Past Event
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About This Event
– This event takes place in Gallery 7 at Whitechapel Gallery, on the first floor, accessible via stairs or lift.
– This event is unticketed but capacity is limited so please arrive early to avoid disappointment
– This event is suitable for those over the age of 16
– We are unable to provide British Sign Language interpretation for this event
– We are unable to provide live closed captioning or CART for this event.
– The performance last approximately 20 minutes. There are no rest breaks currently scheduled during this event.
Transport
– To the best of our knowledge, there are no planned disruptions to local transport on the date of the event.
– Our nearest train station – Aldgate East Underground (1 min) is not wheelchair accessible. The closest wheelchair accessible stations are Whitechapel (15 min), Shoreditch High Street (15 min) or Liverpool Street (15 min).
– Free parking for Blue Badge holders is available at the top of Osborn Street in the pay and display booths for an unlimited period. Spaces are available on a first come, first served basis.
Invited by the artist and animating the new exhibition by Andrew Pierre Hart, dancer Vasiliki Papapostolou (a.k.a Tarantism) presents her latest performance work Panopticon 360. This conceptual dance piece explores the ways we internalise surveillance, managing ourselves, our bodies and behaviours. Oscillating between control and the loss of control, the movement draws on a wide range of practices from physical theatre, contemporary dance and Ballroom Latin to movement concepts from street dance styles.
Music Composer /Sound Designer: Christopher Nas. Videographer: Klaus Shehaj.
Join us for this free, drop-in performance at 2pm and repeated at 4pm. Performances last for 20 minutes.
Capacity is limited so please arrive early to avoid disappointment.
Vasiliki Papapostolou (a.k.a Tarantism) is an experimental dance artist interested in exploring how body and mind are interconnected. She researches how entering the “flow zone” in dance can become a tool for creativity, self-expression and freedom and she highlights “dancing” as a “dynamic process”, rather than a finished definite “product”. Her hybrid movement language incorporates contemporary dance, ballroom Latin and movement concepts from street dance styles.
As a dancer, her credits include performing with Edifice Dance Theatre (UK), Teatro Regio Torino (Italy), Pottporus: Company Renegade (Germany), Taira Foo Dance Company (UK), Open Art Surgery (Sadlers Wells,UK). As a choreographer, she has showcased her work at TEDx Panteion University (Greece), The Place (UK), Block 336 – ICF (London), Zichri Theater (Israel), Jersey City Theatre Centre (online event, USA). She has been invited to judge international competitions such as KRE8 Lab (UK), Percorsi Coreografici (Italy) and Torre del Lago Dancing Time (Italy).
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