Scientific curation and presentation of the performance "Exis" of the Lyceum Club of Greek Women of Chalkida, curated and presented by Renata Dalianoudi, Associate Prof. of Dept. of Audio & Visual Arts, 19.8.2026

Renata Dalianoudi, Associate Professor in the Department of Audio and Visual Arts at the Ionian University, undertakes the scientific curation and presentation, for yet another year, of the performance “Exis… When Habit Becomes Lived Experience” by the Lyceum Club of Greek Women of Chalkida.

Six women, six stages, six regions: Epirus, Crete, Chios, Asia Minor, Thessaly, and Eastern Rumelia. The symbolic number six unfolds through audiovisual narratives, dance, song, customs and traditions, light, and sound, all of which are transformed into habit, lived experience, and hexis.

This music and dance performance is imbued with symbolism and representational elements drawn from the folk culture of the Greek countryside.

Artistic Direction and Concept: Petros Mitsou, Dance Instructor, Lyceum Club of Greek Women of Chalkida
Scientific Curation and Presentation: Dr. Renata Dalianoudi, Associate Professor of Musicology and Ethnomusicology, Dept. of Audio and Visual Arts, Ionian University; Producer, Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT)

Participating musicians (in alphabetical order):

• Vasilis Athanasiadis – violin
• Giannis Gevgelis – percussion
• Giorgos Kotsinis – flute, clarinet
• Thomas Konstantinou – oud, vocals
• Petros Mitsou – gaida, tsabouna
• Kostas Mitsios – lute
• Thanos Sabanis – accordion
• Panagiotis Sdoukos – vocals

and the female vocal ensemble “Thygateres”.

Organisation and Production: Municipality of Chalkida – Lyceum Club of Greek Women of Chalkida

Lyceum Club of Greek Women of Chalkida

Date of event: Sunday, 19 July 2026, 9:00 p.m.
Place of event: Lyceum Club Hall, Malliou Square, Chalkida