2023 ΕΛΕYΣΙΣ
MYSTERIES of TRANSITION
 

Mystery 11 Ma

project
Description
Mystery 11 Ma, a site-specific performance of 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture, directed by Romeo Castellucci, with the original music of Demetrio Castellucci and choreography of Gloria Dorliguzzo, with Filippo Addamo and the participation of 35 female performers and 4 musicians, was held to the Archaeological site of Eleusis from September the 1st until the 13th. Two thousand years after the Eleusinian Mysteries, the internationally renowned Italian director Romeo Castellucci, introduced a contemporary ritual. ΜΑ – a one-word title interpreted in multiple languages: the first clear word of an infant calling its mother; the root of the word ‘‘matrice,’’ i.e. the womb which opens itself to earth in order to generate, and the mould that gives form to lifeless matter; moreover, in both Italian and Greek, the word MA is used as an exclamation of objection, opposition, but also as a linguistic marker of an oath, an appeal to the divine. The day after the premiere of the site-specific performance, an international press event was held with director Romeo Castellucci, composer Demetrio Castellucci and choreographer Gloria Dorliguzzo, along with the General Artistic Director of 2023 Eleusis Michael Marmarinos. The performance Mystery 11 Ma was filmed by the Greek director and cinematographer Nikos Nikolopoulos. The film had its world premiere, in the presence of its creator, at the Cine Eleusis on Friday, March 29. A production of 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture in the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan “Greece 2.0” with funding from the European Union – NextGenerationEU. Supported by the Ephorate of Antiquities of West Attica."
Archival Research
Artists
Romeo Castellucci, Demetrio Castellucci, Gloria Dorliguzzo, Lucia Amara, Silvano Voltolina, Camilla Neri, Filippo Addamo, Ελένη Βεργέτη(Eleni Vergeti), Χρυσή Βιδαλάκη(Chryssi Vidalaki), Ιωάννα Χλόη Βούλγαρη(Ioanna Chloe Voulgari), Στεφανία Γώγου(Stefania Gogou), Αλεξία Δημητρακούλια(Alexia Dimitrakoulia), Κατερίνα Δουβή(Katerina Douvi), Πένυ Ελευθεριάδου(Penny Eleftheriadou), Ελένη Ζαφείρη(Eleni Zafiri), Κατερίνα Καλοχριστιανάκη(Katerina Kalochristianaki), Στέλλα Καπετάνιου(Stella Kapetaniou), Δάφνη Καφετζή(Dafni Kafetzi), Γαβριέλα Κοκκίνη(Gabriela Kokkini), Πολένα Κόλια Πέτερσεν(Polena Kolia Petersen), Ηρώ Κόντη(Iro Konti), Χριστιάνα Κοσιάρη(Christiana Kosiari), Κωνσταντίνα Κουτσαυτάκη(Konstantina Koutsaftaki), Ειρήνη Κυριακού(Eirini Kyriakou), Αθηνά Κυρούση(Athina Kyrousi), Λώρα Μαμάκου(Laura Mamakos), Ειρήνη Μάστορα(Eirini Mastora), Αφροδίτη Μιχαηλίδου(Afroditi Michailidou), Φαίδρα Νταϊόγλου(Faidra Ntaioglou), Εριφίλη Παναγιωταρέα (Erifili Panagiotarea), Κρίστυ Παπαδοπούλου(Kristie Papadopoulou), Κατερίνα Παπανδρέου(Katerina Papandreou), Φωτεινή Παπαχριστοπούλου(Fotini Papachristopoulou), Αντωνία Πιτουλίδου(Antonia Pitoulidou), Σεραφίνα Σιδέρη(Serafina Sideri), Μάρω Σταυρινού(Maro Stavrinou), Ραφαέλα Τσομπανούδη(Rafaela Tsobanoudi), Μαρία Ψαρολόγου(Maria Psarologou), Αθηνά Μακρή(Athena Makri), Μαρία Πασά(Maria Passa), Αιμιλία Ρούση(Emilia Roussi), Θεανώ Χριστινάκη(Theano Christinaki), Ρενάτο Κούσης(Renato Kousis), Μενέλαος Μωραΐτης(Menelaos Moraitis), Σπύρος Τζέκος(Spiros Tzekos), Άγγελος Χρηστάκης(Aggelos Christakis)
Stages of Implementation
Open Call: 11 February to 10 March 2023, Auditions: 14 - 17 June 2023, Rehearsals: 21 - 30 August 2023, General rehearsal: Thursday 31 August 2023 Premiere: Friday 1 September 2023, International Press Conference: Saturday 2 September 2023, Performances: 2- 13 September 2023 * On Tuesday 5 September the performance was exclusively reserved for the citizens of Elefsina. It was postponed due to weather conditions and the audience was redistributed to the remaining days. Film Premiere: Friday 29 March 2024
Tickets Policy
Tickets: 25€ general admission, 15€ citizens, students, 65+, unemployed, disabled persons and escorts (Ticket price includes access to the archaeological site)
Main Project
CC-License