Perfoming Space 2023 Conference
Scientific Comittee
Chair: Dr Eftichios Pirovolakis
University of the Peloponnese: Dr Maria Mikedaki, Dr Christina Zoniou, Dr Athena Stourna
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid: Prof Alberto Morell Sixto, Dr Pablo Berzal Cruz
Università degli Studi di RomaTre:PhD (c) Alba Balmaseda Domínguez
Nottingham Trent University: Dr Andrea Moneta
Conference programme
Park Hotel (Dervenakion 1, Nafplio)
Friday 7th
9:15 Registration
9:30 Welcome address
1st Session. Site-specific performance I
Chair: Dr Athena Stourna
9:50 Dr Anna Tsichli Boissonnas. Theatrologist. Department of Theatre Studies. University of the Peloponnese
Traumland - The Land of (our) Dreams. A journey through space, body, language and performance for the search of the iconic and sublime place to live in surreal times.
10:10 Fatma Erkök. Faculty of Architecture. Istanbul Technical University
Site-Specific Performance Works of Tugce Tuna: Examining spatial performativity through a Turkish choreographer’s perspective.
10:30 Kimvi Nguyen. Site-specific Performance Artist and Lecturer. Department of Architecture at Xi' an Jiaotong- Liverpool University, Suzhou. China
Performing Topophilia
10:50 Dimitra Kordomenou. Architect. School of Architecture. National Technical University of Athens
“Lifting one's head up”: Two cases of public nomadic interventions
11:10 Discussion
11:50 Break
2nd Session. Space, Ritual and Myth I
Chair: Dr Maria Mikedaki (Dr Christina Zoniou)
12:00 Dr Ioanna Papadopoulou. Classicist. Department of Theatre Studies. University of the Peloponnese
This used to be my playground… Argos as ‘background’, as scenery, as past and as present in the Aeschylean tragedy
12:20 PhD(C) Stefania Strouza. Visual artist. Department of Architecture, University of Thessaly
Posthumanist performativity in Heiner Müller’s play ‘Despoiled Shore Medea-material Landscape with Argonauts’
12:40 Evangelia Danadaki. Contemporary Art Practice and Philosophy. Central Saint Martins
Metramorphosis: a performative model of becoming and the paradigm of Antigone (again).
13:00 Ilias Sapountzakis. Drama and Performance. University of Athens
Tragic Space in site-specific productions of aeschylean tragedies: Prometheus Bound (2010) by Theodoros Terzopoulos and Persians (2010) by Mike Pearson.
13:20 Discussion
14:00 Lunch
3rd Session. Space, Ritual and Myth II
Chair: Dr Maria Mikedaki (Dr Pablo Berzal Cruz)
16:30 Dr Ufuk Soyöz. Architect. Kadir Has Üniversitesi
Reconstructing Hellenistic performance: Rituals of Nikephoria at the precinct of Pergamon Altar.
16:50 Aristotelis Kaleris. Architect. Dipl. NTUA, M.S. student in Advanced Architectural Design, Cornell University
Gabi Castro. Architect. BArch, Cornell University
De-form to Re-form. Architectural preservation as safekeeping of the performative structure of space, an experimental study for the Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae.
17:10 Discussion
17:30 Break
Keynote speaker
17:40 Dr Dorita Hannah. Architect. School of Architecture & Planning. University of Auckland
Theatre has left the Building: What is (a) Theatre Now?
18:20 Discussion
18:30 Free time
19:30 Guided tour of the National Gallery in Nafplio
20:30 Cocktail at National Gallery
Saturday 8th
4th Session. Site-specific performance II
Chair: Dr Athena Stourna
9:30 Dr James Martin Charlton. Theatrologist. Middlesex University
Farms, Libraries and Adventure Playground spaces for Orwell, Hardie, Carroll and Fry: James Martin Charlton's site-responsive productions of James Kenworth's plays in Newham.
9:50 PhD(C) Aycan Kizilkaya. Architect. Visiting researcher. Technical University of Munich
Site-Specific Theatre: A Case Study in Istanbul.
10:10 Rania Kapetanaki. Performer, Director, MA Sociology. University of Athens
Performance – Public Space and Time: A Dialogue of Co-Creation and Interaction.
10:30 Discussion
11:00 Break
5th Session. Performance and Space Theory
Chair: Dr Eftichis Pirovolakis
11:10 Dr Tyrone Grima. Theatre practitioner and researcher. Malta College for Arts, Science and Technology
Spatial dynamics in Sartre’s Huis Clos: otherness as a spatial oppression.
11:30 Magdalini Dourou. Msc Dramaturgy and Performance. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
The politics of space in Ça ira (1) fin de Louis directed by Joël Pommerat
11:50 Dr Thomas Symeonidis. Theory and History of Art. Athens School of Fine Arts
Aesthetic Description as Performative Act. On re-figuring spatial loss.
12:10 Break
12:20 Dr Elena Peytchinska. Visual artist and stage designer. University of Applied Arts Vienna
Performing Stage: An Interdisciplinary Re-reading of the Black Box.
12:40 Dr Eleni Linaki. NTUA, Msc Dramaturgy and Performance, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
How the tangible and the intangible cultural assets of the space create a new identity.
