Mercado Municipal de Alcanena
The work to be possessed is a solo physical and sound performance that showcases material and aural aspects of a heteronomous DIY archive of “possessed” women drawn from a variety of cultural contexts. Chara Kotsali is seeking to investigate the phenomenon of spirit possession via a broadened understanding of the term. By means of a disarticulated staged ritual, she engages in a trial possession, attempting to bring each of the documentary instances she encounters to life, and calling upon them to reveal their shattering and subversive nature.
Chara Kotsali is a dance maker, performer, and teacher based in Greece. She graduated from Rallou Manou Professional School of Dance.She also holds a bachelor’s degree in Theater Studies and a master’s degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology, and she is trained in music.
She has worked as a movement director in theater performances by renowned Greek directors, receiving in 2023 the Greek Critics Association award for best theater choreography (“The Rise of Arturo Oui,” directed by Aris Biniaris).