A hit at Tasmania’s MONA FOMA Festival in 2010, Kimisis is a gallery-style installation work written and directed by Greek-Australian composer, Constantine Koukias. Kimisis commemorates the ‘falling asleep’ or the death and assumption of Mary, Mother of Christ, to Heaven and is being performed exclusively as part of the 33rd Greek Festival of Sydney.
Influenced by traditions of the Greek Orthodox Church, Koukias translates this religious occasion into a secular and highly contemporary experience: Byzantine and Christian Arabic music clash with electronic sounds and the soprano, singing in Ecclesiastical Greek, performs on a Pilates Trapeze machine.
The ritualistic elements, visual design and dramatic staging, combine to make this a universally moving and deeply immersive performance.
Creating highly memorable music theatre and opera, IHOS productions blend voice, dance and sound with installation, art and digital technology. Kimisis exemplifies the brilliant originality for which IHOS is internationally renowned.
Tickets cost $20 for adults, concession is at $17, and $14 for kids. For bookings phone Irene 0422 834 654 or click on www.trybooking.com/GQAB
*For more information on the Festival, please visit www.greekfestivalofsydney.com.au
When: Thursday 26 March – Saturday 28 March. Performances at 6.30 pm, 7.15 pm, 7.45 pm and 8.30 pm
Where: At the Verge Gallery [Jane Foss Russell Building G02, University of Sydney (City Road, next to Wentworth Building)]