Re-Think/Re-use/Re-make: Propositions and Possibilities for Contemporary Performance Art

We are delighted to invite you to OPA 0.2, the 2nd international performance art festival in Athens, where, for one week, artists and audiences alike will have the opportunity to explore one of the most vibrant art forms.

Following its launch in March 2007, the ΟPA Festival (On Performance Art) is being established as an annual event.

The marked interest in performance art, the arrival on the scene of up-and-coming young artists as well as the participation of established performance artists, the support of public and private institutions, along with media interest, have all combined to create a meeting point for performance art in Greece and internationally.

Taking the trend of remaking/revising art as its starting point, OPA 0.2 explores the meaning of the term 'postproduction' as suggested by French curator and art critic Nicolas Bourriaud. Bios will present live performances, screenings, tributes, educational programmes, lectures and open discussions.

Part of the programme of events will take place at the Faliro Pavilion TaekwonDo Stadium within the framework of Art-Athina 2009.

FESTIVAL PROGRAMME
The programme includes:

			A tribute to sculptor Theodoros
			Paganism in contemporary Greece, a special project curated by Thanassis Moutsopoulos
			Live performances at two venues, Bios and the TaekwonDo Stadium (Art-Athina 2009), by artists such as State of Sabotage, Georgia Sagri, Panos Haralambous, Yiannis Melanitis, The Boy, Evangelia Basdeki and Peader Kirk
			Performances and lectures by artists from the UK, Italy, Canada, Japan, Bulgaria, Sweden, Singapore, Belgium, France, Lithuania and Greece
			20 May: OPA 0.2 opening at Bios – 10 international performances
			21 May: Art-Athina 2009 opening at the TaekwonDo Stadium – 10 international performances
			During Art-Athina 2009 at the TaekwonDo Stadium: presentation of papers and talks by leading theoreticians and academics
			Presentation of documented historical performances of the work of artists, some of which will be presented in Greece for the first time: Paul McCarthy, Laurie Anderson, Hermann Nitsch, Vito Acconci, Bruce Nauman, Denis Openheim, Fluxus, Mike Kelley, John Baldessari
			Parallel events: Concert by Jori Hulkkonen’s Acid Symphony Orchestra 22 May, Bios An Illustrated History of Longing, a performance by Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design and the Athens School of Fine Arts 20–24 May, Bios The House by blitz theatre group 25 & 26 May, Bios

Download the Programme (PDF, 57 KB)