Elisabeth is very excited to have been invited by Rita Severis, the director of Severis Foundation, to perform her work SIXFOLD at CVAR, Centre of  visual arts and research.

The performance will take place on September 1st at 8pm.

More information on:

httpss://cvar.severis.org/en/

Together with composer Andreas Papapetrou, Elisabeth has been comissioned by the Cypriot organisation BoCCF to create a new work for the annual festival Faneronemi. The piece called ‘Demotetes’ will premiere on September 7th in Nikosia.

httpss://www.boccf.org

 

Music and dance performance inspired by the collections of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation and Cypriot folklore. During the performance, a video art animation based on geometrical motifs from the BoCCF’s collections will be projected on the set and directly on the dancer’s massive dress. This will provide a visual interpretation of the musicians’ sounds, combined with pre-recorded material, and will serve as an extension of the dancer’s gestural palette.

The performance’s themes draw upon the island’s folklore and on Greek mythology, exploring the idea of confinement as obstacle, punishment, sacrifice and means of redemption. As implied by the title “Desmōtēs”, this includes myths about prisoners such as the sacrifice of Prometheus, the immuration of Antigone and the captivity of Persephone.

Music composition and artistic direction: Andreas Papapetrou
Choreography and dance: Elisabeth Schilling
Set and costume design: Rea Olympiou
Video Art: Christos Symeonides

>Musicians:
Pavlina Constantopoulou (vocals)
Maria Yerosimou (harp)
Maria Kramvi (percussion)
Andreas Papapetrou (electronics)

In the coming weeks, Elisabeth will choreograph on a british popstar. The project will be published in 2018.

Photo: Julie Freichel

From August 1st – 10th Elisabeth will be in residency at Sjönevard Arts Centre. She will perform SIXFOLD at Rosenbergsfestivalen on August 5th and at Sjönevard Arts Centre on August 8th.

Photo: Bohumil Kostohryz