The much-discussed performance MINTATI, which premiered in 2024 as part of the Athens and Epidaurus Festival, returns for two performances only, on September 6 and 7 at PEIRAIOS 260. This is an excellent opportunity for those who did not see it last year, as well as for those who wish to relive the experience.

MINTATI, conceived and choreographed by Jenny Argyriou, draws inspiration from the collective dynamics of traditional dances and contemporary choreographic practices, raising questions about new forms of expression and ritual that can bring us together. At the core of the work lies the concept of community, memory, and co-creation.

“Mintati” in Epirus, “xelasia” in the Peloponnese, “argatia” in Pontus, “allaxia” in Ikaria, “ambasada” in the Cyclades – these are names used for the collective work of members of a community with the aim of producing a public benefit project. These were practices rooted in everyday life, based uncompromisingly on mutual aid and solidarity: two values that seem to be lost today.

In this spirit of “shared effort,” dancers and musicians shape the landscape and create a living archive of sounds and movements—memories of dances that emerge from the depths of time and meet the present—gradually opening the concentric circles of a collective celebration.

Cast and Crew

Idea– Choreography Jenny Argyriou

Visual artist – Set designer Vasilis Gerodimos

Original music composition, music performance, sound editing on stage Giorgos Gargalas, Nikos Tsolis

Performed by Nancy Stamatopoulou, Hermes Malkotsis, Ioanna Paraskevopoulou, Sotiria Koutsopetr, Despoina Sanida Krezia, Tasos Nikas, Sevasti Zafeira, Luke Macaronas

Artistic collaborator Vitoria Kotsalou

Dramaturgy Christiana Galanopoulou

Lighting design Nysos Vassilopoulos

Costume designer Vasilia Rozana

Assistant choreographer Fotini Stamatelopoulou

Assistant set designer Ioanna Plessa

Set construction Nikos Paleothodoros, Melita Dimitra, Charitomeni Mara

Traditional dance instructor Nikos Panagiotou

Photography Karol Jarek

Filming – trailer Apostolis Koutsianikoulis

Production organization – execution Delta Pi

Artistic direction AMORFI