Mobile States Cluster Tour 2011
A hit at Tasmania’s MONA FOMA Festival in 2010, Kimisis – Falling Asleep is a gallery-style installation work written and directed by Greek-Australian composer Constantine Koukias.
Kimisis – Falling Asleep commemorates the ‘falling asleep’ or the death and assumption of Mary, Mother of Christ, to Heaven. Influenced by the traditions of the Greek Orthodox Church, Koukias translates this religious occasion into a secular and highly contemporary experience: Byzantine and Christian Arabic music clash with electronic sounds; and the soprano, singing in Ecclesiastical Greek, performs on a Pilates Trapeze machine. The ritualistic elements, visual design and dramatic staging combine to make this a universally moving and deeply immersive performance.
Creating highly memorable music theatre and opera, IHOS productions blend voice, dance and sound with installation art and digital technology. Kimisis – Falling Asleep exemplifies the brilliant originality for which IHOS is internationally renowned.
“Kimisis – Falling Asleep packed a punch in just 15 minutes… a mesmerising musical experience.” Elizabeth Ruthven, The Mercury (Tasmania)
“Beautiful and moving… Koukias communicates to us on a visceral level, touching what is important in our lives.” Neil Cameron, Strata (Tasmania)
Touring history
- Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart
10 - 13 Aug 2011 - Darwin Festival
25 - 28 Aug 2011 - MONA FOMA Festival, Hobart
2010
Toured by Performing Lines for Mobile States, with the support of the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and through the national performing arts touring program, Playing Australia. IHOS is supported by Arts Tasmania.
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