Bolero Athens
Flux Laboratory Athens presented the performance piece Bolero by internationally renowned choreographer Andonis Foniadakis in the building on Palaiologou Mpenizelou street, which will soon be replaced by a new administrative and cultural building dedicated to Greek-Swiss synergies. Under the same roof, diplomacy will interact with the arts and sciences.
Bolero has already been presented, with the support of the Fluxum Foundation and Flux Laboratory Athens, in four Greek cities as part of the Kalamata dance festival.
The recognizable rhythm of the bolero has been inspiring musicians and choreographers for centuries. In Andonis Foniadakis’ choreography, the slow but persistent repeating rhythm of Ravel’s music functions as a constant driving force that leads the dancers both physically and mentally into a battle of endurance throughout the performance. The dancers, placed on the thin and constantly moving surface of the trampolines, balance the instability of the vertical movement and ultimately conquer the repetitive rhythm of the bolero, leading them to a collective climax and purification.
Choreography: Andonis Foniadakis
Costumes: Anastasios Sofroniou
Music: Bolero (Maurice Ravel)
Performers: Gavriela Antonopoulou, Evi Oikonomou, Stefania Sotiropoulou, Artemis Stamouli, Margarita Tontisaki
Production organisation: Flux Laboratory Athens
Production execution: Karamalegos Bros - Innovative Event Solutions
Lighting design: Anna Sbokou
Event space design: Laure Jaffuel
Institutions
Under the auspices of the Embassy of Switzerland in Greece