eleni vasilonikolou
No Lifeguard on duty [2022]
Exploring the concept of shapeshifting, this performance delves into the fluidity of form and existence. It transforms space and body to create an intimate microcosm that evokes an underwater world – a realm hidden yet vast, where freedom lies in perpetual adaptation.
Through movement, the piece recreates the sensation of being submerged. The performer’s body transitions seamlessly from an aquatic form to a tetrapod, and finally to a human, tracing the evolutionary echoes that remain within us. This journey invites the audience to witness metamorphosis as a mode of survival and reimagined embodiment.
Concept | Choreography: Eleni Vasilonikolou
Performance: Eleni Moustaka, Maria Giannoula, Areti Mihou, Sophia Gousgoula
[*Presented at Open Studio @ Uferstudios, Berlin, January 2022. In the frame of the international exchange program “How to dance in times of crisis?”, organised by LUNA PARK and supported by the Greek-German Initiative.]