Witness the stage transform into a cinematic soundscape in this captivating audio-visual experience.
“Truly captivating, immaculately done ... unexpectedly, a deeply moving experience”
Using everyday objects: umbrellas, plungers, and of course, coconut shells, MOS evokes the sound effects made by expert foley artists for film and TV. The physical act of generating audio while following the film becomes energetic dance, with tap numbers turned into recordings that are looped, distorted, paused and intensified.
Making her Dance Umbrella Festival debut, Athens-based Ioanna Paraskevopoulou is an award-winning dancer and choreographer who focuses on the interplay between movement, sound and imagery, and whose past collaborators have included DU Artist Dimitris Papaioannou.
Watch post-show talk
Ioanna Paraskevopoulou in conversation with Hetain Patel, recorded live at the Barbican as part of Dance Umbrella Festival 2023
Gallery
Ioanna Paraskevopoulou and Georgios Kotsifakis, credit Pinelopi Gerasimou
About the artist +
Ioanna Paraskevopoulou
Credit Julian Mommert
Ioanna Paraskevopoulou is a dancer and choreographer based in Athens. She graduated from the Greek National School of Dance and is currently studying at the Department of AudioVisual Arts (Ionian University).
Her artistic practice focuses on the relationship between audio-visual media and movement, reconfiguring the expansion of the choreographic field. She has collaborated, among others, with Iris Karayan, Christos Papadopoulos, Dimitris Papaioannou and Alexandra Waierstall.
She was awarded the Best Performance prize for the dance film Sans Attente by Konstantinos Rizos at InShadow International Festival and second prize for her performance in mneme [action] 21 by Maria Koliopoulou at International Dance Festival, Algiers. She was awarded the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Artist Fellowship by ARTWORKS in 2019-2020.
Her choreographic video project All She Likes Is Popping Bubble Wrap was created as part of Onassis New Choreographers Festival 8. ALSIPBW was selected by several video art festivals and awarded Best Sound Design at FIVideodanza Festival, Mexico and Best Video Art at MIFVIF, Venezuela.
MOS premiered at Onassis New Choreographers Festival 9 and had its European premiere at Julidans Next. She presented Coconut Effect at the 7th Danse élargie competition and won the Young Jury award. She was selected to present MOS at Aerowaves Twenty23.
Cast & Creative +
- Ioanna Paraskevopoulou
Concept & Choreography - Georgios Kotsifakis, Ioanna Paraskevopoulou
Performance - Elena Novakovits
Dramaturgy - Danis Chatzivasilakis
Audio Technical Support & Live Sound Design - Eliza Alexandropoulou
Lighting Design - Eliza Alexandropoulou, Tzanos Mazis
Tour Lighting Design - Efthimis Tikellis
Video Engineer - Ioanna Paraskevopoulou
Set & Costume Design - Ioanna Paraskevopoulou
Video Editing - Miltos Athanasiou
Wooden Constructions - Bois Futuri
Poster Design - Pinelopi Gerasimou
Photography - Ioanna Paraskevopoulou
Production Management - Cultόpια & Ioanna Paraskevopoulou
Tour Management - Christina Liata (Onassis STEGI)
Tour Coordinator
Special thanks to: Eleni Tzarou, Thanos Daskalopoulos, Alexandros Tomaras
Credits +
Presented by the Barbican and Dance Umbrella
Produced by Onassis STEGI and first presented as part of Onassis New Choreographers Festival 9
The presentation of MOS at Dance Umbrella is made possible with the support of Onassis STEGI Athens – “Outward Turn” Program
Venue & Access +
Venue
Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS
The Pit is located on Level -2 within the main Barbican building and can be accessed via the stairs or lifts on Level G, next to the doors to the Lakeside Terrace.
Public transport
The Barbican are within walking distance from a number of London Underground and Elizabeth Line stations, the closest being Barbican, St Paul’s, Farringdon and Moorgate.
The nearest tube station served by the Night Tube (Friday and Saturday) is St Paul’s on the Central line.
Access information
Access
The Pit floor (level minus 2) can be reached via the main lifts – please note that only two of the four lifts go to this floor. Access Step-free access from the Pit floor foyer to any front-row seat. All other seats lead off stepped aisles.
Mobility
Spaces for two wheelchair users in the front row (at stage level), with companion seats. Front row seats are also suitable for people with limited mobility.
Assistance dogs
Because space in the auditorium is limited, we recommend that you leave your dog to be cared for by a member of the foyer staff during the performance.
Amplified sound
Amplified sound is provided through a headset for people with impaired hearing. Audio-described performances use a wireless network to relay through a headset a live description of the scenery, costumes, facial expressions and action. Headsets are available. You can obtain one 30 minutes before the performance from the programme desk inside the Pit Theatre entrance.
For more access information, please visit the Barbican website.
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