Description
Qualia by Nadia Koutziampasi is a performative exploration of our individual, subjectively constructed realities as they are perpetually reshaped by our conscious experiences.
Revolving around the continuous interplay of what we currently feel, what we remember, and what we anticipate, the work builds on embodied subjectivity to delve into the unique, first-person experience of the world, or the “what it is like” quality of consciousness.
Qualia is set in a chaotic, almost surreal universe defined by fragmentation, illusion, and in-betweenness, exposing conceptual tensions between physicality and virtuality, authenticity and fabrication, and hyperconnectivity and isolation.
Memories, lived experiences, and expectations – bridging the recollected past, perceived present, and imagined future – merge into idiosyncratic self-narratives that unfold and intertwine to create a fluid, pulsating mosaic of stories, identities, and meaning-making.
Credits
Conceived, created, and directed by Nadia Koutziampasi
Devised in collaboration with and performed by Dionysios Alamanos, Danae Dimitriadi, Fenia Chatzakou,
Digital media by Steve Zafeiriou
Original music by Dimitris Kapetanios
Lighting by Dimitra Aloutzanidou
Dramaturgical advice by Rodia Vomvolou
The production is featured as part of the 12th Forest Festival organised by the National Theatre of Northern Greece and is presented with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture.
