Argyro Chioti
\nVASISTAS theatre group<\/p>\n
\u201cNo man is an island entire of itself\u201d
\nFive rooms | A wander<\/i><\/p>\n
May 22, 23, 24 online live streaming performance in the website of EMST, in the framework of the International Museum Day 2020
\nEnd of June at the National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (EMST), as a live-art piece.<\/p>\n
Online live streaming performance \u201cNo man is an island entire of itself\u201d, a new work by Argyro Chioti and VASISTAS theatre group, is a performance-invitation to a mental wandering and an imaginary stimulation, that will be presented at the National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (EMST) in two formats. The first version will be presented online and live streaming at the museum\u2019s website on 22, 23, 24 May, in the framework of the International Museum Day 2020. An unusual and uncharted theatrical experience that draws on material from the digital world, which imposes its own distinct logic and an uncanny scenic experience. The second version, at the end of June, as a live-art performance in the museum\u2019s building with the actors present, if the circumstances allow so, one of the first events after its highly anticipated reopening.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>Five rooms. A wander. During the online performance, five actors are in their own space and communicate with each other through a digital platform. The spectators in front of their screens are guided by a woman\u2019s voice and follow instructions and exhortations through their headphones, entering deeper and deeper in their mental wandering, in a series of absurd, dream-like rooms. Through the poetic encounters with these five people, in their course from one room to another, they are invited to join in a personal, transcendental and meditative experience.<\/p>\n With light creating the setting and architecture, with intense audiovisual stimulation, with highly poetic text, a composition of literature excerpts and material devised during the rehearsals, the spectators observe the reality getting distorted and their perception gradually broadening. Each one will experience a lone journey towards a personal utopia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n * The title of the performance comes from the poem Meditation XVII (1624), by <\/i>John Donne. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Director\u2019s note<\/p>\n \u201cLast March, we started working on a new performance about isolation and life in an innermost world. An experiential installation-performance, each time for limited spectators, in a non-theatrical space. At the beginning of our rehearsals, the rapid events led us to an actual isolation. We decided to keep working, confined in our houses, with a daily encounter in front of our computer screens.<\/p>\n We composed, in this way, a wandering performance, which functions as a personal meditative journey. A song that leads the spectators to a mental elusion and reconnection, beyond the borders of physical confinement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We do not believe that a digital performance can be compared or replace a live spectacle and its direct communication between actors and the audience. It suggests, though, a new scenic experience that can only add to the performance in the actual space that will follow. We invite the spectators to attend both the digital and the live performance, and take note of the distinct nature of these two experiences\u201d.<\/p>\n Directed by: Argyro Chioti <\/p>\n No man is an island entire of itself Note: The spectators can buy their tickets through the Viva website. Then, on the day of the performance, they will receive an email with a link they can use to watch the play.<\/p>\n In case of technical problems or questions, please send an email to: Vasistas.tech.supp@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n We advise the spectators to watch the performance in an environment that supports the meditative submersion the play attempts: in a dark silent room, on a large screen (and not a cell phone), and using headphones that will enhance its elaborate soundscape.<\/p>\n The piece will be performed in Greek. In its future presentations, English subtitles will also be available.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n More information about the performance No man is an island entire of itself at the National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens in June will soon be announced, in accordance with all safety precautions and new relevant regulations.<\/p>\n Photograph: Babis Makridis<\/p>\n
\n22-23-24 May, through the website of EMST
\n<\/a>Time: 21.00 (duration 60 minutes)
\nTicket price: 6\u20ac<\/p>\n
\nDramaturgy: Efthimis Theou, Argyro Chioti
\n<\/span>Music\/Sound design: Jan Van de Engel
\nVisual associate: Babis Makridis
\nLighting design: Tasos Palaioroutas
\n<\/span>Assistant director: Katerina Kotsou
\nProduction: Stefanos Skoulikaris
\nTechnical support: Manos Melissotis \u2013 AVolution AUDIOVISUAL
\nPerformers: Georgina Chryskioti, Eirini Koubarouli, Ektoras Liatsos, Rita Litou, Kostas Sevdalis\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>Online live streaming performance
\n22-23-24 May, through the website of EMST
\nTime: 21.00 (duration 60 minutes)
\nTicket price: 6\u20ac
\nTicket purchase: https:\/\/www.viva.gr\/tickets\/theater\/online\/no-man-is-an-island-entire-of-itself\/<\/a><\/p>\n