THE PRACTICE OF DEMOCRACY / THE ADVERSARIES

The Adversaries is a participatory performance installation. Two small groups are brought into conflict with each other in a playful manner. A third group, the witnesses, follows the discussion and shares its perspective on the conflict. This allows the participants to think about conflict as a vital part of democracy. Following different instructions, they explore and negotiate an existing conflict in ways that play up the possibilities and limitations of conflict. Together they try to create a new, third space based on a synthesis of the different points of view.

In French.

Credits

Concept and creation: Danae Theodoridou
In co-operation with: Ilektra Fragiadaki, Betina Panagiotara, Efrosini Protopapa, Manos Vavadakis, Katerina Zisoudi
Performed by: 16 participants from the audience
Set design: Magda Dimou
Residency: workspacebrussels
With support of: KANAL-Centre Pompidou

The Adversaries was created with the support of the Flemish Department of Culture and the Creative Europe-project ‘ON MOBILISATION, Micro- and transnational communities’ mobilisation through artistic practice 2023-2025’ (https://onmobilisation.net/)