17&18-3.2010

Faces in the city - an other view

[ “syn+ergasia” Emilia Bouriti ], and George Mavrikos
Theatre / Dance Performance

March 17th 2010, 21.15
March 18th 2010, 20.15


Stage design – Choreography: Emilia Bouriti
Visual Installation – Masks: Georgos Mavrikos
Music composition and performance: Tasos Fotiou

Performers: Marianna Tsagkaraki, Charalambos Giannou, Georgos Mavrikos, Emilia Bouriti

Photography: Voula Androni
Costumes: Dominique Delcos
Event PR: Pavlos Kapantais
Production Manager: Vaso Kyriazi


Combining once again, Dionysian elements with the contemporary Japanese art of butoh, choreographer Emilia Bouriti presents together with the artist George Mavrikos, a body of work which connects primitive and aesthetics with modern presence. Four performers wear masks and reveal through movement, the mental disposition of man. Live saxophone and electronic music balance and invite the viewer into a journey of conflicts. While looking upon the performers masks, one remembers what is behind its own ...

Part of the show is inspired from the literary work of Helen Ladia, "The Grace".

Emilia Buriti is a dancer, choreographer, visual artist and founder of the group "syn+ergasia". Through her work and research she abstracty contemplates the Dionysian element in combination with modern Japanese art of Butoh dance. She teaches at the University of Macedonia (Music Science and Art), occasionally at Fontys University of Holland, (Academy of Theatre and Dance) and is responsible for performance seminar at the School of Fine Arts. She is a member of the European Association of Institutions of Art (ELI.A.) in Greece. In this performance she worked with George Mavrikos, visual artist, performer and graduate of the School of Fine Arts. Mavrikos works with organic materials and is inspired by archetypal symbols.