Dimitris Chimonas is an artist, theatre-maker, and performer.
His work investigates theatre conventions, devices, and frames through their use
& abuse. For his 15m² activity, titled rally up for the unknown, Dimitris proposes the creation of a 15m² dance floor where people coming from a variety of social groups are invited to move to the sound of live music, without any verbal exchange. For three continuous days, three live musicians and 7-15 participants are encouraged to remain active physically throughout the duration of the music, responding to the sound and to each other. The acts will be documented with a thermographic camera, capturing the temperature produced by bodies as an attempt to communicate. The activity will be held in Nicosia, autumn 2022.
Sessions
A programme of queer happenings
October - December 2022
6 Sapfous, Old Town, 1011 Nicosia
Sessions is a three-month public programme of queer events spanning from
live music, poetry, theatre, and dance performances, to talks, workshops parties,
and screenings. Over the short course of October to December 2022, sessions presents a series of cross-pollinating happenings that celebrate the multiplicity
of interpretation and engagement, and widen the relationship between personal
and collective.
A support structure is installed by Dimitris Chimonas & Lex Gregoriou at the
basement of 6 Sapfous in Nicosia old town (ex drivedrive), designed to elaborate mostly on modes of exchange, participation, and witnessing. The stage is framed
in response to a collaborative project by artist Panayiotis Michael to make use of
and activate a 15m² surface. The surface measure was once a pathway to Michael’s family house that was never built due to the events of 1974. Taking the cue from this invitation, a 15m² space is now a floor of play, shadows, and dreams for patterning present and imaginative encounters.
The lounge on the ground floor consists of soft sculptures crafted by Eva & Belinda Papavasiliou (courtesy of Morir Soñando), enhanced by the scents of Floricienta Iuvenalis. A bar table providing fitting beverages, cocktails by bar souvenir and
hand-cooked food by Yiorgos Rossides accompany each session. Simultaneous
to the happenings, Pashies LTD will be devising the prelude, interlude, and encore online, whilst an in-situ gesture by Orestis Lazouras is to be uncovered.
* Sessions sets through an open and safe space to experiment,
practice, and share-you know what that means.
Opening Sessions: 15m²
Oct 14/15/16, 2022
19:00-23:00
15m² invites Dimitris Chimonas invites raw silver, Ayiosloizos, Dj Harama, invite you
to the opening session: 15m². Three Djs warm up the space for one hour and fifteen minutes each day, on Friday the 14th, Saturday the 15th, & Sunday the 16th of October 2022. Opening sessions performances start at 20:30.
Raw Silver, 14/10
Raw Silver is the synaesthetic description of Nikos Stephou sound performance alias since 2010. With it he has accomplished various releases on compilations on record labels around the world, including his homeland record label honest electronics of which he has co-created. A story-teller performer comfortable in all-terrain cruising.
Ayiosloizos, 15/10
Loizos Olympios is an artist from Lemesos, Cyprus whose current practice
explores queerness-space-text-ecology through collage, photography,
asemic writing, bookmaking, archiving, and collection building (printed matter).
Dj Harama, 16/10
Dj Harama-aka elektroniki-is a project that came to light with the intention of playing sounds fitting to those fluid transitional hours. Depending on the time slot given, Harama takes you through a collage of sounds creating a soundscape of elevating, deep and experimental environments. Dj Harama has been exploring this idea for the past 3 years at her monthly noods radio show called coral bay, as well as with her live improvisational performances as elektroniki.