SXK 26-Say yes!

Say Yes! again and again is a performance exploring questions of identity and gender through a playful and optimistic lens. Inspired by Adrienne Maree Brown’s Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good (AK Press, 2019), the choreographer, together with the creative team, reflects on what activism can mean today, engaging with positivity and empowerment in saying ‘yes’ to ourselves and to our needs. On stage, three performers from Cyprus, Greece, and the Netherlands use physicality and linguistic forms to share personal experiences that have shaped them as individuals, opening a space to reflect on social norms, queer subjectivities and normative pressures. The work is part of the choreographer’s ongoing research to address social justice issues. Envisioning performance as the beginning of a dialogue with the audience, she explores various performative ways of engaging with body politics.

Choreography: Evie Demetriou in collaboration with performers Eleftheria Socratous, Bas van der Kruk, Rania Glymitsa

Dramaturgy Advisor: Georgina Kakoudaki

Lighting Design: Aleksandar Jotovic

Conversation Partner/Mentor (1st phase): Pavlos Kountourious

Artistic Collaborator: Michalis Papamichael

Vocal Coach: Cathryn Robson

Styling: Kristia Michaelidou

Photography: Pavlos Vrionides

Trailer Filming & Editing: Suzana Phialas

Trailer Sound: Konstantinos K.

Sponsored by the Cultural Services of the Deputy Ministry of Culture within the framework of the Terpsichore programme 2023.

Duration: 50’

on-stage