Frequency in Motion made its way to Revma in Athens, Greece on a cold February night. This was a beautiful and intense performance with a very large, receptive crowd. Each show is different and this one was no exception. There were four dancers, and an additional guitarist. Sounds, images, dancers, and two small installations provided quite a challenge during rehearsals, but we managed and it really paid off. Similar to Mexico, we had two projectors in dialogue, while the dancers moved from one space to another, each with their own story. Many of our sounds were new, and I was able to play an electric piano occasionally. Before the show, we had a Tale of Two Bays playing while the dancers slowly set the tone. This was a beautiful moment because I could really feel the sounds in a physical way and see what Atsushi, Emilia, Vicky, and Neli were creating while the audience wandered in. Like all the other shows, we have plenty of pics, some videos and a recording of the performance. Another very special collaboration. After the event, lots of discussion and ideas. Here is one text, Neli received the next day:

What we saw on Monday evening on the first floor of 8 Servion was
an addictive vortex with centripetal force
Dionysus and Susanoo
an antipodal connection of the post-human
a silent question to Aeschylus
a contemplation on the slowness of movement
a silent scream in the infinitive of time
a collective transition to the unmapped

Thank you Athens, Revma and Butoh dancers-performers : Atsushi Takenouchi, Emilia Bouriti, Vicky Filipa, Neli Poulopoulou and Guitarist: Aleksandros Mitros and Hiroko 🙂

Other observations:

Nearly a full moon-

Unusually Cold weather in Athens

Athens is a city of Cats

Photo: Dancer Vicky Filipa