Flora & Oizys
Flora & Oizys
*Limited Seating. Reservations at annettaparpouli@gmail.com
After diving into the sea and succumbing to the depths of depression, a woman gives birth to the physical, genderless personification of her struggles and is called to navigate the new reality, while encountering others burdened by similar creatures, and confront the life-or-death dilemma. In this dialogue between ancient Greek mythology and modern life’s struggles— embodied by characters inspired by the gods of Hesiod’s Theogony—and echoed through contemporary dance storytelling, a live multimedia performance unfolds alongside projected imagery and the marriage of digital and 16mm cinematography. Within this hybrid form lies the need to reimagine anachronistic notions of mental health while grounding these timeless stories firmly in the present.
Director/Choreographer Aneta Parpouli is a dancer, choreographer, and experimental dance filmmaker, born and raised in Thessaloniki, Greece, and based in Salt Lake City, Utah. She completed her ballet and contemporary dance studies at the Higher Vocational Dance School, Evmorfia Fyllida Mantziari, and Film Studies at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. She is currently persuing an MFA in Film & Media Arts , at the University of Utah and an MA in Visual Effects and Moving Image Design, at the Hellenic Open University. She was a dance teacher and choreographer from 2015 to 2022 and founded the contemporary dance group B. area 4 in 2016. Her film tr(ip)eat, which is a production by B. area 4, was awarded as best short dance film at the Cult Movies International Film Festival in 2021.
Main Cast: Constance Anderson Meagan Bartelsen Aspen Dalby Elena Evans Lucy Flaming Maeve Friedman Meshayla Gardinier Olivia Hartman Alexia Maikidou Putrino Nora Price Atticus J. Reo Mads Ward Cooper Wiggins
Additional Cast: Ilias Karagounis Athanasia Kapoutsi Constantinos Linardakis Maria Liousia Carmela Orozco Chaz Prymek Mike Trachalios Georgia Tsoutsouni
Production Team
Assistant Choreographers: Marianna Leptokaropoulou, Alexia Maikidou Putrino
Director of Photography: Ryan Ross
Lighting (film and live): Ryan Ross
1st Assistant Camera: Skye Kearns
Music Composition: Ryan Ross
Laouto: Anthony Katsanevas
Bouzouki: Mike (Shorty) Katsanevas
Klarino: Dean Polizos
Guitar: Chaz Prymek
Guitar/Baglamas/Keyboard: Ryan Ross
Tsabouna/Askoumandoura: Athan Skedros
Vocals: Constance Anderson, Meagan Bertelsen, Elena Evans, Lucy Flaming, Maeve Friedman, Aneta Parpouli, Nora Price, Atticus J Reo, Ryan Ross, Mads Ward
Costumes: Stamatia Sapatori & Verdi Dancewear & Shoes
Intimacy Coordinator: Constance Anderson
Sandbox construction: Chaz Prymek
Projections Control: Lane Bender, Erica Ticknor
Show video recording/photos: Ryan Ross
*Parts of the choreography were composed in collaboration with the dancers out of improvisational tasks.
Special Thanks to Kenneth Collins, Hubbel Palmer, Dr. Sarah Sinwell, Dr. Gretchen Jude, Kevin Hanson, Jen Humphreys, Liam Howard, Athanasia Kapoutsi, Maria Liousia, Kathy Scott, Mike (Shorty) Katsanevas, Ilias Karagounis, Georgia Tsoutsouni, Alexia Maikidou Putrino, Nora Price, Constance Anderson, Atticus J Reo, Ryan Ross, Mike Trachalios, Sheridan Hutchinson, Film and Media Arts, and School of Dance, University of Utah
Additional Details
Location City - Salt Lake City
Ticket Price - $0
Age Restriction - All Ages
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