Koen Augustijnen & Rosalba Torres / Siamese Cie
Lamenta Μοιρολόγια

Lament: the ritual of grief; the healing properties of music and singing; the participation, not just of the mind but also of the body in the grieving process. In an era where mourning rituals have no place in Western societies, the famous Belgian choreographic duo Siamese Cie (Koen Augustijnen and Rosalba Torres Guerrero), fascinated by this old Greek tradition, transfer the traditional moiroloi (laments) of Epirus onto the area of contemporary dance, following thorough research.

Nine Greek dancers with a background in traditional dance, alongside Greek and international musicians, join forces with Siamese Cie, inviting us to reconcile ourselves with loss through the power of music and dance.

International co-production

Due to the ongoing pandemic crisis, all performance dates are subject to change

 

Concept - Choreography Koen Augustijnen, Rosalba Torres Guerrero

Dancers Lamprini Gkolia, Christiana Kosiari, Konstantinos Chairetis, Petrina Giannakou, Dafni Stathatou, Athina Kyrousi, Taxiarchis Vasilakos, Alexandros Stavropoulos, Spyridon 'Stak' Christakis

Musical artistic direction Xanthoula Dakovanou

Musicians Magic Malik, flute, vocals, Nikos Filippidis, clarinet, Kleon Antoniou, electric guitar, vocals, Solis Barkis, percussion, Dimitris Brendas, clarinet, kaval, Xanthoula Dakovanou, vocals, Lefkothea Filippidi, vocals, Kostas Filippidis, luth, Stefanos Filos, violin, Avgerini Gatsi, vocals, Panagiotis Katsikiotis (drums), Dimitris Katsoulis, violin, Ourania Lampropoulou, santouri, Antonis Maratos, electric bass, contrabass, Alexandros Rizopoulos, percussion, vocals, Thanassis Tzinas, vocals

Mixing Giorgos Dakovanos, except (10) mixed by Yannis Tavoularis

Mastering Yannis Christodoulatos, Sweetspot Studios, Athens

Musical production MOUSA, Athens (GR)

Recordings and mixing DGP Studio - Oostende by Sam Serruys

General management Herwig Onghena

Dramaturgy Georgina Kakoudaki, Guy Cools

Costume design Peggy Housset

Lighting design Begoña Garcia Navas

Light/sound Michel Delvigne

General management Herwig Onghena

Production and tour management Nicole Petit

Distribution ART HAPPENS – Sarah De Ganck I

Production Siamese Cie - Koen Augustijnen & Rosalba Torres Guerrero

Co-production Athens & Epidaurus Festival, Duncan Dance Research Center Athens, Festival dΆAvignon, La Comédie de Clermont-Ferrand - scène nationale, Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, La Villette Paris, Charleroi Danse, Arsenal Cité musicale-Metz, Le Manège - Scène nationale Maubeuge, Théâtre Paul Eluard (TPE) Bezons - scène conventionnée dΆintérêt national/art et création - danse, Le Maillon Strasbourg, PÔLE-SUD - Centre de Développement Chorégraphique National Strasbourg, Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen & MARS Mons Arts de la Scène

Siamese Cie is supported by the City of Ghent and Belgian Tax Shelter.

BELGIUM - GREECE