Thallo
Thallo
by Maria Kyrmá, Kostis Tsiachas, Valentini Margaritopoulou
Physical engagement performance
Date: Sunday 21 September 2025
Time: 20.00
Duration: 40′
Location: SYNERGEIO, culture space
Inside a greenhouse, in its plastic transparency, a body struggles to exist. On stage, the greenhouse is not only a refuge but also a prison. A place of cultivation, controlled and imprisoned, where living conditions seem safe but in reality seek a way out. This performance begins there, in a state of limited freedom, and offers the image of the desire for escape, for reversal, for return.
The performance (Thallo) is not just a wandering, but a journey of the soul and the body. In this greenhouse, the body is not called upon to reproduce, but to reinvent its relationship with space and time. Maria Kyrmá’s movement absorbs the viewer, almost imperceptibly, into a universe that is constantly eluding and regenerating itself. In the body, the desire to break free from boundaries becomes an urgent need.
“Exit,” which is the central theme of the festival, is highlighted here as an act of deep inner exploration. It is not a simple departure from the city, but a necessary escape from the emptiness of everyday constraints, the crack that opens between artificial prosperity and the experience of authentic life. The greenhouse, a symbol of control and the illusion of security, becomes the site of constant struggle: the inner world of the body to be liberated.
The performance brings to the fore the desire to rediscover our natural rhythm. Here, the outdoor openness and naturalness of the body are not simply a reference to the countryside, but an expression of the need to return to a life without restrictions. It is not nostalgia for the past, but an intense search for the real, the open and the alive.
Kostis Tsiachas’ video projections and sound environment function as imprints of successive layers of memory, escape, and emotional gravity—not accompanying, but interwoven.
Thallo performance does not ask us to understand it. It asks us to feel it, to experience it, to incorporate it into our bodies. And there, precisely, the body begins to blossom — choosing life, choosing the exit.
CONTRIBUTORS
Performer: Maria Kyrmá
Video – Soundscape: Kostis Tsiachas
Curator: Valentini Margaritopoulou
Maria Kyrmá is a dancer/performer, dance teacher and yoga instructor. She graduated from the Dance Teachers Department of the Higher School of Dance of the Municipality of Larissa. She is also a graduate of the Political Science and History Department of Panteion University. She has participated in art festivals, dance projects and performances. She lives and works in the cities of Larissa and Volos.
Kostis Tsiachas was born in Larissa and moves creatively between art, technology and sound. He studied visual design in Milan and developed the theory of “Techno-art,” a proposal for the meeting of art and technology in urban space, through his master’s degree in the Department of Architectural Engineering at the University of Thessaly. As a graphic designer and street artist, he transforms the urban landscape into a field of experimentation. His video installations have been presented in Larissa, Athens and Milan, while his research also extends to sound: in 2021 he released his first ambient digital album and in 2023 he presented his first solo photography exhibition in Larissa.
Valentini Margaritopoulou maps the field of contemporary art as an independent curator and museologist, connecting history with contemporary narratives. With studies in Greece and London and collaborations with leading cultural organizations, she designs exhibitions, public events, and educational programs. She is a member of ICOM (Hellenic National Committee) and the Society of Greek Museum Professionals.