Stichting I/O

ENA ENA | production kit

CALENDAR
2023 26 Sep | x1 show, Nicosia International Festival, CY
2022 15 Sep | x1 show, Korzo Den Haag, NL
2022 10-11 Sep | x3 shows, Muziekgebouw Amsterdam NL
2022 7 Sep | x2 shows, Gaudeamus Utrecht NL
2021 17-20 Nov | x7 shows, Onassis Stegi Athens GR
2021 9-10 Sep | x4 shows, Gaudeamus Utrecht NL
2021 2 Sep | x2 tryouts w/audience, Zaandam NL
2021 Apr-Aug rehearsals Zaandam NL/Athens GR

ENA ENA is the name of an imaginary Greek rural nightclub. Literally meaning ‘one by one,’ it reminds us of the phrases ‘step by step,’ ‘bit by bit,’ ‘piece by piece.’

A band, a singer, a waiter, and a security camera give life to the world of the performance, interacting with each other and the audience. The music is a microtonal amalgam of the Greek 70s to 90s culture of ‘klarina,’ blended with improvised parts, electronic music, and field recordings, while making use of the heavily “amplified” aesthetics of that era; an uncanny ‘panegyri,’ the Greek folk feast of the countryside.

The performers’ presence goes beyond their conventional function. A series of transformations and replacements takes place; a waiter who transforms into his opposite or into his extreme, someone who replaces the camera with his or her gaze, who replaces the singer with his or her alienated voice, who controls space, who crosses borders.

The performance of ENA ENA deals with surfaces of memories, which sit on top of each other. The audience is invited to pass through shifting perspectives: from being the spectator, to being a spectacle for each other, to being the ones who are being watched.

performance info

Format: immersive performance between concert, theatre and installation
Duration: 75 minutes
Audience: seated within the performance environment
Language: no problen
Venue: adaptable to warehouses, loading docks, theatre or concert-hall stages
Performances: up to 2 per day with a 45-minute reset in between

touring team

Thanasis Deligiannis | concept, stage direction, sound design, performance
Natasa Tsakiridou | voice
George Dumitriu | violin
Kaja Draksler | keyboards
Onno Govaert | drums
Kostas Chaikalis | audio engineer
tba | technical director and light technician
tba | production manager
Frank van der Weij | project development

additional credits
Yannis Michalopoulos | dramaturgy
Roelof Pothuis | set and light design
Vasiliki Sourri | costume design
Danai Belosinof | assistant director and production assistance
Konstantinos Margkas | technical director and light technician
David Jonas | creative coder

ENA ENA is created and produced by I/O and co-produced by the Onassis Stegi and Gaudeamus. With the support of the Performing Arts Fund NL, Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, Onassis Stegi’s Outward Turn programme, Norma Fund, Source Elements, Het Motorblok and George Ignatides.

For more information about the concept and artistic approach behind ENA ENA, visit www.thanasisdeligiannis.com/ena-ena.