Productiehuis Theater Rotterdam / Danae & Dionysios
Light design for a dance piece by Danae & Dionysios.
About
Mystical imagery and dark atmosphere. Greek tradition is deconstructed and linked with the present, as the legendary Dance of Zalongos inspires an original choreography. Danae and Dionysios, carry the emotionally charged “last dance” from the edge of the cliff onto the stage, conveying the movement towards the brink of the abyss. Bodies turn into earth, nourishing in turn what once nourished them. From the ground to the sky; from the roots to the blooming flowers; from the end to the beginning; from the beginning to the end: the endless cycle of life, death and rebirth. A performance that vividly brings to life the creatures of the natural world.
Credits
Choreography: Danae & Dionysios
Performers: Pauline de Laet, Livia Petillo, Ioulia Zacharaki, Danae Dimitriadi
Music Composition: Constantine Skourlis
Costume Design: Danae Grimopoulou
Light Design: Jorg Schellekens
Cello: Konstantinos Chinis
Vocals: Maira Milolidaki
Loom Weaving: Loomigans
With the support of: Athens Epidaurus Festival, Theater Rotterdam Productiehuis, RIDCC and Big Story Performing Arts.
Première
6 June 2019, Theater Rotterdam (Rotterdam, NL)
The Free at Last: Rerooted version was presented at the Athens Festival 2021, with lighting adjustments by Lampros Papouliasa and Vangelis Mountrichas.
Free at Last has toured in a version by Scapino Ballet as part of the Two Tales program during 2022/2023 season.