Performances by Chorotheatro Omada Pende

Chorotheatro Omada Pende presents "Linear Writing, drawing B" by Chloe Melidou, "3-fold" by Roula Kleovoulou and "Mary’s Song" by Roula Kleovolou at the ARTos Foundation on Sunday 27 and Monday 28 at 21:00. The three plays have duration of 20 minutes each and will be presented on both nights.

Limited number of seats, reservation necessary

"Linear Writing, drawing B"
Through the tales, I’m trying to spot on the repetitive archetypal motifs in narration as part of our tradition, and parallelize with repetition of kinesiological motifs in traditional dance, as well as repetitive motifs in traditional music. Based on traditional patterns I present a contemporary piece…and yes, maybe the witches and the dark forest have given their place to extraterrestrial creatures and moonscapes… but I will insist on the old and well known Dragon. Chloe Melidou

Premiered in Lemesos, at Rialto theatre, March 2011, for the Dance Platform Cyprus.

Credits:
Choreography: Chloe Melidou
Performers: Chloe Melidou, Mayia Mina
Light Design: Panayiotis Manousis
Costumes: Atelier Pandelis
Scenery: Εlena Kotasvili
Text: Fragments of the traditional fairytale "The King who had three sons" (from Traditional Tales Thrace, Aegean, Cyprus, KY.KE.M, 2004)
Music: Drumrolls (from the philharmonic orchestra of the municipality of Limassol), Cyprus Traditional music (from the collection "Cyprus-popular music", Peloponnesian folklore foundation)

"3-fold"
A dancetheatrical piece around the subject of "boundaries". The three dancers are looking for their boundaries, not only socially and emotionally, but also the boundaries relating to space, time and movement. The boundaries between them, the boundaries within them, the boundaries around them.

Premiered in the Dance Platform Cyprus 2008, selected as the Cyprus’ participation in the European Festival 2008, Lemesos, Rialto Theatre.

Credits:
Choreography: Roula Kleovoulou
Performers: Ariana Marcoulides, Milena Ugren Koulas, Chloe Melidou
Music: Aphex Twin, Astralasia, Autechre, REM
Costumes: Natalie Konstantinidou,
Light Design: Panayiotis Manousis

"Mary’s Song"
A dancetheatrical piece, combining movement and text, inspired from Sylvia Path’s prose "The Bell Jar".

Premiered in the Dance Platform Cyprus, at Rialto Theatre 2006 and presented at the the F.I.T.A Festival London, 2009.

Credits:
Choreography: Roula Kleovoulou
Performer: Chloe Melidou
Music: Philip Glass, Verre
Costume: Atelier Pandelis
Light Design: Panayiotis Manousis

Chorotheatro Omada Pende was founded in 1999 in Cyprus. It has since produced 21 works, including choreographic workshops, independent artistic productions and participations in the Cyprus Platform for Contemporary Dance, in the Summer Dance Festival in Cyprus -Limassol, in the European Dance Festival, as well as in festivals abroad. The company has so far employed more than 20 dancers and actors (professionals and amateurs). The Chorotheatro (Dance Theater) Omada Pende is one of the founding members of The Dance House Lemesos (2007) and The New Movement of Dance Groups, Dancers and Choreographers (2004). Primary members and resident choreographers and dancers of the dance company since its foundation are Roula Kleovoulou and Chloe Melidou.