Marina Mavrogeni
AKIN
... and Swim
about the project...
Based on the well-known Greek proverb (shut up and swim), said to signify the hard effort one needs to make to reach one's goal and not to give up trying.
Loosely translated, 'don't talk and forge ahead …’.
This is how the four performers of A KIN face gravity, time and physical obstacles. Without giving up the effort they use the body as a tool to move forward and evolve. Along the way, flippers become their ally and enemy.
performance identity
... and Swim / 1999
Duration: 50'
Directed & Choreographed: Marina Mavrogeni
Music Supervisor: Eleni Korelli
Costumes: Anastasia Gavgiotaki
Lighting: Michalis Bouris
Performers: Vasso Giannakopoulou, Eleni Korelli, Katerina Pappa, Ioanna Parali
Photos: Maria Gyftodimou
Production: A KIN
Where & When: Knossos Theatre (Athens, 1999) & Alkmeni Theatre (Athens, 2000)