Plásmata II: Ioannina by Onassis Stegi and Movement Radio

#1 Ioannina Stories (Hidden or Otherwise): Giorgos Smyris

Together with Giorgos Smyris, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Architecture at the University of Ioannina, we’re setting out the historical and urban development of Ioannina, while also seeking out traces of stories that have been forgotten, or lost in space and time.

#2 Everything the Lake of Ioannina Has to Tell: Yiannis Papadimitriou

Together with Yiannis Papadimitriou, a lawyer, former Regional Councilor, and tireless activist with a special interest in environmental issues, we’ll be talking about the Lake of Ioannina and its dominant narratives, and about the boundaries that lie between natural and built environments.

#3 The Technological Future of Ioannina: Vasilis Kostakis

Together with Vasilis Kostakis, a university professor and founder of the P2P Lab, we’ll be talking about open technology, the importance of the commons, the technological realities of Ioannina, and accessing information.

#4 The Old City Market: Constantina Bada

Together with Constantina Bada, Professor Emeritus of Social Folklore at the University of Ioannina, we’ll be talking about the old city market, about the power it once had and its subsequent evolution, and about cultural heritage management.

#5 The Ioannina Theater Scene: Yolanda Kaperda

Together with Yolanda Kaperda, actress and Artistic Director of the Theatriki Sympaignia theater company, we’ll be talking about performances given at the Ancient Theater of Dodoni, about the founding of the Epirus Theater Organization and the Regional and Municipal Theater, and about the Ioannina theater scene.

#6 Interwar Ioannina: Nikos Anastasopoulos

Together with Nikos Anastasopoulos, Assistant Professor of Modern Greek History at the University of Ioannina, we’ll be discussing the Interwar period and those events that proved decisive for both the city and the daily lives of its inhabitants during that time.

#7 When Ioannina Started Playing Rock ’n’ Roll: Giorgos Tsantikos

Journalist Giorgos Tsantikos seeks to map out the rock music scene in Ioannina from the 1970s onwards.

#8 The Visibility and Non-Visibility of Refugee Communities in Ioannina: Sissie Theodosiou

Together with Sissie Theodosiou, a member of the Decolonize Hellas collective and a social anthropologist at the University of Ioannina, we’ll be talking about the Decolonize Hellas initiative, and refugee communities.

#9 Literary Ioannina: Kostas Karavidas

Together with Kostas Karavidas, who teaches Modern Greek Literature at the University of Ioannina, we’ll be talking about the relationship that literature enjoys with the city, and about the lead literary characters that have left their mark on Ioannina.

#10 Marginalized City Pasts: Stathis Papastathopoulos

Stathis Papastathopoulos, Assistant Professor at the University of Ioannina Department of Psychology, here attempts to defamiliarize Ioannina in the present via the gaze of four women who walked their way through the city’s marginalized pasts.

#11 The Romaniote Music Tradition of Ioannina: The Unsung Treasures Left by the City’s Jewish Community | Contributors: Sakis Negrin, Zanet I. Battinou, Esther Solomon

Esther Solomon, Assistant Professor at the University of Ioannina Department of Fine Arts, speaks with the architect and musician Sakis Negrin and with the archeologist and Director of the Jewish Museum of Greece Zanet I. Battinou about the invaluable unsung musical legacy left by the Romaniote Jews and its importance within the reminiscential landscape of Ioannina. Rare old recordings are heard, remembered, and remarked upon with Ioannina citizens who survived the Holocaust, and Romaniote pieces are presented in new performances by Marko Battino.

#12 Habibi.Works

What is a makerspace, and what is one doing in a remote corner of northwestern Greece? In this episode, we hear from some of the people involved in Habibi.Works project –, a makerspace and platform for empowerment and education, for people on the move in Katsikas. Follow thought-provoking discussions on power dynamics and how building a community rooted in trust and transparency can challenge and transform them. This episode also features some original songs recorded in Habibi.Works music studio.

Contributors: Marina Burke Ruiz, Esther ten Zijthoff, Effie Georganta, Mimi Hapig
Songs: "Mali Ethiopie” by Ballamoussa & Eyob and "Habibi.Works” by Ballamoussa