted on “Juste la fin du monde”
του Jean – Luc Lagarce

TRI 10 YEARS ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

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Can you believe it?  It’s 10 years since we opened our doors in Psiri Athens and we want to invite all to celebrate our big anniversary in an absolute gorgeous place PLYFA
Let’s raise a toast to the next 10 years and beyond!
Time flies by when we’re well surrounded by a great community and we are lucky to have you. 
Thank you for everything you’ve done and continue to do, for us!!!
You’ve helped make the TRI family what it is today.
Cheers to all of you friends!
Booze by Jameson Greece
Beers by Blame the Sun Brewing
Food by Kerveros tis Fotias
Live bands
Ta Toy Boy
The Callas
DJ set
Dim Goneos – Celestial Herring & Dim Hatzimitros
Plus 10 years TRI Photo Exchibition
Amazing Artwork by Bob Studio

NEFELI FASOULI LIVE

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For this summer, Nefeli Fasouli invites friends and people who are all her own for a party in her garden. The magical place that she cared for all winter, has now blossomed, grown, thickened and is waiting for everyone to find themselves under the stars. With songs by Phoebus, new ones by Antonis, some classics, some not so much, lanterns and iced drinks we will bring the coolness for the summer that doesn’t say it will come.
She wore flowers, colored eyeliner and mosquito repellent.
We are waiting for you!

SMINOS

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BIBLIOGRAPHIC, EDUCATIVE, EMPIRE, NOMAD, LAZY, COOPERATIVE, POLITICAL

IN SMINOURGIA PARTICIPATES THE COLLABORATIVES: SYNALOLIS, BIOME ATHINAS, MELANTHO, DOCK,
OBSCURA LAB, AS WELL AS THE COLLECTIVENESS EDUCATIONAL GROUP “THE SKASSIARCHIO”

BOOKS, DISCUSSIONS, MUSIC, PICTURES, SCREENINGS, CHILDREN’S AREA, FOOD, DRINK

[And while capitalism tries to convince us that there is no alternative, that the future is bleak and let us accept it, books are the ray of light that leads us into the thick darkness and cooperation is our way to preserve our humanity and to change the world.]

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 7
SMALL ROOM

17.30-19.00 || State control and surveillance in the 19th century. Introductions by the historian Xenia Marinou and dr. friend
of Thanasis Lagio. Historian Manolis Arkolakis coordinates and intervenes.

19.00-19.15 || Break time

19.15-20.45 || 7 years of #metoo and feminist solidarity. We talk to Georgia Petrakis, professor at Panteio Pa-
university and we watch short films by Alexia Tsounis (FemArtAct KOINSEP)

BIG ROOM
18.00-19.30 || School cooperation and collaborative techniques with Freinet pedagogy. Open discussion by the members of the Pedagogical Group “To Skasiarcheo”.

19.30-19.45 || Break time
19.45-21.15 || Communism and regime security: the construction of the internal enemy in the Greek 20th century.
Historians Kostis Karpozilos and Menelaos Charalambidis discuss, moderated by historian Stratis
Burnazo.
EXTERIOR SCENE
21.30-00.00 || CONCERTS. Dear Lou! in a tribute to Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground and Daddy’s Work Blues

Band in an electric blues session.
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 8 (MORNING)
SMALL ROOM

13.30-15.00 || Work Self-Management as a Movement: Weaknesses and Prospects Through Review of the Last Decade. The research collective Perfigurativa is introduced and discussed with the audience.

BIG ROOM
12.00-13.00 || Food preservation laboratory from Melantho COINSEP.
13.00-13.15 || Break time
13.15-14.45 || Make your own bookmark. Printmaking workshop by @the greyfox_linoprints.

YARD
14.30-17.00 || Collective Industrial Picnic. We eat, drink and chat together.
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 8 (AFTERNOON)
SMALL ROOM
17.30-19.00 || Visible and Invisible Straps: Surveillance, Control and Enforcement Inside and Outside Asylum Walls. Recommendations
by Vasia Lekka (current professor TEAPI-EKPA), Thodoros Megaloikonomou (psychiatrist), Giorgos Kesisoglou
(psychologist). Psychiatrist Lykourgos Karatzaferis coordinates and intervenes.

