FR.14 + SAT.15 DECEMBER 2018

100 video artists and poets from 26 countries
2 performances | 32 poets + 8 concerts + 3 DJs + BookFair

ORGANIZED by:

The Institute [for Experimental Arts] // +ΙΝΣΤΙΤΟΥΤΟ Πειραματικών Τεχνών http://theinstitute.info/
Void Network // KENO ΔΙΚΤΥΟ  http://voidnetwork.gr/

SUPPORTED by  MOVING POEMS http://movingpoems.com/

FRIDAY 14 DECEMBER VIDEO POETRY SHOW AT 17.00

MEXICO: Cristina Bustamante. Minuit De Lacroix feat.Charlene Gálea USA: Sarah Sloat. Cheryl Gross. Lisa Seidenberg. Tova Beck-Friedman. Adam E.Stone. Matt Mullins. Pamela Falkenberg. Jack Cochran. Vasilios Papaioannu & Emma Piper-Burket AUSTRALIA: Jason Lam. Ian Gibbins. Clare Rosslyn Wilson. Marie Craven ENGLAND: Shauna Robertson. Sam Loveless. Brian Reid. Adele Myers. Kate Sweeney. Dominic Weston. Tom Sastry. Helen Dewbery. Timothy David Orme. Chaucer Cameron. Adam Steiner. Iris Lewis. Shauna Robertson. Hari Marini- PartSuspended. Sarah Tremlett. Helen Kay. Jane Glennie INDIA: Kuzhur Wilson SPAIN: Adria Guardiola. Rafel Arnal. Blas Payri. Pedro Jaen R. Laen Sanches ITALY: Alessandro Sedda. Virgo29 Production – Kenosis. Dimitri Ruggeri BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA: Amina Avdic GREECE: Nopi Fountoukidou. Lokatola. Stelios Oikonomidis. Antonis Touloumis, Spyros Pantazis, Katerina Michalopoulou. Niki Andrikopoulou. Christine Papanicola. Grigoris G. Gaitanaros. Peanuts Bowl. Thanasis Panou. Evgenia Oikonomopoulou. Io Armata KOREA: Finn Harvor CANADA: Fiona Tinwei Lam. Sharron Mirsky PERU: Rodrigo Luque FRANCE: Anna Niarakis, bobie (yves bommenel) FINLAND: Hanna Ojala AUSTRIA: Melanie Ludwig ISLE OF MAN: Janet Lees BELGIUM:  Gaetan Saint-Remy. Serge Goldwicht. Pierre Lebecque UKRAINE / TURKEY: Lokal Anestezi BOLIVIA: Lucia Sellars LUXEMBURG: Agnes Marton POLAND: Marcin Jagnus SLOVENIA: Tina Šulc Resnik ARGENTINA: Yanin Lorey

In memory of Ren Hang

The 7th International Video Poetry Festival is dedicated to the photographer and poet Ren Hang (1987–2017), one of the leading lights of the new generation of Chinese photographers. Ren Hang was arrested many times for his sexually explicit, joyously celebratory photography. Although he was globally renowned, he never gained the recognition he deserved in his home country, in part because he was repeatedly denied the opportunity to display his work in Beijing and throughout China.

SPIRALS– main showroom – starts at 19.00- duration 20 minutes
Spirals is a poetic journey that crosses geographical borders and unites European female voices in an exchange of languages, cultures, personal narratives and modes of expression. Through the symbol of the spiral, the project explores thresholds, migration, path, nature, home and sense of belonging; the spiral acts as a sign of becoming, transforming and awareness. Poems written by contemporary female poets, recorded material, music and movement are part of a series of performances, photography and video-work. Women create and walk on spirals in a variety of places, such as London, Broadstairs, Coventry, Barcelona, Athens and Belgrade.
– Created by Hari Marini – PartSuspended (UK) (www.partsuspended.com/)

