{"id":55542,"date":"2026-05-11T17:57:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kalamatadancefestival.gr\/?post_type=dt_portfolio&#038;p=55542"},"modified":"2026-05-22T00:07:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T22:07:45","slug":"superstar","status":"publish","type":"dt_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/kalamatadancefestival.gr\/en\/project\/superstar\/","title":{"rendered":"SUPERSTAR"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>26.07 | 21:00 [40&#8242;]<\/h3>\n<p>KALAMATA DANCE MEGARON &#8211; ALTERNATIVE STAGE[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Tickets&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;right&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-solid fa-arrow-up-right-from-square&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.gr%2Falternative-stage-superstar-ioanna-portolou-griffn-dance-company_sen_2007859.html|title:Tickets|target:_blank|rel:nofollow&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1775688961340{margin-top: 50px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"dt-fancy-separator title-left text-big\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><div class=\"dt-fancy-title\" style=\"color: #0256F6;\"><span class=\"separator-holder separator-left\" style=\"border-color: #0256F6;\"><\/span>Description<span class=\"separator-holder separator-right\" style=\"border-color: #0256F6;\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;zoomIn&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">&#8220;It&#8217;s better to burn out than to fade away&#8221;<br \/>\nNeil Young, 1979<\/p>\n<p><em>Superstar<\/em>, the new work by <strong>Ioanna Portolou<\/strong> and the <strong>Griff\u00f3n Dance Company<\/strong>, is an electrifying work about excess. It explores the spectrum of identity, personal boundaries, and the pursuit of constant recognition within an insatiable system.<\/p>\n<p>Inside a boxing ring and with the audience just a breath away, three female dancers create an otherworldly and feral concert, testing limits and transforming the stage into a voracious arena in which spectacle always takes precedence.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing from an archive of pop images, concert movement material and narratives of personal destruction, <em>Superstar<\/em> attempts to engage with the inner contradiction hiding behind the spotlight, becoming an existential question of how far we can go \u2013 or dare to go \u2013 before we fade away.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>CONTENT WARNINGS<\/strong>:<br \/>\n*The performance uses smoke and lighting effects (no strobe)<br \/>\n*Recommended for audiences aged 14+[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776260450295{margin-top: 50px !important;margin-bottom: 50px 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