19.00-19.15 || Break time
19.15-20.50 || Projection. Parole de flic. Film with Alain Delon, written by Frédéric Fazardi.
BIG ROOM

18.00-19.30 || Sportswear, mental trauma and traitors to our class. D. Hunter, author of the book Chav / Solidarity from the Underground, talks about his new book, which is released for the first time during the festival.

19.30-19.45 || Break time

19.45-21.15 || The omnipotent (?) state: Surveillance, control and enforcement in the digital age. Lawyers Annie Paparrousou and Thanasis Kabayiannis together with Panos Lambrou investigate aspects of unfreedom nowadays. It is moderated by the journalist Tasos Tsakiroglou (Editors’ Newspaper).

EXTERIOR SCENE
21.30-00.00 || CONCERTS with Alexis Kalofolia and Stefanos Flotsios and Frank Panx and Saltadoroia to close the festival in the best way!

AND OF COURSE throughout the duration of the festival, the following will operate in the area: XeFRENo Smenos: Pedagogical activities by the Pedagogical Group “To Skasiarcheo” (with an open-air library, visual art, construction, typography, poetry workshops, children’s radio and film screenings of student
films from the “Neaniko Plano”!) – Bookstore – Stalls with products from collaborative ventures – Art exhibitions – Bar and restaurant.

ALCHEMY OF THE EXTRAORDINARY 2024

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Alchemy of the Extraordinary is a four-week intensive training course on Creativity and Devised Theater through the creative practice of David Glass.

The seminar was designed by David Glass and is taught by him together with Korina Kokkalis and Simon Gleave, where they continue to develop and transmit his method.

This workshop series includes five-stage Creative Practice alongside experiential inquiry for Child, Adolescent, Adult, as well as exploring storytelling and expression through the body.

David Glass’s work has influenced many theater groups and educators, but also social development and corporate organizations around the world (UN, Save the Children, Gecko, 111 Program, etc.).

Alchemy of the Extraordinary is an international workshop running for the 4th consecutive year with over 30 participants from over 12 countries including Europe, USA, Canada and Australia. Our goal is to create a maker network and community that continues to grow and evolve beyond the 4 weeks of the workshop.

On Thursday July 25 at 18:00 the participants will present a sample of their work. The presentation will be followed by a discussion with the participants and presenters of the seminar.

AGORAFOVIKO FESTIVAL 2024

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Once a year the circuit breaks down and in September 2024 the Agoraphobic Festival sets up again for two nights three stages at PLYFA.

This year’s curator, Metaman, holding the invisible ribbon that unites Lena Platonos with Eddie Dark, weaves the fabric of a festival open in every sense of the word. It brings together friends and idols or both at the same time, in a line-up several of whose names are accompanied, more or less, by the designation “legendary”, even if some had to do the Paris-Dakar on their knees to see the return of Regressverbot and Victory Collapse.

Somehow, Larry Gus and his unique live performances meet the beats of Dj Pitsouni, the heretical discourse of Lost Bodies meets the nihilism of Dramachine, while the electro-poetic element is omnipresent, from the iconic K. Beta, to Molyneaux, Lalousis and A. Epithetis. Olina and Euripides give a more sensitive perspective to things along with Tropical Geometry who indulge in more pop forms, honoring their kraut origins.

Penny, Dolly Vara and Expe on the other hand, form an explosive trio, each in their own personal way, which comes to be added to Krista Papista and Sci-Fi River who in turn bring to ΑΤΦ24 two of the most enjoyable appearances of AΦΦ23.

Incognito returns from last year’s edition of the festival are also the presences of Echo Tides, Vassilina and Kristof, in a local scene that changes shapes, names and combinations, constantly finding new ways to strengthen its ties and evolve, carrying and delivering the same cross from generation to generation, from the 80s to the present day.

