A walk with Kazantzakis

Walking piece details

A performative soundwalk in Athens, actors interpreting Report to Greco by Kazantzakis, carrying their path in small bags, leaving a trace of sand through the old part of Athens, together with the walkers receiving a portable bluetooth speaker, triggered by approaching locations on the trajectory. Walkers become sound carriers of imaginary and real travels in the world and time of El Greco.

Soundwalk design and musical scenario: Vermeire Geert
Soundscapes/compositions: Stefaan van Biesen
Performative walk directed by:  Geert Vermeire and Sissy Papathanassiou
Actors: Larissa Vergou,Panagiotis Lezes, Christina Hilla Fameli, Charis Simeonidou
Scientific support: Nikos Mathioudakis

Commissioned by the Analogio Festival 2017 – Athens.
Production by the Milena principle / Analogio Festival.

With the kind support of Kazantzakis Publications.

Soundwalk on Locosonic: https://locosonic.com/de/soundscapes/489

Geert Vermeire

Geert Vermeire

Founder Online Jury 2022 Online Jury 2023 Online Jury 2024

Geert Vermeire is a curator, poet and artist, moving constantly between Greece, Portugal and Brazil, with a focus on spatial writing, locative sound & performance and social practices. He develops collaborative processes, departing from the ethical in...

Near Plaka, Athens, Greece

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