Yiofírja – a Journey to Epirus

Schedule

Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Sun, 22 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Schlüterstraße 54, 10629 Berlin, Deutschland | Berlin, BE

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Imagine a long table.
Friends gathered close.
Stories and songs unfolding and multiplying.
With Yiofírja, the Berlin-based Perperúna Ensemble together with an interdisciplinary artistic team invite you to an immersive polyphonic feast inspired by their 2025 field-research residency in Epirus, Northwestern Greece.
Rooted in the endangered oral tradition of greek-speaking Epirus polyphony, this interdisciplinary performance bridges field research and contemporary polyphonic practice. Live polyphonic singing intertwines with documentary fragments gathered in villages of Pogoni, Epirus.
Drawing from encounters with tradition bearers and village communities, Yiofírja explores, re-imagines and co-creates, in an interactive approach with the audience, Epirus polyphony as a living communal practice with relevance for the here and now of our metropolitan city-center of Berlin. Where joy becomes shared and sorrow grows lighter for one collective moment of resonance.
Dates & Times
📅 21 of March 17:00 & 20:00
📅 22 of March 15:00 & 18:00
Location
📍 Agora27 (Schlüterstraße 54, 10629 Berlin)
https://www.agora27.com/
Accessibility
Documentary material within the installation and live performance are made accessible through bilingual subtitles (German/English).
The venue Agora27 offers barrier-free access with an elevator and accessible restrooms.
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Stellt Euch eine lange Tafel vor.
Freunde sitzen eng beieinander.
Geschichten und Lieder entfalten sich und vervielfältigen sich.
Mit Yiofírja lädt das Berliner Vokalensemble Perperúna gemeinsam mit einem interdisziplinären Künstlerteam zu einem immersiven polyphonen Fest ein, inspiriert von einem Forschungsaufenthalt 2025 in Epirus, Nordwestgriechenland.
Verwurzelt in der bedrohten mündlich überlieferten Tradition der griechischsprachigen Polyphonie von Epirus, schlägt die Performance eine Brücke zwischen Feldforschung und zeitgenössischer polyphoner Praxis. Live-Polyphonie wird dabei verwoben mit dokumentarischen Fragmenten aus den Dörfern von Pogoni in Epirus.
Ausgehend von Begegnungen mit Traditionsträgern und Dorfgemeinschaften erforscht und interpretiert das Ensemble in Interaktion mit dem Publikum die Polyphonie von Epirus und lässt sie als lebendige, gemeinschaftliche Praxis aufleben, die für das Hier und Jetzt unserer Metropole Berlin relevant ist. Freude wird geteilt und Trauer in einem gemeinsamen Moment der Resonanz leichter.
Termine & Uhrzeiten
📅 21 of March 17:00 & 20:00
📅 22 of March 15:00 & 18:00
Ort
📍 Agora27 (Schlüterstraße 54, 10629 Berlin)
https://www.agora27.com/
Barrierenfreiheit
Dokumentarisches Material innerhalb der Installation sowie der Live-Performance wird durch zweisprachige Übertitel (Deutsch/Englisch) zugänglich gemacht.
Der Veranstaltungsort Agora27 verfügt über einen barrierefreien Zugang inklusive Aufzug und zugängliche Sanitäranlagen.
Credits
Artistic Direction & Composition
Dimitra Kandia (Perperúna Ensemble)
Video Direction & Installation Design
Alkistis Kafetzi & Chrysanthi Goula
Performance & Research
Perperúna Ensemble: Johanna Schlottke, Angel Monaco, Lorena Atrakzy, Saraï O’Gara, Dimitra Kandia
Guest vocalists: Magdalena Kriss & Andreea-Cristina Mircea
Curatorial & Research Support
Eleftheria Papadaki
Artistic Collaborator
För Künkel
Sound Design
Vasili Kei
Local Partner & Cultural Mediation
Thanasis Viltaniotis, Polyphonic Singing Association of Pogoni (Epirus, Greece)
Production Support
Culture Moves Europe – funded by the European Union.
Funded by Musikfonds e.V. by means of the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.
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