Thessaloniki Performance Festival
dal 18/9/2011 al 24/9/2011
Segnalato da
Press office Thessaloniki Biennial
Nisrine Boukhari
Silvio De Gracia
Nezaket Ekici
HOPE
Regina Jose' Galindo
Alastair MacLennan
Mohammad
Nikos Veliotis
Coti K.
Liza Morozova
Kira O' Reilly
Luigi Presicce
Wafaa Yasin
Christina Georgiou
Michael Karikis
Efi Birba
Aris Servetalis
Georgia Sagri
Evi Georgi
Orlan
Eirini Papakonstantinou
18/9/2011
Thessaloniki Performance Festival
Different venues, Thessaloniki
An international meeting of this rather radical and unconventional artistic practice within the framework of the 3rd Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art. Alongside the live performances, the festival will encompass lectures, masterclasses, screenings, workshops, concerts, tributes and an exhibition, in an attempt to approach the meaning, the history and the development of performance in Greece and abroad.
curated by Eirini Papakonstantinou
The Performance Festival constitutes an international meeting of this rather radical and unconventional artistic practice within the framework of the 3rd Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art. As in its emergence (May 2009), the Festival will focus utterly on the art of performance, aiming at evolving into a meeting place and an interactive platform of Greek and foreign artists, that search for the ultimate value of the human body, in terms of its form and content, and set off the social-political dimension of this particular expression of art. The aim of the Festival is to collect and to present all the heterogeneous elements that make up performance art and to portray all the possible dimensions for a thorough exploration of all the pertinent aspects, meanings and ideas. Alongside the live performances, the festival will encompass lectures, masterclasses, screenings, workshops, concerts, tributes and an exhibition, in an attempt to approach the meaning, the history and the development of performance in Greece and abroad.
The French avant-garde artist ORLAN will be the Guest of Honour of the Performance Festival. Screenings of historical performances will be included as well as a presentation of her work, through a discussion with the 3d Biennale Director, Katerina Koskina. The Festival will take place in various places in the city, external and internal, and will offer to the broader public the opportunity of communication and interaction.
Artists: Nisrine Boukhari (Syria), Silvio De Gracia (Argentina), Nezaket Ekici (Turkey), HOPE (Greece), Regina José Galindo (Guatemala) Alastair MacLennan (N.Ireland), Mohammad (Nikos Veliotis, Coti K. ILIOS-Greece), Liza Morozova (Russia), Kira O’ Reilly (U.K.), Luigi Presicce (Italy), Wafaa Yasin (Palestine), Christina Georgiou (Cyprus), Michael Karikis (Greece), Efi Birba & Aris Servetalis (Greece), Georgia Sagri (Greece), Evi Georgi (Greece).
19 September, 18:00
Thessaloniki Concert Hall, M2 Building
Screenings of past video recorded performances and a
discussion between the artist and the 3rd Thessaloniki
Biennale Director, Katerina Koskina.
24 September, 20:00
Moni Lazariston (21 Kolokotroni St., Stavroupoli)
Presentation of Theodoros’ work by Alexandra Antoniadou
and an open talk between the artist and the audience.
WORKSHOP
17–21 September 9:00–14:00
Moni Lazariston (21 Kolokotroni St., Stavroupoli)
MASTERCLASS
Georgia Sagri
23 September 11:00–12:30
Moni Lazariston (21 Kolokotroni St., Stavroupoli)
Parallel Programme of the 3rd Thessaloniki Biennial.