MY DEAR ELECTRA

”My Dear Elektra”

Saturday & Sunday 9th & 10th of November, 20:00
at Dance House Lefkosia
Entrance 7 euros

Arianna Economou continues her lifelong interest on Mysticism, Contemporary Art and the Art of Prehistory with her new work MY DEAR ELEKTRA.

It is inspired by a journey of a British surrealist artist, writer and occultist Ithell Colquhoun (1906–1988).

She arrived in the summer of 1951 to visit her friend and fellow artist from her days at the State School of Art, Elektra Megaw (1907 – 1993) and her husband Peter 1910-2006, the then Director of the Department of Antiquities.

In this performance work, Arianna Economou, inspired by Colquhoun, attempts a parallel journey in search of Sacred Landscapes and the Divine Feminine, across the terrain of the island.

The performance is built on seven imaginary letters written by Arianna Economou addressed to Elektra Megaw, where she accounts the experiences, memories and reflections, that came up during visits, the recent visits, in relation to the bigger oeuvre of Colquhoun.

Arianna had met Elektra through their common friend, the ceramicist Lionel Miskin. (1924-2006)

The performance is inspired by the art works, and poetry on Cyprus by Colquhoun.

Credits
Direction / Choreography / Performer: Arianna Economou
Dramaturgical advisor: Elena Agathocleous
Music / performer: Giorgos Bizios
Visuals / Scenic Design/ performer: Charis Iacovou
Video Art Film: Artemis Evlogimenou
Curational Consultant: Evagoras Vanezis
Technical Support: Yiangos Hadjiyiannis

With many thanks to Jacqui MacIntosh for her inspiring talk at NIMAC, Elena Parpa and Ruth Keshishian, for their valuable assistance on research material on Ithell Colquhoun

Production: Echo Arts
Sponsor: Deputy Ministry of Culture- Department of Contemporary Culture