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On Wednesdays we wear pink

Alexandros Stavropoulos

GREECE
SATURDAY 2.12
19:00
Roes Theatre
DURATION: 45′
AGES: 15+

How does a woman live inside a pink world?

The femmes of “On Wednesdays we wear pink” live inside a monochromatic setting, trapped in an endless succession of Wednesdays. In the wake of his “Cinderella’s,” Alexandros Stavropoulos turns his attention once more to the varied forms and contradictions inherent in representations of femininity. In a space reminiscent of a dreamlike, fairy-tale refuge, as well as a gilded cage, five female performers undergo a series of transformations. Self-aware feminists, inscrutable Barbie dolls, Disney princesses, and Amazons asserting both their satisfaction and their emancipation from anything and everything tying them down. They test the limits of these (often stereotypical) identities, mixing their disparate ingredients together in a search for the perfect concoction: the one that will lead to the fulfillment of their desires.

* Please note that strobe light is used during the performance.

Produced by: Onassis STEGI, Athens – first presentation as part of the Onassis ONC9 Festival, March 2022.

CONCEPT & CHOREOGRAPHY: ALEXANDROS STAVROPOULOS
PERFORMERS: GABRIELA ANTONOPOULOU, ELEFTHERIA ILIOPOULOU, DESPOINA LAGOUDAKI, DAPHNE STATHATOU, STEFANIA SOTIROPOULOU
CHOREOGRAPHER ASSISTANT: CHRISTIANA KOSSIARI
DRAMATURGY & RESEARCH: STERIANI TSINTZILONI
ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE: KONSTANTINA POLYCHRONOPOULOU
SET DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION: MAIRI TSAGKARI
LIGHTING DESIGN: MARIETTA PAVLAKI
COSTUMES DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION: FRANCESCO INFANTE
LATIN DANCE TEACHER: MARIOS HADJIANTONIS
OUTSIDE EYE: ANASTASIO KOUKOUTAS

PRODUCED BY: ONASSIS STEGI, ATHENS – FIRST PRESENTATION AS PART OF THE ONASSIS ONC9 FESTIVAL, MARCH 2022.

Alexandros Stavropoulos

Alexandros Stavropoulos was born in Patras (1991), he studied and graduated in 2014 from the State School of Dance. In 2015 he attended the Intensive course of Martha’s Graham technique in New York and in 2016 he received his Master’s degree at the PLACE School of Contemporary Dance of London. He has collaborated with choreographers such as: Russell Maliphant, Jasmin Vardimon, Koen Augustignen, Rosalba Torres Guerrero, Hannes Langolf, Andonis Foniadakis, Tono Lachky, Ermira Gkoro, Kader Attou, etc.
In 2020 Alexandros created his first choreographic work “Cinderella’s” which was selected by Aerowaves Festival 2021 in first place. “Cinderella’s” performed in many European countries.
In 2021 he was awarded by “Artworks” in the field of dance/choreography.
In 2022 Alexandros created his second choreographic work “On Wednesdays We Wear Pink” with the financial support of Onassis Cultural Centre. He participated in the International Choreographic Competition of Hannover and won the 2nd Jury Price along with an opportunity to choreograph the dancers of DantzaZ Company in Spain (2023), Kseij Dance Comany in Italy (2023) and Jasmin Vardimon Company (JV2) in UK (2024).
This year, Alexandros was chosen to choreograph “Hippolytus”, a production for the National Theater of Greece under the direction of Katerina Evangellatos.