Christos Alaveras
Visual Artist
He studied painting at the School of Fine Arts of Thessaloniki (1984-1990) and of Enschede in the Netherlands (1990-1992). He has held many individual and group exhibitions in galleries in Thessaloniki and Athens. His works have served as illustrations in books, magazines and music albums. Since 1996, he has been working as a teacher of Visual Arts in secondary and higher education. He performs live visual events (action painting) in interaction with other artists.
Georgia Velivasaki
Poet, Performer, Musician, Instructor of Performance Poetry, Writer, Researcher
Born in Heraklion, Crete, Georgia Velivasaki lives in Athens. She studied European Culture (HOU) and holds an MSc in “Creative Writing” (UOWM). An accomplished singer, she has been active in musical theatre and performance art, both as a performer and creator. She is an instructor of Performance Poetry and a PhD Candidate at the University of Western Macedonia.
Latest published books:
Αυτή, το Άτομο Μηδέν, ed. Smili, Athens, 2024 (poetry)
Performance Poetry. Επιτελεστική Ποίηση – Action Λόγου ως Άξιον Λόγου, ed. Grafima, Thessaloniki, 2022 (essay)
Κοντσέρτο για μία ημέρα που πέρασε, ed. Grafomihani, Koroni Messinias, 2018 (poetry)
FRIDA LIAPPA STAGE - Friday 6, December (11:00)
SPEECH
"What Is This Thing We Call Performance Poetry?"
Language: Greek
FRIDA LIAPPA STAGE - Friday 6, December (17:30)
SPEECH
"Performance Poetry & Poetics - Embodiment of Poetic Speech"
Language: Greek
FRIDA LIAPPA STAGE - Saturday 7, December (19:15)
PERFORMANCE POETRY PROJECT
Presented by the Women-Writers Network Against Gender-Baised Violence and Femicide HER VOICE – Alexandra Mitsiali, writer and member of the Network, forewords.
The Beak & The Meta-
Poetry, soundscapes, the poetess’s voice and body.
Participates:
Christos Alaveras (Visual Artist)
Meta-
Come forth, all you perioeci, strangers and estranged
with the fear of the cyborg and the transhumant [and eclipsed mnemes]
with the faith of the mad and apostates
with the meta-consumers, with none exempt
With animosity towards others, heedless and eternally myopic.
With our new meta-persona
expressionless and loveless
as it would appear—
Meta-Ego of this world
Thine own, from Thine own, we offer unto Thee
awaiting the advent of the meta-present, meta-future
Meta we, left all alone in the universe
digital and unimpeded
Meta, the sea
left unsung
[Αυτή, το Άτομο Μηδέν, εκδ. Σμίλη, 2024]
English translation: Eleftheria Gazeti