STF 2026: Sofia Mavragani (GR) „Glorious Epic“
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Sofia Mavragani (GR) etendus „Glorious Epic“toimub Sõltumatu Tantsu Festivali / STF 2026 raames. Etendusele 12. oktoobril järgneb kunstnikuvestlus.
„Glorious Epic“ on Sofia Mavragani sugestiivne tantsulavastus, mis käsitleb kangelaslikkuse ja haavatavuse vahelist pinget. Poeetilise allegooria kaudu uurib teos vanade kangelaste hääbumist ning peategelase allakäiku, sümboliseerides üleminekut võimupositsioonilt haprusesse, võidust kaotusse. Lavastuse keskmes on kahe keha dünaamiline vastasmõju, suhe, mis uurib kehaliselt kogukondlikkuses peituvat jõudu.
Tantsijad maadlevad oma kirgede, ihade ja mõtetega — jõududega, mis neid ühtaegu ühendavad ja lahutavad. Nende liikumine pendeldab sujuvalt konflikti ja koostöö vahel, põimides isiklikud maailmad tormiliseks ühtseks tervikuks. Pidevas võitluses muundavad nad isikliku tragöödia jagatud hetkedeks täis ilu, leides ülevust ka kõige ootamatutes olukordades.
Lavastus seab kahtluse alla inimestevahelisele suhtlusele sageli peale surutud tavapärased normid ja hierarhilised struktuurid. Tuues esile hapruse ja eepilise ilu, mis peitub märkamatus, astub see vastu kangelaslikkuse müüdile. Intensiivse kehalisuse, võimsa kujundikeele ja emotsionaalse sügavuse kaudu on „Glorious Epic“ tunnustus ülevusele, mis peitub elu haavatavuses, suhtelisuses ja selle sageli varju jäävates detailides.
Sofia Mavragani on Kreeka koreograaf ja tantsija, kelle looming käsitleb sageli sotsiaal-poliitilisi teemasid. Tema lavastusi on esitatud paljudel rahvusvahelistel festivalidel ja lavadel, sealhulgas Ateena ja Epidauruse festivalil, Megaronis – Ateena kontserdimajas, documenta 14 raames, Kalamata rahvusvahelisel tantsufestivalil, Dimitria festivalil (Thessaloníki), MIRfestivalil (Ateena), Põhja-Kreeka Riigiteatris, Park Your ID festivalil (Maastricht), Dance Days rahvusvahelisel festivalil (Chaniá) jne.
Ta arendab eksperimentaalseid haridusprojekte, mis keskenduvad improvisatsioonile ja kompositsioonile, sealhulgas uurimisprojekt playforPLACE, mida on esitatud 17 linnas Euroopas, Ladina-Ameerikas, Aafrikas ja Okeaanias. Lisaks lõi ta iga-aastase BREAKING ART töötoa Megaronis, mis toob kokku noored koreograafid ja heliloojad ning õpetab rahvusvaheliselt tantsuimprovisatsiooni ja koreograafiat. Mavragani on rahvusvahelise kunstivõrgustiku Fingersix ning mittetulundusühingu Fingersix/Athens asutajaliige. Ta on kahel korral valitud Aerowaves võrgustiku 20 silmapaistva Euroopa koreograafi hulka ning tema töid esitleti võrgustiku festivalil Spring Forward aastatel 2019 ja 2024.
Idee ja koreograafia: Sofia Mavragani
Etendajad ja kaasloojad: Efthimios Moschopoulos, Maria Bregianni
Muusika: Thalia Ioannidou
Valguskujundus: Thodoris Michopoulos / Vangelis Mountrichas
Kostüümid: Chrysanthos Christodoulou
Dramaturgia: Ioanna Valsamidou
Kunstiline koostöö: Janis Rafailidou
Fotod/video: Yorgos Kyvernitis
Produktsioon: Fingersix/Athens
Toetajad: Kreeka Kultuuriministeerium
Esietendus: 1. juuni, 2024, Alcatraz Athens Club, Ateena
Vestlus koreograafiga: 12. oktoobril peale etendust
Etendus on ratastooliga ligipääsetav ja keel ei ole takistus
Lisainfo: https://www.stl.ee/festival/programm/stf-2026-glorious-epic
ENG
Sofia Mavragani (GR) performance „Glorious Epic“ takes place during STF 2026. Get STF 2026 passes and more info HERE.
Glorious Epic is a bold and evocative dance performance by Sofia Mavragani, problematizing the tension between the heroic and the vulnerable. Through a poetic allegory, the work examines the death of the old heroes and the decline of the protagonist symbolizing the transition from power to fragility, from victory to loss. At the heart of this performance is the dynamic interplay between two bodies, forming a relationship that explores viscerally the strength in collectivity.