13:00 Discussion
13:40 Lunch
6th Session. Understanding Space through Performance
Chair: Dr Pablo Berzal Cruz - PhD(C) Alba Balmaseda Domínguez
16:00 Dr Dimitra Kanellopoulou. Architect. Associate professor at ENSA Paris-Malaquais School of Architecture.
Dr Stella (Styliani) Dimitrakopoulou. Performance, Dance and Theatre. University of Peloponnese.
Performing Architecture: A collaborative educational research in Akronafplia.
16:20 Ph(C) Burcu Bostancı. Architectural Design Doctorate Program. Istanbul Technical University
Fatma Erkök. Faculty of Architecture. Istanbul Technical University
Exploring Symbolic and Temporary Spaces in Urban Rituals Using Fire as their Primary Component.
16:40 Dr Ursula Dimitriou. Associate Lecturer Central St Martins University of the Arts London, Architect ARB, Dipl Arch Eng
Aliki Kylika. Architect and Performance Maker, National Technical University of Athens, Central St Martins - University of the Arts London
Eliza Soroga. Performance & Video Artist, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Goldsmiths University of London
Negotiating Performance Architecture as a Pedagogical Tool.
17:00 Break
17:10 Dr Renato Bocchi. Architect. Università Iuav di Venezia
Juan Carlos Quindós. Architect and visual artist. ESI Escuela Superior de Diseño, Valladolid
PhD(C) Valentina Rizzi. Visual artist. Università Iuav di Venezia
Performing Bodies, Performing Architectures. Lab excursion between art installations, build space and transformative practices.
17:30 Dr Anna Tzakou. Performer, theatre director and practice-based researcher. Department of Performance and Digital Arts. University of the Peloponnese.
Performing Landscape as a “Dream of Presence”
17:50 Discussion
18:30 Free time
19:30 Festival Athens Epidaurus. (Parallel activity, not included in the registration fee)
National Theatre of Greece: Hippolytus
Sunday 9th
7th Session. Perceiving Space
Chair: Dr Christina Zoniou
9:00 Dr Antonia Vasilakou. Physical theatre. Department of Theatre Studies. University of the Peloponnese
Healing Flavors: Exploring Emotional Perception in the Landscape of Askleipeion Sanctuary.
9:20 Iro Grigoriadi. Dancer, Pedagogue, MA University of Peloponnese
The Notion of Space in Dance Performance.
9:40 Patricia Lazou. Artist – performer- researcher. MA Visual Arts and Art Sciences of the University of Ioannina
Anti-memory. The space where the body moves becomes its place of origin. (Online)
10:00 Ph(C) Georgia Eleftheraki. School of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens, MA Curation: Theoretical and Practical Approaches, School of Fine Arts, UOI
George Tzamalis. Civil engineer. MA Department of Philosophy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
The "CATography" of Apo Syros. A different narration .
10:20 Discussion
10:50 Break
8th Session. Digital matters
Chair: Dr Andrea Moneta (PhD(C) Alba Balmaseda Domínguez)
11:00 Dr Fernando Zaparaín Hernández. Architect. Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura. Universidad de Valladolid
Dr Jorge Ramos Jular. Architect. Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura. Universidad de Valladolid
Digitalstage. Spatial analysis of 21st C. digital scenographic installations. (Online)
11:20 Dr Pablo Llamazares Blanco. Architect. Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura. Universidad de Valladolid
Digital stages for a new performative space. The work of Random International.
11:40 PhD(C) Daniel Barba Rodríguez. Architect. Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura. Universidad de Valladolid
Digital Interactive Space Created by Adrien M & Clarie B.
12:00 Dr Vasiliki Sirakouli. Anthropology of Music. University of Athens
Virtual Spaces of Music and Dance. The TRaMIR project on intangible Heritage.
12:20 Discussion
12:50 Break
9th Session. Performing Space I
Chair: Dr Alberto Morell Sixto
13:00 Dr Christina Zoniou. Department of Theatre Studies. University of the Peloponnese.
Performing Democracy. Site-specific and forum theatre in Spintime, Rome.
13:20 Dr Athena Stourna. Department of Performing and Digital Arts. University of the Peloponnese.
Of Real and Mythic Places: Performing in Archaeological Sites in the Argolid.
13:40 Discussion
14:00 Lunch
9th Session. Performing Space II
Chair: Dr Alberto Morell Sixto
16:00 Dr Andrea Moneta. Architect. Senior Lecturer. Nottingham School of Art & Design. Nottingham Trent University (Online)
The City as a Museum: restoring the identity and intangible heritage of Nottingham's multicultural past through Augmented Reality and location-based technology.
16:20 PhD(C) Alba Balmaseda Domínguez. Architect. Università degli Studi Roma Tre
WET Cities: Reversing bathing rituals.
16:40 Dr Pablo Berzal Cruz. Architect and researcher. Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Spatial Performativity in the Natural Environment. At the Origins of the Asklepeion at Epidaurus.
17:00 Discussion
17:30 Closing ceremony
18:30 Free time
20:30 Closing party at Fougaro Art Centre
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