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References (8)
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(2007)
This was a work by the Turkish artist Ozlem Gunyol. For a photograph of the work, set up at a space, see the catalogue of Sampling -
at the ancient theatre of Vouthrotos in Albania and will form part of the National Theatre -
(2006)
Korras and Ch. Voupouras; Omeros (Hostage), directed by K. Giannaris. For examples of recent plays on immigrants see Vassilis Katsikonouris -
Nothing Really Matters by Los Super Elegantes was presented at the Roof Garden of Athens Imperial, Classical Hotels -
Laertis Vassiliou has acted in several TV series and films about immigrants: E Agape Erthe apo Makria (Love Came from Far Away), directed by M. Manousakis for Antenna channel -
The Terrace was presented in 1996 in Berlin, as part of the exhibition Kunststationen, Art on the Railway -
Under the Aegean Sun), directed by V. Douros, Antenna channel -
(2008)
Yiannis Mavritsakis
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Copyright
- © 2009 Marina Kotzamani
- Subject
- Interview
- ISSN
- 1520-281X
- eISSN
- 1537-9477
- DOI
- 10.1162/pajj.2009.31.2.45
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
LIVING AND WORKING IN ATHENS Ioannis Savvidis, Laertis Vassiliou, Maria-Thalia Carras, and Sophia Tournikiotis in conversation with Marina Kotzamani our young professionals in the arts living and working in Athens are the focus of this conversation. Ioannis Savvidis is a visual artist particularly interested in space, who mainly works with video, installation, and architectural design. He is based in Athens and Berlin. His recent work was shown at the first Biennial of Athens (2007) as well as at Art Athina (2008). Savvidis is a member of Stadtwald, a group of urban action based in Berlin, of Osservatorio Nomade, and of the Rufus Corporation. Laertis Vassiliou is an actor and a director. As an actor he has worked with distinguished theatre directors, including Roula Pateraki, Theodoros Terzopoulos, D. Mavrikios, and Robert Wilson. He has directed Mrozek’s The Emigrants and more recently One in Ten, a performance about immigrants in Greece, which was invited to the theatre festival Mess in Sarajevo the fall of 2008. He also works in film and television. Maria-Thalia Carras and Sophia Tournikiotis are art curators. They founded (in 2004) and co-direct Locus Athens, a non-profit contemporary arts organization that does not have a space as
Journal
PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art – MIT Press
Published: May 1, 2009