ECSTASY #1 – starts 21.30 on the second floor – duration 2 hours

Το Ινστιτούτο Πειραματικών Τεχνών παρουσιάζει την performance «Έκσταση #1» με την συμμετοχή 8 εκτελεστών, μια περιπλάνηση στην σκοτεινή πλευρά του ενστίκτου, μια εξερεύνηση της υπομονής, του σώματος και του νου, μια εμπειρία διάρρηξης των περιορισμών και της αμφιβολίας –
The Institute of Experimental Arts presents Ecstasy # 1 performance with the participation of 8 performers, a wandering on the dark side of the instinct, an exploration of patience, body and mind, an experience of breaking the constraints and doubts
– Created by Sissy Doutsiou – Performers: Dimosthenis Halkias, John Voulgaris, Panagiotis Ber, Konstantina Baka-Fili, Louise Kallia, Ifigeneia Antoniadou, Evangelia Papantoniou, Nikolas Papoulias

SATURDAY 15 DECEMBER MULTIMEDIA POETRY CONCERT AT 17.00

POETRY PERFORMANCES:

Lucia Sellars (Bolivia). Helen Kay (U.K.). Ελευθεριακός. Βασίλης Καμπούρης. Νεφέλη Β.Πετσιμέρη. Γεωργία Τρούλη. Λευτέρης Aλεφ Βασιλόπουλος. Bάσω Χριστοδούλου. Στέργια Κάββαλου. Ioanna Lioutsia. Εύα Σπαθάρα. Στέλλα Δούμου. Διάφανος Κύκλος: Oρέστης Μπατάκης +Απόλλωνας Τσέρνας+ Arthur Void. Tόνια Κοσμαδάκη. Πελαγία Φυτοπούλου. Δημήτρης Γκιούλος. Λευτέρης Τσώνης. Παυλίνα Μάρβιν. Στάθης Ιντζές. Μάνος Τσίζεκ. Θέκλα Τσελεπή.
Γιώργος Γιαννόπουλος. Νίκη Ανδρικοπούλου

LIVE CONCERT

Σίσσυ Δουτσίου | Πόππη Δέλτα | Lokatola | Tάσος Σαγρής + WhoDoes | Yannis Raouzeos + Dead Poets Society| William Rowe (UK)+Helen Demos Vasiliki Legaki + Agnes Marton (Luxemburg) | Blakaut

SOUNDSCAPES: Junior X. Crystal Zero. War

During 7th International Video Poetry Festival 2018 Vasiliki Legaki (composer) and Agnes Marton (poet) will present three of their collaborative works:

Captain Fly’s Bucket List (first part) -GREEK PREMIERE
Chamber opera (opera duet) for baritone voice and classical guitar
performers: Nikos Painezis (baritone), George Tossikian (guitar)
Background art: paintings by Rusudan Khizanishvili
Waiting for Spring Fancy-dressed (a paraphrase of Nietzsche’s eternal return) -WORLD PREMIERE  For three female singers- performers: Marina Rechkalova (soprano), Lyudmyla Bondarenko (soprano), Maria Tanagia (alto)
Cordeliade (a response to Shakespeare’s King Lear) -WORLD PREMIERE
For alto voice and clarinet performers: Maria Tanagia (alto) and Spyros Tzekos (clarinet)

Agnes Marton is a Hungarian-born poet, writer, librettist from the Poetry Society, The Federation of Writers Scotland, Association of Writers and Writing Programs (USA) Reviews Editor of The Ofi Press (Mexico), Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (UK), guest editor of the prestigious literary magazine Pratik. Recent publications include her collection ‘Captain Fly’s Bucket List’ and four chapbooks with Moria Books (USA). She won the National Poetry Day Competition in the UK. Her short story ‘Marina di San Cresci’ was called exceptional in the Disquiet Literary Contest (USA). She was awarded numerous prizes and residencies.

Vasiliki Legaki is a Greek composer within setting ranging from a symphony orchestra and chamber music to solo and staging music. Her works have been performed in Europe and USA by diverse musicians, ensembles, and orchestras, including the guitarist Xuefei Yang, Trio Accanto, BBC Singers, Fidelio Trio, Angel Orchestra, and Orion Orchestra. Her music has been gained recognition  in several competitions and festivals, such as 32nd International Composition Competition of Alea III (Boston, USA), Sorodha International Composition Competition (Antwerp), Park Lane Group Young Artists Spring Series (London), Impuls Academy (Graz, Austria), Darmstadt Summer Festival (Germany). Vasiliki has studied musicology (BMus) and music composition (MMus) at Royal Holloway University of London with Helen Grime and Mark Bowden.

Link to the organizer: https://theinstitute.info/?p=3252