Mórtissa ki Alánis

The musical performance Mórtissa ki Alánis explores the theme of conflict by portraying the clash between two archetypal characters from rebetikο (Greek urban folk song) mythology: the “mórtissa” and the “alánis”. In an effort to evade stereotypes, the aim is to investigate a profound inner existential conflict, the failure of establishing an “ego” capable of accepting “another” as an equal.

Intercultural influences, the introduction of new morals and behavioural styles in the closed Greek society of the inter-war period, along with the struggle against one’s gender and the self-definition of sexuality that are subtly present in many compositions of the time, inevitably lead to a conflict of interests, which actually originates from a profound, internal, non-dialectic conflict. The solution does not arise by bringing together the antitheses, but by exceeding them, through the acceptance of an authentic “Ego” and the self-defined “other”.