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This interdisciplinary project is a collaboration between choreographer and performer Nancy Stamatopoulou and photographer Tasos Vrettos, extending the dialogue between visual and performing arts.<\/p>\n<p>The concept of this performance originated as a work-in-progress during the \u201cForest Riddle\u201d exhibition (curated by Nadia Argyropoulou and Giorgos Tzirtzilakis, 9-11\/2023). 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