Open Call | PTM_Pass the Mic!
The second phase of the program begins following the Festival of Pass the Mic which took place in Italy, during September of 2021.
Photo: Leonidas Panagopoulos
Teens aged 13 to 17 who took part in the first phase of the program, along with newcomers, share their knowledge and experience, express their feelings, and communicate with each other through artistic practices. Pass the Mic workshops create a space of mutual understanding and sharing, where dialog is at the center of the creative process.
For three days, between September 16 and 18, 2021, the international research center of contemporary performing practices Centrale Fies in Italy hosted the outcomes of the workshops’ first phase which took place online, during past summer.
Ermira Goro and Theo Prodromidis, through their ongoing dialog and interaction with the teenagers, conceived, created, and presented the performance “supernatural,” performed by Jessica Onyiyechi Anosike. The second artistic duo, comprised of Fotini Gouseti and Alexandros Magd Asaad, presented the photographic installation "The address of all sidewalks... " – with its title inspired by the lyrics of a Nizar Qabbani’s poem integrated in the work. Currently, the duo is working on a mural, full of symbols inspired by their interaction with the group of teenagers they collaborated during the first phase of the workshops.
At the second phase of the program, the teenagers, split in two groups, will be the ones who will create and present their own works.
Photo: Leonidas Panagopoulos
Addressed to:
Teens aged 13-17
Dates & Hours:
1st group with Ermira Goro and Theo Prodromidis
Thursdays, November 4, 11, 18 and 25 & December 2 & 9, 2021, 17:00 – 19:00 (EET)
2nd group with Alexandros Magd Asaad and Fotini Gouseti
Fridays, November 5, 12, 19 and 26 & December 3 and 10, 2021, 17:00 – 19:00 (EET)
Location:
Online through Zoom platform (some of the meetings may take place in person)
Duration:
6 two-hours meetings
Cost:
Free admission
Credits:
Alexandros Magd Asaad: performer and visual artist
Ermira Goro: choreographer and dancer
Fotini Gouseti: visual artist and PhD candidate in Anthropology, Department of History, Archaeology, and Social Anthropology, University of Thessaly
Theo Prodromidis: visual artist and director
Network
IUAV – University of Venice (Italy), Onassis Education (Greece), Ebano Collective (Portugal), Centrale Fies (Italy)