Created/Concept: Theodora Skipitares – Anna Tzakou – Katerina El Raheb
Title: Meditations on Xenakis’s Motions, Bodies and Textures
Output: Multimedia performance (30′ mins)
Year: 2022 (29.5.2022)
Students of the 2nd and 3rd year in collaboration with the distinguished visual artist and professor at Pratt Institute Theodora Skipitares, and the artists/directors and teaching staff, Anna Tzakou and Katerina El Raheb, investigate the principles of Xenakis’s Polytopes: live multimedia structures designed by the artist for specific architectural and archeological sites. Students created a multimedia performance
installation based on the artist’s musical works and basic texts on life, death and time. Combining digital animation, video projections, constructions, actions, texts and music in space they created an audiovisual promenade installation. The performance is a collaboration between the classes Multimedia and Directing (A. Tzakou), Digital Technology and Character Animation II (K. El Raheb), Scenography -Outdoor Space and Scenography and the Concept of Space: Introduction (Ch. Thanou) and Digital Sound Processing: Music Composition (N. Vassilopoulos).
Credits:
* Concept/ Co-Direction: Theodora Skipitares – Anna Tzakou – Katerina El Raheb
* Set Design: Chara Thanou
* Light Design: Argyris Theos GSC
* Sound Design: Nikos Vassilοpoulos
Participating students from the course Multimedia and Directing: Georgia Antonopoulou, Giannis Venetis, Nefeli Aggeliki Grigoraki, Mary Zagkla, Maria ZoraChrysa Kaloudopoulou, Melina Pelagia Kamara, Tetzinter Kaour, Dimitris Kokkinidis, Konstantina Montomanoli, Georgos Marios Kontos, Glykeria Koritsidou, Anastasia Ladopoulou, Marinela Mpatse, Akrivoula Pana, Nicholaos Pappas, Jon Ander Ribote, Ioulitta Galateia Soureli, Anastasia Stetsenko, Alexandra Stefopoulou, Spiros Stoupas, Sofia Tsaniklidou, Marianthi Tsiara, Sofia Chatziioannou, Danae Effrosyni Christoudi.
Participating students from the course Digital Technology and Animation I: Vasiliadis Vassilis, Vlachaki Christina, Delavia Lena, Detorakis Manos, Kazaki-Samouri Mavra, Kontomanoli Konstantina, Konstantinou Afroditi, Kostopoulou Kiriaki, Mazaraki Spiridoula,Markou Georgia, Migdal Olivia, Batse Marinela, Belegrini Maria, Milonopoulos Stelios, Nikolaidi Efthalia, Nousi Christina, Palimeri Renia, Peristeridis Nikos, Pitsigavdakis Christos, Priona Panagiota, Rellas Morfeas, Savvorginaki Eleni, Spanou Dimitra, Stoikou Chrysi, Sfirakis Michalis, Fragkos Dimitris, Psarianou Katerina
Participating students from the course Scenography: Outdoor Space and Scenography and the Concept of Space: Introduction: Nikos-Efraim Paravalos, Anastasia Drosiadi, Nikos Pappas, Rafaela Papa, Maria Stefani // course II: Zoe Paschali, Marianthi Barbarigou, Marina Papastamati, Αndrea Diogenous, Spiridoula Lavrenti, Ariadni Chaviaropoulou
* Documentation video editing: Bill Psarras