The complete lineup of ΑΤΦΤ24:

K. Beta, Regressverbot, Lena Platonos, Echo Tides, Lost Bodies, Penny+Sci-Fi River, Eddie Dark, Dolly Vara, Krista Papista, Vassilina, Kristof, Larry Gus, Dramachine, Olina, Expe, Evripidis and His Tragedies, Victory Collapse, Molyneaux+Agatha, A. Epitheti, DJ Pitsouni, Tropical Geometry, Stelios Lalousis and Metaman

9/20/24 | 1st Agoraphobic Day

K. Beta, Echo Tides, Penny+Sci-Fi River, Eddie Dark, Kristof, Larry Gus, Dramachine, Evripidis ND His Tragedies, Molyneaux+Agatha, DJ Pitsouni, Stelios Lalousis

21/9/24 | 2nd Agoraphobic Day

Regressverbot, Lena Platonos, Lost Bodies, Dolly Vara, Krista Papista, Vassilina, Expe, Olina, Victory Collapse, A. Epitheti, Tropical Geometry, Metaman

 

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STREET SKILLS

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The social project HipHop4Hope is excited to announce the Street Skills Event, a celebration of Hip-Hop culture from the community – for the community. This all-inclusive event invites people of all ages—kids, youth, and adults—to come together and experience the true spirit of Hip-Hop. Mark your calendars for July 6, 2024, and join us for a day filled with music, dance, art, and more!

Event Highlights:

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The Street Skills Event is not just a HipHop event; it’s a celebration of our diverse community and the powerful culture of Hip-Hop. It’s about us—our talents, our voices, and our unity.

About HipHop4Hope: HipHop4Hope is a community-driven initiative dedicated to promote the wellbeing, personal development and social inclusion of disadvantaged youth. Find us on Instagram: hh4h_athens or www.hiphop4hope.com

Brought to you in collaboration with Empowervan, Yoga & Sport With Refugees, Free Movement Skateboarding, Solidarity Snacks, Saffron Kitchen, Plyfa, Red Bull GR, MonkeyBros, Salparismenos, Karma by Karima, Lalava, and Sirius Clothing

Join us on July 6, 2024, and be part of this celebration. Let’s come together, embrace our diversity, and share the love for Hip-Hop!

 

VERITAS

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The Griffón dance group and choreographer Ioanna Portolou present their new production “Veritas”, an insightful and highly topical work that explores the meaning and value of truth, which will be presented at the PLYFA Theater for four performances on the 1st, 2nd, 7th and 8 June 2024, at 21.30.

What is the truth?

Exists;

And if so, who knows her?

Can one truth be truer than another?

Challenging that truth is the region we call reality, which is always related to the world it reveals, the work explores precisely what is not seen, what is not confessed, what is hidden and not said. If things are not exactly as they are presented to us, this is probably because the truth can be scary, grand, monstrous, unpredictable. Nevertheless, it lives with us all the time, it accompanies us well hidden in the bowels of our being.

Have we managed to hear her?

It is enough for someone to whisper it to us.

Through a dense sequence of associative images and imposing music, the performance “Veritas” brings us face to face with our own personal truth.

The show is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture

KRAMA FESTIVAL

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2 days – 3 stages – 25+ artists

Athens, Greece – KRAMA Festival, a 2-day multisensory voyage through the experimental & the contemporary, returns for its highly anticipated 5th year, taking place on the 22nd and 23rd of June 2024 at PLYFA Athens. The festival continues its tradition of showcasing an ensemble of visionary artists through a series of live performances, visual installations and DIY workshops across indoor and outdoor stages. 

From free improvisation and experimental electronics to avant-garde and future pop sounds, KRAMA 2024 takes shape as a confluence of music lovers, creatives, artists, innovators and audiences of diverse backgrounds, drawing participants into a collective exploration of contemporary creativity’s multilayered manifestations.

Every year, KRAMA invites artists that are at the forefront of their respective fields and curates a handpicked, eclectic lineup: NYC-based Cretan artist Evangelia VS aka Abyss X will present a multimedia performance piece aiming to encapsulate the resilience of the female body as a platform for collective liberation while Krista Papista will showcase her unique show that engages in developing and queering politically charged Mediterranean and Middle Eastern sounds along with Balkan Pop and Euro Trash EDM. Anna Vs June & Marietta Manaroli will also present a new piece titled ‘lone’, a work in progress on the theme of loneliness where they will meet and test on stage how they converse, disagree and distance themselves (intentionally or not) from one another while Jay Glass Dubs will showcase a special project, paying homage to Vangelis Papathanassiou with a unique audiovisual exploration. The owner of  Giallo Disco Records and 1/2 of ACID VATICAN, Vercetti Technicolor, will present his ominous electro work with a DJ set and MIZI will bring media rummaging to the stage; a molten liquid collage of sonic artefacts, motor noises, decaying pop music, hip-hop cuts, home-made tape recordings and mangled soundscapes.

