Exercise in Light ft. a circle of voices

EXERCISE IN LIGHT ft. a circle of voices
Sessions x SPEL
State Gallery of Contemporary Art — SPEL, Nicosia
16 December 2023
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As our panting breaths converge
our spirits slowly merge
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and in that oneness
suddenly we know:
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we are part of a beginning,
not an end.
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A meditation-performance led by a vocal ensemble formed through a programme of open community workshops at Sessions. Built around a series of sonic meditations which the audience is invited both to witness and enter into, based on the work of composer Pauline Oliveros (1932-2016), and incorporating elements from magical practices and magical activism, Exercise in Light explores the healing and radical potential of sound and shared sound-making, especially in times of collective despair—an experiment in common grief and rage; an attempt at joint solace; a communal spell for hope.
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Concept and direction: Androula Kafa
A circle of voices: Eleni Anastassiou, Stella N. Christou, Androula Kafa, Panayiotis Mina, Nicola Mitropoulou, Loizos Olympios, Panayiotis Pavlides, Gervaise Alexis Savvias, Demetris Shammas
Light installation: Demetris Shammas
Graphics and garments: Nikos Stephou
Photography: Dimitris Loutsios
Video: Constantinos S. Constantinou

Commissioned and presented in the framework of Sessions x SPEL, a series of queer happenings at the State Gallery of Contemporary Art — SPEL, June–December 2023.