{"id":55177,"date":"2026-05-07T17:28:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T15:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kalamatadancefestival.gr\/?post_type=dt_portfolio&p=55177"},"modified":"2026-07-08T00:28:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T22:28:02","slug":"to-have-been-so-close-so-many-times","status":"publish","type":"dt_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/kalamatadancefestival.gr\/en\/project\/to-have-been-so-close-so-many-times\/","title":{"rendered":"TO HAVE BEEN SO CLOSE SO MANY TIMES"},"content":{"rendered":"

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25 & 26.07 | 22:00 [60′]<\/h3>\n

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<\/span>Description<\/span><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=”zoomIn” css=””]The Greek National Opera Ballet\u2019s new production, To Have Been So Close So Many Times<\/em>, creates a multidimensional stage universe where modern dance intersects and viscerally coexists with musical theatre in a never-ending conversation. Three chamber music works by Giorgos Koumendakis, converse with four poems by Constantine P. Cavafys, which are set in the style of the amanes, creating a soundscape that is deeply introspective, contemplative, and constantly evolving.<\/p>\n

Three distinguished choreographers \u2014 Patricia Apergi, Ilias Hatzigeorgiou, and Eva Georgitsopoulou \u2014 explore the material through distinct aesthetic and movement languages. The body is highlighted as a carrier of memory, desire, and loss, with movement oscillating between group coordination and individual variation. The nine dancers perform within a setting marked by constant transition, where time seems to slow down and repeat, taking on an almost ritualistic dimension.<\/p>\n

Petros Touloudis\u2019 sculpture installation turns the stage into a moving soundscape. By generating and conveying sound, it serves as a mechanism that transforms the stage into a space where emotions do not scream but rather echo across time, allowing room for imagination. Zacharias Karounis delivers a unique performance, accompanied by Angelina Tkatcheva on the santur, the Oros Ensemble, and the Osmosis Saxophone Quartet. The percussions\u2019 instruction is by John Papatzanis, who also performs a wide variety of percussion instruments on stage, along with the dancers.<\/p>\n

This performance does not follow a straight storyline; instead, it immerses the audience in an emotional experience that feels like an inner rite.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1778162695723{margin-top: 50px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column]

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