What connects the divine with the human? The temporary with the eternal? The place with its name?
Delos: the Adilos island that roamed the Aegean and was fixed – declared – by Poseidon at the command of Zeus, so that Artemis and Apollo could be born there. From this symbolic starting point, the work Delosη attempts a journey between myth and contemporary experience, with physicality, poetry, sound and live music becoming the means of expression of a common ritual.
Five performers with a strong stage presence search on stage for the collective and personal imprint of memory, in an open dialogue with space and the past. A performance of catharsis and reflection, where the body becomes a witness to the present and a bearer of a timeless myth.
This work was created at the invitation of the Ephorate of Antiquities of the Cyclades, for a contemporary performance on the island of Delos.
Choreographer, artistic concept: Yannis Adoniou
Dance, performance: Valia Papachristou, Andrius Mulokas, Yannis Adoniou, Nikolas Mamasis, Nikos Giannios
Texts: Valia Papachristou, Yannis Adoniou
Music: Nikos Giannios
Drummer: Nikolas Mamasis
Sound installation: Nikos Giannios
Genre: Dance Performance
Duration: 60 min
Language: English, Greek
A production supported by the Greek Embassy in Tirana, the Flux Laboratory Athens, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Chania - Elaiourgeion and the International Festival of Ancient Olympia under the patronage and support of the Greek Ministry of Culture (2024-25).