“A BOUNCE 4 MEN” and “MOS” arrive at the 29th Kalamata Dance Festival

From the Onassis Stegi to the biggest dance festivals in Greece

Two productions of the Onassis Stegi travel to the 29th Kalamata International Dance Festival, with the support of the “Outward Turn” Cultural Export Program. The explosive “MOS” by Ioanna Paraskevopoulou meets the strong pulse of “A Bounce 4 Men” by Ilias Chatzigeorgiou, in order to give their own unique interpretation of what dance is.

Photo: Pinelopi Gerasimou

A BOUNCE 4 MEN | Ilias Hatzigeorgiou

“A Bounce 4 Men” and “MOS” on a summer tour

On Friday, July 21, 2023, the Kalamata Dance Festival welcomes Ilias Chatzigeorgiou’s A Bounce 4 Men,” luring us into a pulsating journey in uncharted waters, led by four male dancers – young, beautiful and strong, violent, immature, and naive, trapped in the identity they were handed. The work, to which we were introduced at the Main Stage of the Onassis Stegi in March 2022 within the context of the Onassis New Choreographers Festival 9, stops in Kalamata as part of its summer tour and promises to raise our pulse on- and off-stage.

One day later, on Saturday, July 22, 2023, Ioanna Paraskevopoulou presents “MOS,” an idiosyncratic work that premiered at the Onassis Stegi in March 2022, within the context of the Onassis New Choreographers Festival 9. Alongside her collaborator and co-dancer George Kotsifakis, they’ll yet again press “play” to an original audio score, accompanying a series of scenes – nature scenes, chase scenes, zombie scenes – drawn from a selection of films and other footage.

Both works will be presented at the 29th Kalamata International Dance Festival, with the support of the Onassis Foundation “Outward Turn” Program.