Kaos

Ioanna Portolou | Griffon Dance Company
12-13 July 2019 Little Theatre of Ancient Epidaurus
25 August 2020 Kalamata International Dance Festival

Kaos explores the limits of human need for harmony.

This choreographic performance is at once a composition and a decomposition, revealing the hidden beauty of things.

The company wishes to expose humanity’s endless struggle to create a lawful order of limits and collectivities amidst chaos. Biblical imagery, Adam and Eve, and a modern-day Babel come alive on stage. Everyday objects are transformed, acquiring different qualities.

The performers’ bodies try to rid themselves of any sense of tempo, music and rhythm. Disparate musical genres, ranging from traditional music to electronica are ingeniously harmonised.

As in all of Griffón's choreographic works, Kaos allows audiences to become part of the piece, thus offering a highly experiential performance.


    Choreography: Ioanna Portolou
    Music: Anthony Palaskas
    Performers: Ioanna Apostolou, Cecil Mikroutsikou, Yiannis Nikolaidis,
    Elias Hadjigeorgiou
    Costume and set design: Ioanna Tsami
    Lighting design: Tasos Palaioroutas
    Assistant Choreographer:Rania Kapetanaki
    Video documentation: Grigoris Panopoulos / makeyourownfilms
    Production Manager: Manolis Sardis / PRO4
    Production Manager Assistant: Christina Polychroniadou
    Photos:Evita Skourleti
    Thanks to Haris Politopoulos

    An Athens Festival and Griffón Dance Company co-production