7th International Video Poetry Festival ATHENS 2018

7th International Video Poetry Festival
ATHENS 2018

2 performances | 32 poets + 8 concerts + 3 DJs + BookFair

To + Iνστιτούτο [Πειραματικών
Τεχνών] και το ΚΕΝΟ ΔΙΚΤΥΟ δημιουργούν ένα σημείο
συνάντησης  καλλιτεχνών από 26 χώρες,
παρουσιάζοντας για 7η χρονιά στο Ελευθερο Αυτοδιαχειριζόμενο Θέατρο ΕΜΠΡΟΣ
ένα διεθνές οπτικοακουστικό φεστιβάλ για την σύγχρονη ποίηση, το video art, την
μουσική και την performance

Organized by: 

The Institute [for Experimental Arts] //

+ΙΝΣΤΙΤΟΥΤΟΠειραματικώνΤεχνών http://theinstitute.info/Void Network // KENOΔΙΚΤΥΟ http://voidnetwork.gr/SUPPORTED by

MOVING POEMS http://movingpoems.com/The 7th International Video Poetry
Festival is dedicated to the photographer and poet Ren Hang (1987–2017)

VIDEO POETRY SHOW starts at 17.00MEXICO: Cristina Bustamante. Minuit De Lacroix feat.Charlene
Gálea USA: Sarah Sloat. Cheryl Gross. Lisa Seidenberg. Tova
Beck-Friedman. Adam E.Stone. Matt Mullins. Pamela Falkenberg. Jack Cochran.
Vasilios Papaioannu & Emma Piper-Burket AUSTRALIA: Jason
Lam. Ian Gibbins. Claire Rosslyn Wilson. Marie Craven ENGLAND: Shauna
Robertson. Sam Loveless. Brian Reid. Adele Myers. Kate Sweeney. Dominic Weston.
Tom Sastry. Helen Dewbery. Timothy David Orme. Chaucer Cameron. Adam
Steiner. Iris Lewis. Shauna Robertson. Hari Marini- PartSuspended. Sarah
Tremlett. Helen Kay. Jane Glennie INDIA: Kuzhur Wilson SPAIN: Adria
Guardiola. Rafel Arnal. Blas Payri. Pedro Jaen R. Laen Sanches ITALY: Alessandro
Sedda. Virgo29 Production – Kenosis. Dimitri Ruggeri BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA: Amina
Avdic GREECE: Nopi Fountoukidou.Lokatola. Stelios Oikonomidis.
Antonis Touloumis, Spyros Pantazis, Katerina Michalopoulou. Niki Andrikopoulou.
Christine Papanicola. Grigoris G. Gaitanaros. Peanuts Bowl. Thanasis
Panou. Evgenia Oikonomopoulou. Io Armata KOREA: Finn
Harvor CANADA: Fiona Tinwei Lam. Sharron Mirsky PERU: Rodrigo
Luque FRANCE: Anna
Niarakis, bobie (yves bommenel) FINLAND: Hanna
Ojala AUSTRIA: Melanie Ludwig ISLE OF MAN: Janet
Lees BELGIUM: Jonas Luyckx. Serge Goldwicht. Pierre Lebecque UKRAINE /
TURKEY: Lokal Anestezi BOLIVIA: Lucia Sellars LUXEMBURG: Agnes
Marton POLAND: Marcin Jagnus SLOVENIA: Tina
Šulc Resnik ARGENTINA: Yanin Lorey

PERFORMANCES

SPIRALS– main showroom – starts at 19.00- duration
20 minutes

Spirals is a poetic journey that crosses geographical borders and unites
European female voices in an exchange of languages, cultures, personal
narratives and modes of expression. Through the symbol of the spiral, the
project explores thresholds, migration, path, nature, home and sense
of belonging; the spiral acts as a sign of becoming, transforming and
awareness. Poems written by contemporary female poets, recorded material,
music and movement are part of a series of performances, photography
and video-work. Women create and walk on spirals in a variety of places,
such as London, Broadstairs, Coventry, Barcelona,
Athens and Belgrade.

– Created by Hari Marini – PartSuspended (UK) (www.partsuspended.com/)

ECSTASY #1 – starts 21.30 on the second floor – duration 2 hoursΤοΙνστιτούτοΠειραματικώνΤεχνώνπαρουσιάζειτηνperformance «Έκσταση#1»μετηνσυμμετοχή8εκτελεστών,μιαπεριπλάνησηστηνσκοτεινήπλευράτουενστίκτου,μιαεξερεύνησητηςυπομονής,τουσώματοςκαιτουνου,μιαεμπειρίαδιάρρηξηςτωνπεριορισμώνκαιτηςαμφιβολίας–

The Institute of Experimental Arts presents Ecstasy # 1 performance with the
participation of 8 performers, a wandering on the dark side of the instinct, an
exploration of patience, body and mind, an experience of breaking the
constraints and doubts

– Created by Sissy Doutsiou – Performers: Dimosthenis Halkias,
John Voulgaris, Panagiotis Ber, Konstantina Baka-Fili, Louise Kallia, Ifigeneia
Antoniadou, Evangelia Papantoniou, Nikolas PapouliasSATURDAY 15 DECEMBER

