Nth dance company
Qualia

Nth dance company
Qualia

Royal Theatre of Thessaloniki
2, 3, 4, 5 July 2026

Qualia by Nadia Koutziampasi is a performative exploration of our individual, subjectively constructed realities as they are perpetually reshaped by our conscious experiences.

Revolving around the continuous interplay of what we currently feel, what we remember, and what we anticipate, the work builds on embodied subjectivity to delve into the unique, first-person experience of the world, or the "what it is like" quality of consciousness.

Qualia is set in a chaotic, almost surreal universe defined by fragmentation, illusion, and in-betweenness, exposing conceptual tensions between physicality and virtuality, authenticity and fabrication, and hyperconnectivity and isolation.

Memories, lived experiences, and expectations - bridging the recollected past, perceived present, and imagined future - merge into idiosyncratic self-narratives that unfold and intertwine to create a fluid, pulsating mosaic of stories, identities, and meaning-making.

Credits:

Conceived, created, and directed by Nadia Koutziampasi

Devised in collaboration with and performed by Dionysios Alamanos, Fenia Chatzakou, and Danae Dimitriadi

Artistic collaboration by Kiriakos Hadjiioannou

Digital media by Steve Zafeiriou

Original music by Dimitris Kapetanios

Lighting by Dimitra Aloutzanidou

Dramaturgical advice by Rodia Vomvolou

The production is featured as part of the 12th Forest Festival organised by the National Theatre of Northern Greece and is presented with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture.