IDENTITY IN BETWEEN

The term ‘identity’ is evidently used today in order to describe the characteristics, choices and activities which allow us to discern ourselves, sometimes by joining and other times by separating ourselves from others. Now more than ever, we are living in an era composed of identities, admitting that there is not a single self and that identity does not concern something singular, impervious and stable, but rather a notion with multiple meanings, polyphonic and flowing, opening a broad field of conversation, reevaluation and new narration.

Attempting to delve into the multiple terms (social, cultural, psychological) on the basis of which identities are formed, the project IDENTITY IN BETWEEN is organized by RUNONART NPO, and directed by Efi Spyrou, inviting five female artists to create new performance projects and to share their artistic expression and ideas on the notion of the multiple prisms of one’s being.

In these projects, Tzeni Argyriou is concerned with the relation between technology and human existence in the digital world,
Μarianna Kavallieratos steps into other peoples’ shoes during multiple everyday routes,
Virginia Mastrogiannaki in "Brunette" touches on the issue of different images per age and attempts a return to youthfulness,
Maria Sideri in "Rhizhotomikon" delves into the boundaries between wholesomeness and toxicity, as seen in the relationship between man and nature
And Eliza Soroga takes on multiple professional identities during work interviews.

The performances took place and were filmed by the RUNONART group at the Former Airport at Elliniko during October 2020 between the two mandatory lockdowns in Athens, Greece.
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The film has also been presented internationally in its single-channel chapters: “Presents Tzeni Argyriou” (VAEFF, New York – Honorable Mention 2021), “Presents Maria Sideri” (Kyiv Biennial 2021), “Presents Virginia Mastrogiannaki” (Anafi Film Festival 2024), “Presents Marianna Kavallieratou” (Dance Days Chania Festival 2023), and “Presents Eliza Soroga” (VAEFF, New York – Honorable Mention 2021).