POETRY PERFORMANCES:Lucia Sellars (Bolivia).Helen Kay (U.K.).
Ελευθεριακός. Βασίλης Καμπούρης. Νεφέλη Β.Πετσιμέρη. Γεωργία Τρούλη. Λευτέρης
Aλεφ Βασιλόπουλος. Bάσω Χριστοδούλου. Στέργια Κάββαλου. Ioanna Lioutsia. Εύα
Σπαθάρα. Στέλλα Δούμου. Διάφανος Κύκλος: Oρέστης Μπατάκης +Απόλλωνας Τσέρνας+
Arthur Void. Tόνια Κοσμαδάκη. Πελαγία Φυτοπούλου. Δημήτρης Γκιούλος. Λευτέρης
Τσώνης. Παυλίνα Μάρβιν. Στάθης Ιντζές. Μάνος Τσίζεκ. Θέκλα Τσελεπή. Γιώργος
Γιαννόπουλος. Νίκη Ανδρικοπούλου. ΘάνοςLostLIVE CONCERT

Σίσσυ Δουτσίου | Πόππη Δέλτα | Lokatola | Tάσος Σαγρής + WhoDoes | Yannis
Raouzeos + Dead Poets Society| William Rowe (UK)+Helen Demos Vasiliki Legaki +
Agnes Marton (Luxemburg) | Blakaut

SOUNDSCAPES: Junior X. Crystal Zero.War

During 7th International Video Poetry Festival 2018 Vasiliki Legaki (composer)
and Agnes Marton (poet) will present three of their collaborative works:

Captain Fly’s Bucket List (first part) -GREEK PREMIERE

Chamber opera (opera duet) for baritone voice and classical guitar

performers: Nikos Painezis (baritone), George Tossikian (guitar)

Background art: paintings by Rusudan Khizanishvili

Waiting for Spring Fancy-dressed (a paraphrase of Nietzsche’s eternal return)
-WORLD PREMIERE 

For three female singers- performers:
Marina Rechkalova (soprano), Lyudmyla Bondarenko (soprano),
Maria Tanagia (alto)

Cordeliade (a response to Shakespeare’s King Lear) -WORLD PREMIERE

For alto voice and clarinet performers: Maria Tanagia (alto) and
Spyros Tzekos (clarinet)

Agnes Marton is a Hungarian-born poet, writer, librettist from the
Poetry Society, The Federation of Writers Scotland, Association of Writers and
Writing Programs (USA) Reviews Editor of The Ofi Press (Mexico), Fellow of the
Royal Society of Arts (UK), guest editor of the prestigious literary magazine
Pratik. Recent publications include her collection ‘Captain Fly’s Bucket List’
and four chapbooks with Moria Books (USA). She won the National Poetry Day
Competition in the UK. Her short story ‘Marina di San Cresci’ was called
exceptional in the Disquiet Literary Contest (USA). She was awarded numerous
prizes and residencies.

Vasiliki Legaki is a Greek composer within setting ranging from a
symphony orchestra and chamber music to solo and staging music. Her works have
been performed in Europe and USA by diverse musicians, ensembles, and
orchestras, including the guitarist Xuefei Yang, Trio Accanto, BBC Singers,
Fidelio Trio, Angel Orchestra, and Orion Orchestra. Her music has been gained
recognition in several competitions and festivals, such as 32nd International
Composition Competition of Alea III (Boston,
USA), Sorodha International Composition Competition (Antwerp), Park
Lane Group Young Artists Spring Series (London), Impuls Academy (Graz,
Austria), Darmstadt Summer Festival (Germany). Vasiliki has studied musicology
(BMus) and music composition (MMus) at Royal Holloway University of London with
Helen Grime and Mark Bowden.

VIDEO ART ZONE

BRAZIL: Marcello Sahea POLAND: Slawomir
Milewski URAGUAY: Carolina de la Vega GREECE: Antonis
Rozakis . Tasos Sagris UK: A616- Joshua Alexander-Erkembode.
Akram Kham Company INDIA: Aditya DawarΕΚΘΕΣΗΒΙΒΛΙΟΥ/ BOOK FAIR:Κενότητα. Futura.Θράκα.Τυφλόμυγα.ΕΝΕΚΕΝ.Σαιξπηρικόν.ΑΓΧΙΒΑΣΙΗΝ.Κίχλη. Bibliotheque.ΠεριοδικόΣκαντζόχοιρος.Κουρσάλ.

In memory of Ren Hang

The 7th International Video Poetry Festival is dedicated to the photographer
and poet Ren Hang (1987–2017), one of the leading lights of the new generation
of Chinese photographers. Ren Hang was arrested many times for his sexually
explicit, joyously celebratory photography. Although he was globally renowned,
he never gained the recognition he deserved in his home country, in part
because he was repeatedly denied the opportunity to display his work in Beijing
and throughout China. Read more about Ren Hang.

ORGANIZED by:

The Institute [for Experimental Arts] //

+ΙΝΣΤΙΤΟΥΤΟΠειραματικώνΤεχνών http://theinstitute.info/Void Network // KENOΔΙΚΤΥΟ http://voidnetwork.gr/SUPPORTED by

MOVING POEMS http://movingpoems.com/