Don’t miss out on Giannis Arapis Trio offering an unusual, fresh jazz perspective with lyrical yet bold expressions together with renowned composer Michalis Siganidis. Blending psychedelic and global dance music elements, Anatolian Weapons will present his sound via a DJ set that transcends cultural boundaries. Greek-American composer Christina Vantzou will take us on a psychoacoustic exploration of slow orchestral shifts, field recordings, archeo-fantasy, and mystical states, while Eleni Poulou will unfold her sonic collage of experimental beats and Greek Pontic music. Λυρικό φώσφορο (ENG: lyrical phosphorus) will take us on a sensory journey where sounds and images intertwine, seeking to create evocative audiovisual experiences while Bonebrokk, raised somewhere in-between 00’s internet music blogs and the Athenian underground, will showcase his distinctive take on today’s experimental club scene.

And there is more. Canadian musician RAMZi will be here with a fusion of soundscapes, electronic, and acoustic instruments, bridging nostalgia and futurism. Ukrainian-born Masha Kashyna will present her distinctive fusion of jazz, noise, and trip-hop, combining vibraphone melodies, saxophone solos, and electronic beats while MIRA新伝統 will introduce us to their unique audio-visual performance around the problematics of the Anthropocene, otherness, and posthumanity. Pulsating rhythms will intertwine with the ethereal hum of Xenon Plasma tubes, Tesla coils, electromagnetic field microphones and analogue synthesisers during George Moraitis’special performance while the AXONTORR duo will bring the noise, blending structured moments with noisy sound design, projections and self-made musical instruments. Finally, Blip will push the boundaries of sonic experimentation through improvisation and texture-rich compositions and Skraut will showcase their blend of acoustic and electronic soundscapes, redefining natural sounds through their own compositions. 

Last but not least, you will be able to experience works that complement the music acts by talented visual artists that are a vital part of KRAMA, namely Alexandra Niaka, an interactive media artist that seeks creative answers to questions concerning the relation between human and technology; Erato Tzavara, a video artist who merges the digital realm with the physical body in order to create mesmerising narratives and Natalia Manta, a visual artist who crafts a symbolic universe where memory, time, and myth converge. The festival will also host KEIV, a project founded by artist Konstantinos Lianos, who will exhibit works in collaboration with Chris Ioannou that experiment with the post-digital congestion and digital/material dualisms as well as a DIY workshop titled Optollator Oscillator, where you will learn how to create from scratch a synthesizer’s basic circuit and control it with light – plus you get to keep it at the end!

22/6/24 | Day 1

Abyss X

Bonebrokk

Giannis A. Trio ft. Michalis Siganidis

Krista Papista

Masha Kashyna

MIRA新伝統

MIZI

Optollator Oscillator DIY Workshop

Vercetti Technicolor

λυρικό φώσφορο

 

23/6/24 | Day 2

Anatolian Weapons

Anna Vs June & Marietta Manaroli

AXONTORR

Blip

Christina Vantzou

Eleni Poulou

George Moraitis

Jay Glass Dubs

RAMZi

Skraut

 

Day 1 & Day 2

Visual Artists: Alexandra Niaka, Erato Tzavara, Natalia Manta

Installations: KEIV, Studio Precarity

Times: 17.00 – 01.00

About KRAMA Festival

KRAMA is a collective, an independent initiative showcasing artists from a wide spectrum of creative practices. Through a multidisciplinary approach, we bring together different forms of artistic expression in an effort to create a dialogue that transcends creative fields and geographical boundaries. 

At the core of KRAMA lies a desire to create a space (tangible or intangible) for artists to converse, experiment, merge or deviate and ultimately form a community with shared commonalities and unique differences on the fringes of mainstream culture.

KRAMA was created in 2019 and took shape as an annual festival in 2019, 2022 and 2023, hosting 45+ musical acts and 30+ visual artists at venues such as Communitism, Romantso and Empros Theatre. The collective has also curated an audiovisual exhibition at KEIV in 2021 and the opening of Viron Erol Vert’s exhibition “The Hermit” at the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens in 2023. KRAMA is also a resident at Stegi Radio, hosting a monthly radio show titled “KRAMA Entries”.

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