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These two works together form a 60-minute full evening, exploring deeply intertwined themes of power, freedom, surveillance, and the subconscious. Featuring dynamic physical storytelling and strong visual aesthetics, the double bill offers audiences a complete and immersive experience. Includes a 10/15-minute interval.

In the eighteenth century, Jeremy Bentham created the Panopticon, a prison design emphasizing constant surveillance. Foucault argued that this concept reflects modern society, where individuals internalize external scrutiny, leading to self-surveillance.

In the piece PANOPTICON, the red hands symbolize control, constantly monitoring the body, which represents the human spirit struggling against a mechanized existence focused on conformity and statistics. The work explores the inner conflict among the ego, superego, and subconscious, highlighting the tension between order and chaos and the desire for control over an unpredictable life. The character wrestles with the paradox of wanting visibility while feeling invisible, performing for others and questioning their identity. Ultimately, the piece reflects on life’s meaning, the desire to escape judgment, and the futility of societal rules, portraying the soul trapped in a machine-like body in an increasingly predictable world.

Choreography/Performance/Text Vasiliki Papapostolou (Tarantism) Music composer/Sound Designer Christopher Nas (all music is original) Lighting designer Emma Gasson Videographer Klaus Shehaj 

Lucid Absurdities explores the story of two strangers at an airport who fall asleep during a flight delay, slipping into three shared lucid dreams where their subconscious minds merge. Within the dreamscape, trauma surfaces in distorted forms as hidden fears and desires collide. Blurring the line between reality and fantasy, the performance becomes a powerful metaphor for psychological projection and the delusions shaping both dreams and waking life. This narrative is brought to life through a fusion of physical theatre and street styles.

Choreography Vasiliki Papapostolou aka Tarantism Dancers Spiros Paltoglou & Vasiliki Papapostolou aka Tarantism Music & Sound design Christopher Nas