4 + ENA

interdisciplinary dance performance premiered
June 2024, Municipal Theatre of Pireaus

now on tour!

In a world of speed
can we still look back to our roots?

“This is one of the best dance performances, which could well stand abroad and coexist next to the greats of the field.”

Nora Ralli, efsyn.gr

The choreographer Kyriaki Nasioula, after the presentation of LOOM with her company GesamtAtelier at the Athens Concert Hall in 2022, transports us to the world of 4 + ENA.

Continuing her interdisciplinary research this time in collaboration with Dr. Maria Karoglou and her artistic partner Argyris Angeli, she introduces us to a laboratory of bodies, a function of science and dance, where the elements of nature occupy the hall of the Central Stage of the Municipal Theater of Piraeus.

The elements of nature converse with a quartet of pulsating bodies on stage, composing a dance of contrasts and revealing an orchestrated primordial ritual. The bodies as molecules under examination start their journey from the scientist's microscope and are magnified by embodying the physical phenomena and their contrasts. An unfolding of nature, its creation and destruction.

The performance proposes an interdisciplinary collaboration between physics, engineering and dance, outlining a research path from the scientist’s laboratory to the final performance, that inhabits the central stage at the Municipal Theatre of Piraeus.

How much time do we invest on staring at the sunset?

4 + ENA premiere performers

premiere highlights at Municipal Theater of Piraeus

creative team

Kyriaki Nasioula: Creation, Choreography, Artistic Direction, Project Development, Dramaturgy, Costume Design, Tour & Production Direction

Ioanna Karategou: Repertory dissemination, Performance – Dance

Evini Pantelaki, Haris Dimos, Mairi Giannoula: Performance – Dance
Costume Construction: Sofia Tabler
Antonis Nasioulas: Production Assistant

Production: KINEMA AMKE

 Special thanks to the premiere contributors – June 2024:

Dr. Maria Karoglou: Scientific associate – Researcher, Project development – Dramaturgy

Argyris Aggeli: Artistic Direction, Project development – Dramaturgy, Costume Design, Artwork & Graphic Design

Ioanna Karategou, Tassos Nikas, Evini Pantelaki, Thanos Ragousis: Creation of movement material - Performance

Jeph Vanger: Music Composition

Marietta Pavlaki: Lighting Design

Eleni Xynogala: Video Projection Design

Anastasia Valsamaki: Choreographer’s Consultant

Gabriela Antonopoulou: Movement research

Gevi Dimitrakopoulou: Filming

Yiannis Stefanidis, Lida Touloumakou: Photography

Maria Nathanael, Babis Moskofoglou: Communication

Atelier Tsiouni: Costume Creation

TooFarEast: Production Execution

Eva Vervelaki: Sponsorships

Lefteris Douros: Technical Management

Nefeli Vlachouli: Communications Assistant, Social Media Management

Under the auspices and the financial support of the Ministry of Culture and Sports.

The concept and initial research for the work was created through the residency programme Experiment A. A collaborative lab for artists & scientists at Flux Laboratory Athens. (2022, Maria Karoglou, Chemical Engineer, NTUA & Kyriaki Nasioula, Choreographer)

The make-up of the performance on the 8th of June at Piraeus Theater was a kind sponshorship by Shojo Make-up Studio - Maria Palaiokrassa.