ΜΟΙΡΑΣΟΥ ΤΟ ΣΤΑ SOCIAL MEDIA
8 & 9 August, Archaeological site of the Holy Convent of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary at Torniki, Grevena
Production: KALDA Recordings & Productions
Genre: Music
Time: 21:00
Duration: 60′
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Archaeological site of the Holy Convent of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary at Torniki, Grevena
In his tree-cutting fury, Erysichthon did not even respect Demeter’s sacred poplar tree. As a result, the goddess condemned him to suffer from insatiable hunger, which eventually led him to his horrible death: he ate his own flesh. The musical performance with live sculpting The Chainsaws of Erysichthon treats the issue of nature’s exploitation by man. On stage there are two sculptors/loggers and four musicians. The sculptors sculpt poplar tree trunks while the instruments converse with the sound of the woodworking and tune their music to it. Their interaction is infiltrated by an altered version of the tsamiko dance tune “Why don’t you cry, trees and branches?”. The synergy of TETTTIX with the loggers produces eye-opening and unprecedented music that gets transformed from sound pollution and a bad omen into the myths’ dramaturgical vehicle. The tools in the hands of the loggers do not lead to the destruction of nature but to the creation of 3D sculptures through a dialogue with it.
Creative team
Composition, supervision: Stamatis Pasopoulos, Nikos Galenianos
Live sculpture with a chainsaw: Filippos Kalamaras, Theodoros Zyrpiadis
Stage supervisor, dramaturgy: Michalis Paraskakis
Lighting: Eleni Houmou
Featuring members of ΤΕΤΤΤΙX: Irini Amanatiadou (bass clarinet), Katerina Konstantourou (keyboard), Haris Pazaroulas (contrabass), Panagiotis Ziavras (percussion)
Production manager and supervisor: Nikos Ioakim
