Marina Mavrogeni
AKIN
Knock | 2012
about the project...
A group of Eight cats decide to live like humans for 24 hours. They transform themselves into bipeds and begin their attempt to communicate.
They get angry, laugh, fight their demons and most importantly claim a certain space and time that, perhaps, in fact, does not exist...
After all, isn't that what we humans always do? We want what does not belong to us.
The effort for human communication comes to an end, the 24-hour period ends.
They have a choice to return as cats or remain human. What will they choose?
A work made based on improvisation that communicates through dance.
The goal, the raw communication of primary emotions.
There are many reasons why something might not work.
The funny thing is that ultimately, you may only need one good reason for it to work.
In this project, trying to communicate is exactly that reason.
performance identity
Knock / 2013
Duration: 55’
Direction & Choreography: Marina Mavrogeni
Music Editing: Michalis Valassoglou, Stefanos Giannopoulos
Lighting designer: Michalis Bouris
Costumes: Maria Karathanou
Perfrormers: Michalis Valassoglou, Themis Vlachos, Achilleas Vatrikas, Elpida Efremidou, Eleni Korelli, Katerina Panousopoulou, Marios Simeonidis, Maria Eleni Xydia
Photos: Maria Gyftodimou
Production: A KIN
Where & When: Roes Theatre (Athens, 2011), Alkmini Theatre (2012-13)
Under the auspices of the Association of Greek Choreographers.