In Glorious Epic, the dancers grapple with their passions, desires and thoughts—forces that both connect and tear them apart. Their movements shift seamlessly between conflict and collaboration, as they blend their individual worlds into a turbulent collective. In their struggle, they transform personal tragedy into moments of shared beauty, finding glory in the most unexpected of places
The performance is a stormy kinetic narrative that challenges the conventional norms and hierarchical structures often imposed on human interaction. It confronts the idea of heroism, revealing the delicate and epic beauty that resides in the overlooked and the small. Through intense physicality, powerful imagery, and emotional depth, Glorious Epic is an acknowledgment of the glory found in vulnerability, in relationality and in the often unnoticed details of life.
Sofia Mavragani is a Greek choreographer and dancer whose work often engages with socio-political themes. Her performances have been presented at major festivals and venues internationally, including the Athens & Epidaurus Festival, Megaron – the Athens Concert Hall, documenta 14, Kalamata International Dance Festival, Dimitria Festival (Thessaloniki), MIRfestival (Athens), State Theatre of Northern Greece, Park Your ID Festival (Maastricht), Dance Days International Festival (Chania). She develops experimental educational projects focused on improvisation and composition, including the playforPLACE research project, which has been presented in 17 cities across Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Oceania. She also created BREAKING ART, an annual workshop at Megaron bringing together young choreographers and composers, and teaches dance improvisation and choreography internationally. Mavragani is a founding member of Fingersix, an international artistic network, and Fingersix/Athens, a non-profit organization. She has been twice selected as one of the Twenty emerging European choreographers of the Aerowaves network and her work was presented at the Aerowaves Spring Forward Festival in 2019 and 2024.
Concept, choreography: Sofia Mavragani
Performance, co-making: Efthimios Moschopoulos, Maria Bregianni
Music: Thalia Ioannidou
Light Design: Thodoris Michopoulos / Vangelis Mountrichas
Costumes: Chrysanthos Christodoulou
Dramaturgy: Ioanna Valsamidou
Artistic collaboration: Janis Rafailidou
Photos/video: Yorgos Kyvernitis
Production: Fingersix/Athens
Supported by: Hellenic Ministry of Culture
Premiere: 1. June 2024, Alcatraz Athens Club, Athens
The performance on the 12th of October will be followed by an artist talk
The performance is accessible with a wheelchair and there is no language barrier
More information: https://www.stl.ee/en/festival/program/stf-2026-glorious-epic-2
„Glorious Epic“ on Sofia Mavragani sugestiivne tantsulavastus, mis käsitleb kangelaslikkuse ja haavatavuse vahelist pinget. Poeetilise allegooria kaudu uurib teos vanade kangelaste hääbumist ning peategelase allakäiku, sümboliseerides üleminekut võimupositsioonilt haprusesse, võidust kaotusse. Lavastuse keskmes on kahe keha dünaamiline vastasmõju, suhe, mis uurib kehaliselt kogukondlikkuses peituvat jõudu.
Tantsijad maadlevad oma kirgede, ihade ja mõtetega — jõududega, mis neid ühtaegu ühendavad ja lahutavad. Nende liikumine pendeldab sujuvalt konflikti ja koostöö vahel, põimides isiklikud maailmad tormiliseks ühtseks tervikuks. Pidevas võitluses muundavad nad isikliku tragöödia jagatud hetkedeks täis ilu, leides ülevust ka kõige ootamatutes olukordades.
Lavastus seab kahtluse alla inimestevahelisele suhtlusele sageli peale surutud tavapärased normid ja hierarhilised struktuurid. Tuues esile hapruse ja eepilise ilu, mis peitub märkamatus, astub see vastu kangelaslikkuse müüdile. Intensiivse kehalisuse, võimsa kujundikeele ja emotsionaalse sügavuse kaudu on „Glorious Epic“ tunnustus ülevusele, mis peitub elu haavatavuses, suhtelisuses ja selle sageli varju jäävates detailides.
Sofia Mavragani on Kreeka koreograaf ja tantsija, kelle looming käsitleb sageli sotsiaal-poliitilisi teemasid. Tema lavastusi on esitatud paljudel rahvusvahelistel festivalidel ja lavadel, sealhulgas Ateena ja Epidauruse festivalil, Megaronis – Ateena kontserdimajas, documenta 14 raames, Kalamata rahvusvahelisel tantsufestivalil, Dimitria festivalil (Thessaloníki), MIRfestivalil (Ateena), Põhja-Kreeka Riigiteatris, Park Your ID festivalil (Maastricht), Dance Days rahvusvahelisel festivalil (Chaniá) jne.
