TEMPORA/CONTEMPORA #5 - WINTER EDITION

Bodies, performing arts and well-being 

The central focus of Tempora Contempora Fest – Winter Edition is the exhibition curated by Giusi Giaracuni and Luigi De Luca “Elpís. Prometheus or the shattered dream of Europe’ by Costas Varotsos at the Castromediano Museum in Lecce and the dance and theatre performance Prometheus Chain created by the Greek choreographer Apostolia Papadamaki with a human chorus formed by residents and temporary citizens. 

The contemporary imagination, understood as a crossroads of languages and practices, is the horizon in which Tempora/Contempora has always moved, combining the international dimension with the territorial one. 

Coming as premiere from Greece are Apostolia Papadamaki, from Croatia Lana Meniga and Nikolina Prkačin with Ivana Vukovic, from Japan Yui Kawagachi. The programme includes theatre and dance performances alongside new experiences twinned in Salento, within the Accademia Mediterranea dell’Attore. 

The programme also follows thematic itineraries that connect bodies with well-being and cultural welfare: Promethean fire, bread as the glue of cultures, wine as the propellant of Dionysian fury. Trajectories that highlight experiential approaches and environmental sensitivity towards theatrical habitats to be traversed perhaps on foot with guided tours or by bike with bike tours.