A musical dance performance with sounds, dance, images, and rhythms with a theme centered on Indian Classical Music and its interaction with Ancient Greek culture. It will take you far and wide across time and distance.

A musical journey to India. Each raga symbolizes and invokes the elements of nature, capturing emotions, sensations, images. An invisible painting of ether. A story of sound, images vibrations, rythms ,phrases and colors, where our imagination can create the reality that we dream.

With the moon as the guide of the human soul through the night’s pathways, engaging in a ceaseless dialogue with the senses pulsating from its radiance, and influencing the entirety of human existence. We delve into myths and symbols that awaken primordial memories within us. We encounter the Goddess Selene, and through her, we release all her fragrances in a perpetual hymn to Love, elevating humanity to the zenith of its essence.

Iasonas Psarakis: Sitar & Esraj
Eleni Yiakoumaki: Mystical Dance

Monday, 19 August 2024 – Dance Project, Pigasou 28, Agios Nikolaos – https://www.facebook.com/share/nMMmydXFkuAwWH6T/
Thursday, 22 August 2024 – HOME 4arts & more, Pagomenou 22, Ιerapetra – https://www.facebook.com/share/Pza14HXMsTC6TBmj/
Friday, 23 August 2024 – Σχολή Χορού BAILA , Parodos Therisou 61, Sitia – https://www.facebook.com/share/xWAnpZ3dDQLKqQrv/

Time: 20:30

Media Sponsor: Planet Radio 90.6

Bios:

Iasonas Psarakis

Iasonas Psarakis is a Greek-born composer, filmmaker and musician of North Indian Classical and World music, soloist of Sitar, Esraj and many other world music instruments, presently based in Santiniketan, Kolkata, India and Crete, Greece.
His career spans from European classical to Middle Eastern Music and journeys through Hindusthani Classical Music under the guidance of his gurus: Ameena Perera (daughter of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan), Pandit Debi Prasad Chatterjee, Shiraz Ali Khan, Amie Maciszawski and Sabyasachida Sarkhel.
He graduated from Sangit Bhavan – Visva Bharati University (BMus-HCM- Sitar/performance arts, final grade A+) and is a holder of scholarships under ICCR India along with 4 other Indian Merit scholarships.
Iasonas published his first album “Clay” (2014), a music album which was recorded in Lebanon with elements of Indian Classical Music and sounds of Iran.
He has showcased his music in theatres, concert halls, auditoriums, collectives, cultural venues, street performances, radios, international music festivals and archaeological sites in : Greece, Egypt, Iran, Egypt, Lebanon, India, Italy, Bangladesh,Turkey, Italy.
In 2019 the world-renowned cultural organization “Bibliotheca Alexandrina” organized his first solo concert in Cairo, in the palace Beyt al Sinnari . He recently performed in the historical theatre “Apollon”(Ermoupolis) and Theocharakis B&M Foundation for the Fine Arts & Music in Greece.
Iasonas is also the founder and composer of the musical art collective “Iasi Ensemble” whose debut music album named “Astris”, produced by Nikolas A Gkinis, it released at 15th December 2023 and includes collaborations with esteemed musicians and artists from Iran, India, Greece, Pakistan and China.
The album has been honored with the Silver Medal at the Global Music Awards 2023 in California, USA
Their track “Whirling Desert” ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9B1q2bKGm4 ) composed, orchestrated and directed by Iasonas, awarded (Best Music Arrangement) by the legend of guitar “Al Di Meola” at the Palm Beach International Music Awards and also awarded twice (Silver Award for Composition , Silver Award for Concept) by Global Music Awards . Also won 31 awards from recognized International Film Festivals and nominated 45 times . ( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14388376/ )
In 2022, he composed music for a musical experimental film named “Missing Moments” and up to now, has been awarded by recognized international film & music festivals for his original music in this film nine times (Best Original Score – Soundtrack)
In 2023 his new dance short film “Dancing with the Unknown” did its world premiere in prestigious Emerging Lens Film Festival (Canada, Canadian Screen Awards Qualifying Festival). The film garnered well-deserved recognition and was awarded the prize for “Best Music Video – Song – Album” at its Asian Premiere during Jaipur International Film Festival. Also awarded the prize for “Honorable Mention for Screen Dance” at its USA Premier during Thomas Edison Film Festival and Best Direction for a dance short at its European Premiere during the X World Short Film Festival in Rome, Italy.
Iasonas also collaborates with renowned international artists like Kehua Li ( Lico Dance),Suhaee Abro, Nikolas A Gkinis, Takis Loukatos, Rija Yousuf, Ador Hooyar and many others.
Most recently, he founded and curated the International “Independent Global Art Festival” and “Mukhti Bhoomi Festival”, both hosted by Hihiri Pipiri international Art Residency.
http://www.iasiensemble.com
https://open.spotify.com/album/1LS4GJOuksV07qlbxbLq7b
http://youtube.com/c/IasiEnsembleIasonasPsarakis
https://iasiensemble.bandcamp.com/album/astris
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12460758/?ref_=tt_ov_dr

Eleni Yiakoumaki

Eleni Yiakoumaki lives and works in Athens.
She graduated from the Philosophical School of Athens and has also studied many different types of dance for a number of years.
At the center of these studies is ancient Greek dance and theater, wheres she studied at the Ancient Orchesis study group and at the Dora Stratou dance theater. In recent years she has been studying and botanology and aromatherapy.
Combining her knowledge, studies and experiences she has dedicated her life to inspiring women and all people to remember their true nature, to be healthy in all areas and at all levels and to discover the unique , their natural movement. She emphasizes the stages of a woman’s life, menstruation, pregnancy and motherhood.
She uses as tools dances inspired by ancient cultures as well as herbs and flowers of nature.