Mill of Performing Arts SEVEN

Mill of Performing Arts SEVEN

Larissa, 24-27/9/2020

From 24 to 27 September 2020, the Mill of Performing Arts festival will take place in Larissa, for the seventh consecutive year. Co-organized by the City of Larissa department of Culture and Sciences and by SMouTh, this year’s festival focuses entirely on Accessibility and Inclusion and is supported by the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports.

The subtitle EPTA (7), has a dual meaning, declaring on the one hand the seventh year of its realisation and on the other being an acronym in Greek for “Redefining Performing Arts and Disability”, a phrase which is both the theme and the vision of the festival.

The program includes accessible theater, dance and dance theater performances, short film screenings, inclusive and accessible theater, dance, photography and art accessibility workshops, as well as the multiplier event of Creability Erasmus+ project. On the last day a symposium will be held for an exchange of views and perspectives and the formation of a common goal by artists and researchers in the field. Participating artists and companies (indicative): Onassis Stegi, En Dynamei, ImPArt, SMouTh, Theatre enCorps Collectif, Susanne Schneider, Cornelia Jungo, Creability, Sarena Bockers, Dodzi Dougban, Max Greyson, Liminal Access, Kerasia Michalopoulou, Annita Capousizi, Vassilis Ikonomou and more.

The program

Thursday, September 24

17:00 – 19:00
WORKSHOP:
Creability
Costas Lampoulis, Katerina Bekou, Filipoos Zoukas | SMouTh
(Mill of Pappas, 2nd floor/on-line)
19:00 – 21:00
EXHIBITION:
Klikable
Blindfold Photography/Liminal Access
(Museum of Grains and Flour of Pappas Mill)
21.00
PERFORMANCE*:
Horse in Love/The absurdity of Love (theatre)
Eleni Efthymiou | En Dynamei Theatre Group
(Open air cinema Pappas Mill * due to COVID-19 related measures, a filmed version will be presented)
SCREENING: 1,5 meters near (short film)
Penelope Brachou, SMouTh dance group
(Open air cinema Pappas Mill – before the performance)

Friday 25 September

10:00 – 13:00
WORKSHOP:
Creating the performance “Horse in Love/The absurdity of love”
Eleni Efthymiou and En Dynamei Group
(Mill of Pappas, 2nd floor)
13:00 – 15:00
WORKSHOP:
A neurological approach to acting Annita Kapousizi
(Mill of Pappas, 2nd floor/on-line)
16:00 – 17:00
WORKSHOP:
Near and far
Susanne Schneider & Cornelia Jungo | BewegGrund Dance Company
(Mill of Pappas, 2nd floor/on-line)
17:00 – 19:00
WORKSHOP:
ImPArt
Sarena Bockers και  Dodzi Dougban | ImPArt and Creability project artists
(Mill of Pappas, 2nd floor/on-line)
19:00 – 21:00
EXHIBITION:
Klikable
Blindfold Photography/Liminal Access
(Museum of Grains and Flour of Pappas Mill
)
21.00
PERFORMANCE*:
Horse in Love/The absurdity of love (theatre)
Eleni Efthymiou | En Dynamei Theatre Group
(Open air cinema Pappas Mill * due to COVID-19 related measures, a filmed version will be presented)
SCREENING: 1,5 meters near (short film)
Penelope Brachou, SMouTh dance group
(Open air cinema Pappas Mill – before the performance)