Ta arendab eksperimentaalseid haridusprojekte, mis keskenduvad improvisatsioonile ja kompositsioonile, sealhulgas uurimisprojekt playforPLACE, mida on esitatud 17 linnas Euroopas, Ladina-Ameerikas, Aafrikas ja Okeaanias. Lisaks lõi ta iga-aastase BREAKING ART töötoa Megaronis, mis toob kokku noored koreograafid ja heliloojad ning õpetab rahvusvaheliselt tantsuimprovisatsiooni ja koreograafiat. Mavragani on rahvusvahelise kunstivõrgustiku Fingersix ning mittetulundusühingu Fingersix/Athens asutajaliige. Ta on kahel korral valitud Aerowaves võrgustiku 20 silmapaistva Euroopa koreograafi hulka ning tema töid esitleti võrgustiku festivalil Spring Forward aastatel 2019 ja 2024.
Idee ja koreograafia: Sofia Mavragani
Etendajad ja kaasloojad: Efthimios Moschopoulos, Maria Bregianni
Muusika: Thalia Ioannidou
Valguskujundus: Thodoris Michopoulos / Vangelis Mountrichas
Kostüümid: Chrysanthos Christodoulou
Dramaturgia: Ioanna Valsamidou
Kunstiline koostöö: Janis Rafailidou
Fotod/video: Yorgos Kyvernitis
Produktsioon: Fingersix/Athens
Toetajad: Kreeka Kultuuriministeerium
Esietendus: 1. juuni, 2024, Alcatraz Athens Club, Ateena
Vestlus koreograafiga: 12. oktoobril peale etendust
Etendus on ratastooliga ligipääsetav ja keel ei ole takistus
Lisainfo: https://www.stl.ee/festival/programm/stf-2026-glorious-epic
ENG
Sofia Mavragani (GR) performance „Glorious Epic“ takes place during STF 2026. Get STF 2026 passes and more info HERE.
Glorious Epic is a bold and evocative dance performance by Sofia Mavragani, problematizing the tension between the heroic and the vulnerable. Through a poetic allegory, the work examines the death of the old heroes and the decline of the protagonist symbolizing the transition from power to fragility, from victory to loss. At the heart of this performance is the dynamic interplay between two bodies, forming a relationship that explores viscerally the strength in collectivity.
In Glorious Epic, the dancers grapple with their passions, desires and thoughts—forces that both connect and tear them apart. Their movements shift seamlessly between conflict and collaboration, as they blend their individual worlds into a turbulent collective. In their struggle, they transform personal tragedy into moments of shared beauty, finding glory in the most unexpected of places
The performance is a stormy kinetic narrative that challenges the conventional norms and hierarchical structures often imposed on human interaction. It confronts the idea of heroism, revealing the delicate and epic beauty that resides in the overlooked and the small. Through intense physicality, powerful imagery, and emotional depth, Glorious Epic is an acknowledgment of the glory found in vulnerability, in relationality and in the often unnoticed details of life.
Sofia Mavragani is a Greek choreographer and dancer whose work often engages with socio-political themes. Her performances have been presented at major festivals and venues internationally, including the Athens & Epidaurus Festival, Megaron – the Athens Concert Hall, documenta 14, Kalamata International Dance Festival, Dimitria Festival (Thessaloniki), MIRfestival (Athens), State Theatre of Northern Greece, Park Your ID Festival (Maastricht), Dance Days International Festival (Chania). She develops experimental educational projects focused on improvisation and composition, including the playforPLACE research project, which has been presented in 17 cities across Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Oceania. She also created BREAKING ART, an annual workshop at Megaron bringing together young choreographers and composers, and teaches dance improvisation and choreography internationally. Mavragani is a founding member of Fingersix, an international artistic network, and Fingersix/Athens, a non-profit organization. She has been twice selected as one of the Twenty emerging European choreographers of the Aerowaves network and her work was presented at the Aerowaves Spring Forward Festival in 2019 and 2024.
Concept, choreography: Sofia Mavragani
Performance, co-making: Efthimios Moschopoulos, Maria Bregianni
Music: Thalia Ioannidou
Light Design: Thodoris Michopoulos / Vangelis Mountrichas
Costumes: Chrysanthos Christodoulou
Dramaturgy: Ioanna Valsamidou
Artistic collaboration: Janis Rafailidou
Photos/video: Yorgos Kyvernitis
Production: Fingersix/Athens
Supported by: Hellenic Ministry of Culture
Premiere: 1. June 2024, Alcatraz Athens Club, Athens
The performance on the 12th of October will be followed by an artist talk
The performance is accessible with a wheelchair and there is no language barrier
More information: https://www.stl.ee/en/festival/program/stf-2026-glorious-epic-2
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