Robiros Manthoulis’ television program “A film, a discussion” (ERT, 1976-1982) was a focal point of meeting and dialogue for modern Greek intellectuals.
Curator Xenia Kalpaktsoglou, art historian and curator Christoforos Marinos and writer Christos Chrysopoulos are reliving the origins of the exhibition, in the context of the Epidaurus Festival in Athens, from June 5th to 7th at Piraeus 260as a multidimensional and continuous project.
The television scene is completely reconstructed, hosting live discussions and artistic performances on the theme of the timelessness of post-colonialism. At the same time, it becomes a structuring element of a broader set that also includes an art exhibition, as well as a program showing artistic films that address urbanization and the concept of public space in Athens. A critical project that investigates today by looking at the historical legacy of the last fifty years.
Discussions start 8pm
The site can be visited from 6pm
Discussions will be held in Greek.
Free entrance
Idea conception Xenia Kalpaktsoglou, Christoforos Marinos
Editorial team Xenia Kalpaktsoglou, Christoforos Marinos, Christos Chrysopoulos / The speeches were co-edited by discussion moderators Despina Zevkilis, Makis Malafekas, Vassilis Noulas
Curating an art exhibition Christoforos Marinos, Christos Chrysopoulos
Editing performances and visualizations Xenia Kalpaktsoglou
Architectural design, lighting design Maria Maneta
Scene construction Yannis Nitsos
Visual identity design Country house project
Translations Dafni Kapsalis
Film scanning Aylon
Technical equipment Yannis Malatantis
Production Organization Katerina Kurti
Production line Apparat Athens / Nikolas Hanakoulas
Exhibition artists Nikos Arvanitis, Vangelis Gokas, Lydia Dambasina, Anastasia Doukas, Damianos Zarifis, Yiannis Theodoropoulos, Vlasis Kaniaris, Maria Karavela, Christina Mitrentse, Manolis Babousis, Maria Oikonomou & Ulrich Meurer, Michalis Papadopoulos, Argyris Rallias, Kostas Roussakis, Grigoris Se mitekolo, Constantis Skandzis, Spyros Staveris, Aspa Stasinopoulou, Anastasis Stratakis (Kottage Design), Thanasis Totsikas, George Tourkovasilis, Leonidas Tsirigoulis, Costas Christopoulos
C speakersYannis Varelas (painter), Danai Giannoglou (curator, writer, director and co-founder of Enterprise Projects), Panagiotis Evagelidis (writer, director), Elpida Karambas (art theorist, curator, associate professor, Department of Culture, New Media and Industries, University of Thessaly), Lyos Kalovyrnas (psychotherapist, writer), Anastasios Koukoutas (dance researcher and writer, playwright), Maria Maganari (actor, director), Zoe Mavroudi (writer, director), Dimitris Politakis (journalist), George Tzirtzilakis (professor, Department of Architectural Engineering, University of Thessaly), Pako Chalkidis (post-doctoral researcher, University of Coimbra, Portugal), Elena Hamalidis (associate professor of Art History, Ionian University, Department of Audiovisual and Visual Arts )
Performing artists Peggy Zali and Iota Ioannidou, Konstantinos Hatzinikolaou and Ioannis Kotsonis, Butoh Armé (Yiannis Grigoriadis, Yiannis Isidorou, Simon Barker)
Film artists Eva Giannakopoulou and Dimitra Kondylatou, Marina Gioti, Konstanza Kapsali, Dimitris Kehris, Maria Lalou and Skafte Aymo-Boot, Sofia Dona, Campus