Saturday 26 September

10:00 – 13:00
WORKSHOP:
Klikable – Blindfold photography
Athanasia Panagea, Grigoris Stathopoulos, Christos Tsiouris | Liminal Access
(Mill of Pappas, 2nd floor and outdoors)
13:30 – 15:30
WORKSHOP:
Introduction to Audio Description
Kerasia Michalopoulou
(Mill of Pappas, 2nd floor/on-line)
16:00 – 17:00
WORKSHOP:
Near and far
Susanne Schneider & Cornelia Jungo | BewegGrund Dance Company
(Mill of Pappas, 2nd floor/on-line)
19:00 – 21:00
EXHIBITION:
Klikable
Blindfold Photography/Liminal Access
(Museum of Grains and Flour of Pappas Mill
)
21.00
PERFORMANCE:
Present (dancetheatre) work-in-progress
Despina Bounitsi | SMouTh
(Open air cinema Pappas Mill – Live from Ballet Stage)
PERFORMANCE: Gravity (and other attractions) (dancetheatre)
Costas Lamproulis | ImPArt international co-production
(Open air cinema Pappas Mill – Live from Ballet Stage)
SCREENING: Out
(short film) Costas Lamproulis | SMouTh
(Open air cinema Pappas Mill –  in between the performances)

Sunday 27 September

10:00 – 16:30
SYMPOSIUM:
EPTA (7): Redefining Performing Arts and Disability
Lecturers, among others: Vassilis Ikonomou (THEAMA Group), Kerasia Michalopoulou, Christos Papamichael (Liminal)  Antonia Trikalioti (i-living, SMouTh), Max Greyson (ImPArt), Susanne Schneider & Cornelia Jungo (Cie BewegGrund Dance Company), Lefkothea Kartasidou (RoDiArt Festival) κ.ά.
(Mill of Pappas, 2nd floor / participation also possible online)
21.00
PERFORMANCE:
[New] Horizons (dance)
Demy Papathanasiou, Ana Sanchez Colberg | Theatre enCorps Collectif
(Open air cinema Pappas Mill – Live from Municipal Conservatoire)
PERFORMANCE: RE-CALL (dance)
Venetsiana Kalampaliki| Onassis Stegi
(Open air cinema Pappas Mill – Live from Municipal Conservatoire)
SCREENING:  The ticket (short film)
Charis Stathopoulos
(Open air cinema Pappas Mill –  in between the performance)

Details about the performances:

Thursday 24/09/2020 and Friday 25/09/2020 21:00

Open-air cinema Pappas Mill (due to COVID-19 measures a recorded version of the perforfance will be presented) Horse in Love/ The absurdity of Love (theatre) Eleni Efthymiou | En Dynamei Theatre Group Accessibility: SDH subtitles in Greek

Saturday 26/09/2020 21:00

Open-air Cinema Pappas Mill (the performances will be streamed on-line from Mill’s Ballet Stage) Present – work-in-progress (dancetheatre) Despina Bounitsi | SMouTh Accesibility: International Sign and partial AD in English included Gravity (and other attractions) (dancetheatre) Costas Lamproulis | ImPArt international co-production Accessibility: English Audio Description, Visual Vernacular and International Sign included

Sunday 27/09/2020 21:00

Open-air Cinema pappas Mill (the performances will be streamed on-line from the Municipal Conservatoire) [New] Horizons (dance) Demy Papathanasiou, Ana Sanchez Colberg | Theatre enCorps Collectif Προσβασιμότητα: Ακουστική Περιγραφή RE-CALL (dance) Venetsiana Kalampaliki |Onassis Stegi* Accessibility: audio description *The performance takes place at the festival with the support of Onassis STEGI “Outward Turn” Cultural Export Program. Production: Onassis STEGI, in the framework of the European network Europe Beyond Access, co-funded by the Creative Europe program of the European Union.

Details about the workshops:

Creability

International collaboration UnLabel e.V./Cologne, TU Dortmund and Synergy of Music Theatre Trainers: Costas Lamproulis, Katerina Bekou, Filippos Zoukas Thursday 24/9, 17:00-19:00, Mill of Pappas /on-line Three two-hour workshops with accessible artistic training tools, inspired by theatre, music and dance, as a sample of the tools included in the Creability manual, funded by Erasmus+ EU program, soon to be published, within the collaboration of SMouTh with Dortmund Technical University and Un-Label e. V. Accessibility: The workshop will be implemented in Greek language, with an interpretation in Greek sign language. Participation also possible via Zoom web platform.

