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Euripides Laskaridis: Relic

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“A Greek exponent of the theatre of the absurd without inhibition and possessing enormous charisma… Anarchic physical theatre that will live long in the memory” – Graham Watts, DanceTabs

Renowned Greek director and performance artist Euripides Laskaridis, returns to The Coronet Theatre with Relic, an outrageous and engaging solo performance that takes playful theatrical risks to test the limits of our acceptance of the incongruous and unfamiliar.

This internationally successful one-creature show is one of the first in a series that includes Titans, which sold out in record time at the Coronet in 2023.

Relic is what survives from the past. A thing left behind, be it a memory, an object, a language or being. Sly facets of cabaret, vaudeville and slapstick make magic out of the mundane.

Laskaridis immerses himself in ideas of transformation and ridicule that shift restlessly between the peculiarly poignant and the utterly bizarre.

“The body is the medium through which my spaces come to life. The action always evolves and revolves around characters who are touchingly real and painstakingly realised, yet unashamedly imaginary. Through them open new territories that are – by sudden turns – hilarious and heart-rending, grotesque and affecting, frightening and absurd.” – Euripides Laskaridis

Laskaridis uses notions of ridicule and transformation to explore the perseverance of humankind in the face of the unknown. A visionary of the Theatre of the Absurd, his work has toured the world presenting inventive, dreamlike worlds to his audiences.

By staying true to a very personal vision, Euripides’ work is marked by a sense of contained chaos that taps into who we are. Unconventional and non-linear, his work plays with the possibilities of what lies around us – breaking, distorting, reforming and manipulating commonplace materials and the detritus of everyday life to create the unexpected.

Presented by Euripides Laskaridis and OSMOSIS.

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Euripides Laskaridis, a Greek director and performer, studied acting in Athens at the Karolos Koun Art Theatre, and directing in New York at Brooklyn College on an Onassis Foundation Scholarship. Since 1995, he has been performing, collaborating with directors such as Dimitiris Papaioannou and Robert Wilson, while in 2016 he was awarded the Pina Bausch Fellowship and spent three months alongside director and choreographer Lemi Ponifasio, observing closely his work and practices. In 2000 he began directing his own work, which includes staged and site-specific performances, as well as award-winning short films. Euripides’ artistic universe is primarily inspired by the elements of ridicule and transformation, while his work and research may be met at the intersection of theatre, dance, and the visual arts. In 2009, he founded OSMOSIS, a performing arts company that offers him the space to collaborate with a diverse group of artists, that share a similar to his artistic vision. Euripides and OSMOSIS have been invited to present their work in major theatre venues and festivals around the world, including the Athens Epidaurus Festival in Greece, Théâtre de la Ville in France, Julidans in the Netherlands, the Hong Kong Arts Festival, Festival TransAmériques in Canada, Lyon Biennale de la Danse, and more. Apart from his performing activities, Euripides has been invited by different institutions and drama schools around Europe to organize and lead workshops, sharing his artistic practices.

OSMOSIS
Founded by Euripides Laskaridis in 2009, the OSMOSIS performing arts company is a supportive pool of artists who come together in differing combinations from project to project.

osmosis [ɒzmˈəʊsɪs] // a process where liquid molecules push through a membrane to equalise both sides // the reciprocal influence of two opposed elements // a gradual spread – or unconscious assimilation – of ideas and knowledge // a subtle mingling // from the ancient Greek ōsmos – “a thrust through”

OSMOSIS explores everyday life – the little details, the collective subconscious, the imaginary, and the absurd – with the company’s gaze fixed firmly on unexpected slants of the human condition.

OSMOSIS works flirt with transformation – often into the ridiculous, the humorous and the grotesque – in the belief that this territory can offer startling insights into deeper truths.

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