Stavros Niarchos Park in its entirety.
The Metamorphosis programme brings together
more than 400 artists from all over the world
,
as Greek and international creators join forces to
create a grand celebration of participation and
collaboration, the values on which the SNFCC
has been built. Visitors become creators, the
pathways of the East are intertwined with western
traditions, and the boundaries of different art
forms are abolished.
Music falls in step with nature, dance strides
along with sports, science is turned into play, and
literature is turned into a performance for the
young and the old. In a similar manner, different
age groups, generations, skills and singularities
come together on a common space that aspires
to become a meeting place for all.
The events’ performance Curator is
Limor Tomer
,
General Manager of Concerts & Lectures at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, while the
internationally acclaimed, experimental artist
Laurie Anderson
is the guest Artistic Director.
Moreover,
Robert Storr
, Dean of the Yale School
of Art, along with curators Barbara London, Kalliopi
Minioudaki and Francesca Pietropaolo, are once
again responsible for a video art programme titled
Fireflies in the Night Take Wing
. Magician
Mark
Mitton
and his troupe will sweep viewers of all
ages away into interactive spectacles of illusion
and imagination.
The National Gallery presents an exhibition of
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M E T A M O R P H O S I S:
The SNFCC to the World
Signature text by Laurie Anderson
Can we literally become different people? Can we change our
minds, our emotions, our ways of thinking and of being in the
world?
The answer is absolutely yes.
Many times my life has changed its course because of music. I
heard something that broke my heart or that presented a brand
new way to perceive the world. Art and dance and theater have
shown me new ways to solve old problems, taken me into inner
and outer space.
The Metamorphosis festival is sure to do that for both the artists
and the audience.
Each artist and group is so different and yet all are catalytic, they
morph sound and image into new shapes. Omar Souleyman’s spe-
cialty is ecstasy, Tan Dun’s introspection. David Dorfman can
shock you into the present. John Luther Adams makes both the
mind and body dance. The voice of Eleftheria Arvanitaki gives
shape to the Mediterranean colors.
The other artists in this astounding array –Xylouris White, Amir
ElSaffar, The Secret Trio, Apollon Retsos and Demy--bring trans-
formative individuality to this moment. Street Studio opens the
stage to the general public. The Greek National Opera premiers at
the Alternative stage.
Also, hundreds of emerging and established Greek musicians join
this moment of change and transformation through participation in
site-specific performances.
There is no better time than June to shed your skin and become a
new person. Come and join the celebration.
Laurie Anderson by Kennefick
© Laurie Anderson
Xylouris White
© Manolis Mathioudakis