Near and far

Susanne Schneider/Cornelia Jungo (Cie BewegGrund Dance Company/Switzerland) Friday 24 and Saturday 25/9, 16:00-17:00, Mill of Pappas/on-line In these two short workshops, artistic director of BewegGrund, Susanne Schneider, and her partner will lead us to explore our movement range – without being limited by the distance between us and the online setting. After a warm up we will play with the possibilities of being near and far, getting in touch with each other despite the physical distance. It will be fun! Accessibility: the workshops will be implemented in English language, with an interpretation in Greek sign language. Participation also possible via Zoom web platform.

Creating the performance "Horse in Love/The absurdity of love"

Eleni Efthymiou and En Dynamei group Friday 25/9, 10:00-13:00, Mill of Pappas/on-line Starting from the performance “Horse in Love/The absurdity of love”, Eleni Efthymiou together with actors from En Dynamei theatre company will transport us in the ways thiw performance was created. Through creative writting, improvisations, group function activities in space and discussion, we will have an intro on how the company is working in rehearsal procedures, researching on vital questions about love and inclusive society. Accessibility: The workshop will be implemented in Greek language, with an interpretation in Greek sign language. Participation also possible via Zoom web platform.

A neurological approach to acting

Annita Kapousizi Friday 26/9, 13;00-15:00, Mill of Pappas/on-line In this workshop, through basic neurology principles, neurodiagnostic exercises and acting exercises, we will comprehend how an holistic approach to our our basic tool, our body, will liberate us as actors ans artists. Accessibility: The workshop will be implemented in Greek language, with an interpretation in Greek sign language. Participation also possible via Zoom web platform.

ImPArt

Sarena Bockers/Dodzi Dougban (ImPArt/Creability) Friday 25/9, 17:00-19:00, Mill of Pappas/on-line Two experienced artists from Germany, part of the research of both ImPart and Creability EU projects, will present their working style and their approach of accessibility in contemporary dance. Accessibility: the workshops will be implemented in English language, with an interpretation in Greek sign language. Participation also possible via Zoom web platform.

“Klikable” - Blindfold Photography

Liminal Acceess- Athanasia Panagea, Grigoris Stathopoulos, Christos Tsiouris Saturday 26/9, 10:00-13:00, Mill of Pappas and outdoors A photography workshop with eyes closed. The workshop aims at deliberating photography from the dominance of vision, empowering hearing, smell, touch and atmosphere sense, making use of our greatest sensory perceiver, our skin. *Priority is given to the participants of Creability workshop. Accessibility: The workshop will be implemented in Greek language, with an interpretation in Greek sign language.

Introduction to Audio Description

Kerasia Michalopoulou Saturday 26/9, 13:30-15:30, Mill of Pappas/on-line An introduction to the principles and creation rules of Audio Description for visually impaired audiences in the Performing Arts (theatre, dance, cinema etc), to the techinques of script writing and the function of live or recorded AD, including also time for practice with a given excerpt of a thetre performance. *Priority is given to the participants of Creability workshop. Accessibility: The workshop will be implemented in Greek language, with an interpretation in Greek sign language. Participation also possible via Zoom web platform.

Details about the screenings:

Out

Costas Lamproulis, SMouTh Production year: 2020 Duration: 12′ Accessibility: Audio description and SDH subtitles in Greek The screenings will take place at the Open-air Cinema in between the performances.

1,5 meters near

Penelope Brachou- SMouTh Dance Group Production year: 2020 Duration: 8′ Accessibility: Dance video The screenings will take place at the Open-air cinema before the performances.

The Ticket

Charis Stathopoulos Production year: 2016 Duration: 18′ Accessibility: Audio description and SDH subtitles in Greek The screenings will take place at the Open-air cinema in between the performances.

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