I TRY - Performance by Anastasia Papatheodorou (Athens, Greece)

March 8, 2013 - PRLog -- ''The city where I belong is called Athens .

She is an old lady .

With long hairs

With fake teeth

With dirty hands

She doesn't  have memory

She doesn't  have friends or relatives

The city where I belong is called Athens ''

I TRY

Performance by Anastasia Papatheodorou (Athens, Greece)

Video by: Kristina Colovic & John Bicknell

Friday, March, 15 2013 at 8 PM

287 Spring Gallery & Performance Space

287 Spring Street NYC 10013

www.287Spring.com | info@287Spring.com | 212 620 0935

I TRY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyoLnqJdX1A), a solo performance by Anastasia Papatheodorou, appeals to the present-day economic  crisis in Greece and its subsequent social upheaval. The country which thinks itself the cradle of the Western civilization, is once again approaching ruin. How will this dire situation affect the soul of the modern Greece and its most vulnerable inhabitants: the young, the elderly, the unemployed, and the artistic community, which so often suffers first?

I TRY incorporates a projected film tour along the streets of contemporary Athens with powerful imagery of the recent violent episodes, while the artist performs an improvised interference with the moving image through poetry and choreography. Upon the completion of the performance, the audience will be encouraged to engage with the artist verbally to address the key issues in her works such as:

-          What does it mean to be Greek in the times of such a crisis?

-          What are the roles and responsibilities or art and artists in the time of crisis?

-          Can performance be a political action?

-          Can such an action change the state of affairs?

287 Spring (http://www.287spring.com/) is a gallery and performance space, suitable for performance art, film, concerts, poetry readings, literary salons, and public art-in-process workspace. Our mission is to support emerging artistic talent and offer our audiences meticulously-tailored menus of exceptional cultural events.

Time Out New York says (http://www.timeout.com/newyork/art/287-spring-galleries): "This gallery and performance space seeks to empower and showcase new and emerging local artists."

For more information, please contact Ivan Savvine, curator, at ivan@287Spring.com or 212 620 0935.