“Shattered Ground” draws material and inspiration from the mythical figure of Persephone, reimagined to be reaching an uncertain present and heading towards a “shattered” future. Being a suspended soul in an Odyssean wander, she descends into the present moment tasked to rebuild it anew. Two selves, the light and the darkness, reflect Persephone’s division between the living realm and the underworld. A passing from one place and time to another, that nurtures change and transformation.
Choreographer and Performer Athanasia Kanellopoulou, choreographs a hybrid music performance in collaboration with Composer and Pianist Konstantina Polychronopoulou and Soprano Peny Deligianni. Three women compose a scenic universe where dance, live music and various soundscapes, all converse on stage, floating between the mythical and the real, the earthy and the supernatural, and aspiring to – potentially – redefine the identity of modern humanity.
The production is part of the 2025 programme of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture “All of Greece, One Culture”
9 – 10 July 2025 20.30, Polycentric Museum of Aigai, Vergina
Credits
Concept, Choreography, Direction: Athanasia Kanellopoulou
Original Music Composition and Piano: Konstantina Polychronopoulou
Soloist: Peny Deligianni
Performers: Athanasia Kanellopoulou, Konstantina Polychronopoulou, Peny Deligianni
Costumes: Eating +he Goober/ Vicky Moudilou
Mask Design: Sotiris Melanos
Lighting Design, Technical Support, Photography: Giannis Chatziantoniou
Production Organization and Execution: Gina Benou
Video, Photography: Xenia Tsilochristou
Production: Athanasia Kanellopoulou Performing Arts