EN ROUTE

The choreographer Penny Diamantopoulou presents presents 2 dance pieces entitled "EN ROUTE" by the dance group Arthrosis at the Corfu International Festival on Monday 13 November at 20:00 at the Municipal Theatre of Corfu.

In "1 2 3" Female and Male move in their limited space while maintaining their individuality. She perceives the lack of the other, feels unsatisfied with her existence as a unit, seeks communication. He experiences his loneliness in an almost absolute and sterile way. He enjoys the monotony of his repetitive movements. Gradually her movement invades his space, the distance between them decreases. He redefines his image, he comes out of his limits and his trap in the monotony of repetitive movement and linear rhythm. Their paths meet... contact, touch, embrace, union.

In "En Route" we follow clear paths and shapes in space, bodies that move sometimes in coordination and sometimes in counterpoint, movement that emphasizes the loneliness of the dancers, but ultimately unites them. Spasmodic, claustrophobic movements performed by solitary bodies are interspersed with slow and sensual duets. Embraced bodies move in slow motion, suddenly disengage and begin an increasingly rapid dialogue. The dialogue-dialogue between the bodies gradually becomes frenetic and confrontational to culminate in a shared journey to earth. All the dancers are perfectly attuned to a common path to the earth, as members of one body, to form a core.

PART 1
Title: 1 2 3
Concept, Choreography: Penny Diamantopoulou
Music: Shigeru Umebayashi
Performers: Katerina Christoforou, Anastasios Pappas-Petridis
Video Art, Set Design: Dionysis Tsaftaridis

PART 2
Title: En Route
Concept, Choreography: Penny Diamantopoulou
Music: Tasis Christogiannopoulos
Performers: Nikolas Chatzivasileiadis, Zelika Mouzaki, Ilias Bageorge, Katerina Christoforou, Marianna Papakonstantinou, Nikos Grigoriadis, Natalia Kalogeropoulou