in-situ

ABOUT

With her durational performance In Situ, dance and performance-artist Elena Antoniou attempts to create a living exhibit in the here and now of a museum. Placing the body on a pedestal, the performer redefines the relationship between the visitor/spectator and the work of art and time itself, creating new conditions of observing for museum visitors, given that the context and content of the event are continuously in flux as the piece unfolds. Through this performative gesture, the performer attempts to transform the human presence into a timeless work of art.

Up to now, In Situ has been presented for 21 days, 129 hours at Archaeological Museum of Piraeus, Cyprus Museum, Rialto Theater, Neues Museum Berlin and Archaeological Museum of the Lemesos District.

The performance In Situ encourages the spectator/ visitor to experience the performance as long as it needed, to exit and return in the space as many times as one wishes.

An in situ sightseeing. Seeing exhibits Exhibiting sights An observation of viewing. Viewing somebody else’s observation evokes a transformation of roles and relationships, as the context and content of the act is being redefined. Breathing A condition of movement. The annulment of stillness. Stillness Stillness before a quest for movement.

CREDITS

CONCEPT AND PERFORMANCE Elena Antoniou // SOUND COMPOSITION Stavros Gasparatos // PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT Delta Pi

PERFORMANCES

• Archaeological Museum of Piraeus
  8 Days, 48 Hours
  Athens & Epidaurus Festival 2019
  Opening to the City
  Cyprus Museum
  3 Days, 19 Hours
  International Museum Day 2018
  FUNDED AND ORGANIZED BY the Department of Antiquities Cyprus

• Rialto Theater Limassol, Cyprus
  1 Day, 6 Hours
  Dance Throughout the Year 2018
  FUNDED BY the Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus // ORGANIZED BY Dancehouse Lemesos

• Neues Museum Berlin, Germany
  3 Days, 22 Hours
  On the occasion of the 100th death anniversary of the archaeologist Max Ohnefalsch Richter.
  FUNDED AND ORGANIZED BY the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Berlin in collaboration with Neues Museum and Humboldt University

• Archaeological Museum of the Lemesos District, Cyprus
  6 Days, 34 Hours
  Summer Dance Festival 2017 by Nea Kinisi
  FUNDED BY the Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus // ORGANIZED BY Nea Kinisi-Cyprus New Movement of Dance Companies, Dancers and Choreographers

PRESS

• nachtkritik.de
• TOSPIRTO.NET
• ERT OPEN
• PARATHYRO Interview by Meropi Moyseos
• Φιλgood by Christina Skordi PHILELEFTHEROS
• KATHIMERINI GR
• DIALOGOS ΟΡΙΖΟΝΤΑΣ–Έξω από τη βιτρίνα (March 2018)
• DIALOGOS ΟΡΙΖΟΝΤΑΣ
• PARATHYRO