is it day or is it night?

YELP danceco.

is it day or is it night?

16.17.18.19 June 2022 @21.00
Thiseion, a theatre for the Arts

 
is it day or is it night?, the new choreographic work by Mariela Nestora / YELP danceco., focuses on the sense of touch. Touch is always in interaction with the other senses. It is directly linked to movement and highlights the body as a body µin process'.
 
The lack of touch during the recent experience of a pandemic was the point of departure for our research. In what way was the sense of time and touch redefined? How do we re-invent intimacy?
 
The choreographic composition explores touch less as gesture and more as a conviviality of bodies in interaction with materiality. It shifts the attention to micro-movements and emphasises the reversibility of touch: when one touches, one is touched at the same time. 
 
is it day or is it night? is an invitation to an experience that hopes to sensitise the body and stimulate tactile vision. 
 
CREDITS
Choreography: Mariella Nestora
Co-creation/ performance: Ioanna Toumpakari, Yannis Tsigris, Pagona Boulbasakou and Mari Kassapian
Music / original composition: ILIOS
Costumes: Eleftheria Arapoglou-DIGITARIA
Scenography: Dimitris Theodoropoulos
Video: Christina Katsari
Dramaturgy collaboration: Mårten Spångberg, Bettina Panagiotara 
Lighting: Evangelos Moudrichas
 
Choreographer's Assistant: Elena Novakovits
Assistant set designer: Sophia Panagiotopoulou 
Lighting Associate: Dimitris Koutas
Audio description consultant: Alexandra Georgovassili
Breath & speech score consultant: Anna Pagalou
Photos: Myrto Apostolidou
Poster design: Maria Elena Myrka
Production: KART productions, Mary Xanthopoulidou, Anastasia Kavalari
Contact: Evangelia Skrobola
 
With the support of the Ministry of Culture and Sports
 
INFORMATION 
Performances: 16-19 June
Venue: Thiseion, theatre for the arts
Tickets: 12 euros / 8 euros
Duration: 90 minutes
Pre-sale: ticket services https://www.ticketservices.gr/event/is-it-day-or-is-it-night/
 
 
Biography
Mariela Nestora, choreographer, researcher
Mariela Nestora was born in Athens, Greece. She studied artistic research Master's program- ArtEZ (Netherlands), Feldenkrais method- Professional Training (Greece1, IFF), Contemporary dance and choreography - London Contemporary Dance School (England), Biology- B.Sc., Queen Mary and Westfield (England) and Molecular Genetics- M.Sc. St.Mary's Medical School, Imperial College (England).

Her artistic research is situated within the framework of Post Humanism, exploring choreography as an gathering and developing the methodology of molecular choreography. As choreographer of YELP danceco. group (2001-) she has created performances for for the stage, site specific and works for public space, with the support of Ministry of Culture, Athens and Epidaurus Festival, Onassis foundation, Athens State Opera House and the Athens City Hall, Kalamata International Festival etc. As an independent artist (2011-17) she has participated in various collectives (Green Park, Kolektiva Omonia, Forward Theatre, Dance Association) and has worked as an independent artist in various collectives (Green Park, Kolektiva Omonia, EmbrosTheatre, Syndesmos Chorou). And instigated Collective Choreography Project CCP,  from stage to page - platform and publications for the Greek contemporary dance scene.

The works of YELP danceco. have been presented in Maribor, Ljubljana, Zagreb, Kassel, Berlin, London, Brighton, Ipswich, Bologna, Bologna, Montpellier, Brest, Bucharest, Parnu Aarhus, Brussels, Athens, Kavala, Patras, Thessaloniki, Volos, Hydra, Heraklion, Chania and have been selected to participate in platforms and festivals such as ITI, Dance Platform, Athens Biennale, Plesna Isba, Municipal Theatre of Patras, Cultural Capital of Patras as well as The Place Commissions, The Video Place, Videodance festival and MIRfestival. She works as a choreographer, researcher, mentor,movement director and as a teacher/practitioner of the Feldenkrais Method.