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\u201cThe performance you\u2019re going to see has to do with robots. I chose this topic because I feel like a robot sometimes too,\u201d
\nnotes Manolis Saridakis about his first choreography \u2013 a quite startling work thanks to its disarmingly incisive concept.
\nBy means of his disarmingly incisive concept, Manolis Saridakis touches upon the exceptionally timely topic of robots, weaving critical issues concerning control, as well as both artificial and emotional intelligence, into his own endeavors with regard to autonomy and freedom of expression. The choreographer himself appears on stage, programing each \u201crobot\u201d to perform \u2013 both individually and all together \u2013 a dance of their own. He then transports them into a virtual bar\/club setting where he gives a new command: \u201cfeelings on demand\u201d! On the dance floor, Screwdriver cocktails in hand, each robot will tackle the emotion it has been assigned, upending their interrelationships in the process, and leading us into the climactic scene of this sci-fi adventure by the programmer and choreographer Manolis Saridakis.
\nThe piece by Manolis Saridakis was selected for Onassis New Choreographers Festival 2022<\/strong> \u2013 ONC9. The professional development of artists with learning disabilities has been supported in various ways by Europe Beyond Access<\/strong>, but this is the first time such a commission and presentation are being undertaken in Greece.
\nThe dance piece \u201cDo Robots have emotions?\u201d by Manolis Saridakis was created as part of the Europe Beyond Access program, and within the framework of Onassis Stegi\u2019s ongoing commitment to issues of accessibility when it comes to the arts in general, and dance in particular. The fact that persons with disabilities still do not have access to professional dance training in Greece renders the support this program provides artists particularly important. Medie Megas, Dancer, choreographer, and dance\/choreography history teacher mentoring Manolis Saridakis during the creation of this work during the Europe Beyond Access program.<\/p>\n

Choreographer’s note
\n<\/strong>The performance you\u2019re going to see has to do with robots. I chose this topic because I feel like a robot sometimes too. I conducted an interview and did research to learn about robots: about how they move and how they help people. I had a few questions: Do robots have a mechanical heart? Is a robot brain the same as a human brain? Are robots ever bored when they do chores? Are robots doing whatever they want or whatever humans want? I hope seeing my performance makes you happy.<\/em>
\n\u2013Manolis Saridakis<\/p>\n

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\u201cCan Robots Develop Feelings?\u201d is the first performance ever choreographed in Greece by a person with learning disability and autism.<\/strong>
\nThe performance will follow a presentation in the form of an interactive activity<\/strong> focusing on how the interaction of dance and disability is perceived in Greece and abroad. Personal experiences, images and common references will be shared amongst the creators themselves and the audience looking back into the history, exploring the impediments and most significantly the invaluable importance of accessibility of disabled persons to the art of dance and choreography.
\nWho can be qualified as a dancer and who as a choreographer? What is having accessibility to art actually entitled to? And last but not least, what kind of alterations need to be made for the art of dancing to embrace everyone regardless any kind of limitation?<\/em>
\nThe evening will finish with an open discussion during which all attendees will have the chance to pose their own questions relevant to the performance and the presented matters.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Credits
\nConcept:<\/strong> Manolis Saridakis
\nChoreography:<\/strong> Manolis Saridakis, in collaboration with the dancers
\nDancers:<\/strong> Olympia Antonena, Eirini Kourouvani, Christos Christakopoulos, Manolis Saridakis
\nDramaturgy \u2013 Mentoring:<\/strong> Medie Megas
\nCostumes:<\/strong> Marilena Kalaitzantonaki
\nLighting Design:<\/strong> Konstantinos Bethanis
\nMake-up:<\/strong> Alexandra Rentzou
\nOriginal Music:<\/strong> Christos Christakopoulos
\nAdditional Music:<\/strong> \u201cTechno Eskalation!!!\u201d by Max Minimal also features in the performance
\nExecutive Producer:<\/strong> Christos Papamichael – Liminal,
\nExecutive production on tour:<\/strong> Polina Manolia – Liminal
\nProduction Manager, Coordinator of Artistic Activities for Europe Beyond Access:<\/strong> Christina Liata \u2013 Onassis Stegi
\nEuropean Programs Coordinator:<\/strong> Dora Vougiouka \u2013 Onassis Stegi
\nSpecial thanks to:<\/strong> Niki Saridaki, Fotini Gioti, Giannis Makris, Manolis Andriotakis, Rodia Vomvolou<\/p>\n

Production Credits<\/strong>
\nCommissioned & Produced by: Onassis Stegi Athens
\nvia Europe Beyond Access, a project co-funded by the Creative Europe program of the European Union<\/p>\n

Supported in touring by:<\/strong> Onassis Stegi<\/a>\u2019s “Outward Turn” program
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Duration: <\/strong>20 min.
\nTrailer: <\/strong>https:\/\/vimeo.com\/731688663\/23ec28085e<\/a><\/p>\n

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