Yiofírja - A Journey to Epirus
Agora27, Schlüterstraße 54, 10629 Berlin
Limited capacity.
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Imagine a long table.
Friends gathered close.
Stories and songs unfolding and multiplying.
With Yiofírja, the Berlin-based Perperúna Ensemble together with an interdisciplinary artistic team invite you to an immersive polyphonic feast inspired by their 2025 field-research residency in Epirus, Northwestern Greece.Rooted in the endangered oral tradition of greek-speaking Epirus polyphony, this interdisciplinary performance bridges field research and contemporary polyphonic practice.
Live polyphonic singing intertwines with documentary fragments gathered in villages of Pogoni, Epirus.
Drawing from encounters with tradition bearers and village communities, Yiofírja explores, re-imagines and co-creates, in an interactive approach with the audience, Epirus polyphony as a living communal practice with relevance for the here and now of our metropolitan city-center of Berlin.
Where joy becomes shared and sorrow grows lighter for one collective moment of resonance.
Documentary material within the installation and live performance are made accessible through bilingual subtitles (German/English). The venue Agora27 offers barrier-free access with an elevator and accessible restrooms.
Credits
Artistic Direction & Composition
Dimitra Kandia (Perperúna Ensemble)
Video Direction & Installation Design
Alkistis Kafetzi & Chrysanthi Goula
Performance & Research
Perperúna Ensemble: Johanna Schlottke, Angel Monaco, Lorena Atrakzy, Saraï O’Gara, Dimitra Kandia
Guest vocalists: Magdalena Kriss & Andreea-Cristina Mircea
Curatorial & Research Support
Eleftheria Papadaki
Artistic Collaborator
För Künkel
Sound Design
Vasili Kei
Local Partner & Cultural Mediation
Thanasis Viltaniotis, Polyphonic Singing Association of Pogoni (Epirus, Greece)
Production Support
Culture Moves Europe – funded by the European Union.
Funded by Musikfonds e.V. by means of the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.