Shellshock
2003-2004
“Choreographer Paras Terezakis throws such a head-spinning mix of material into his ambitious Shellshock that audience members might succumb to a light case of the title disorder…”
– The Georgia Straight, Vancouver
The work itself is in four parts and explores the various kinds of conflict, passion and violence that are at the core of human nature. “We construct an elaborate mask of deception that disguises the truth behind our actions,” says Paras Terezakis, Artistic Director and Choreographer of Kinesis Dance. “By constructing a world in which we blame someone else for our insecurities and fears, we violate what is inherently beautiful within our own lives and the lives of others.”
Inspired by the myth of the Trojan War and the very human characteristics that story embodies, Terezakis has constructed a unique work that engages the dancers in a fierce battle between the physical and the emotional components of transformation. “I have carefully and deliberately used text to support a narrative, a thread of story that supports continuity by holding together the emotional theme,” he says.
Part one: Phos/Light
Part two: Aestus/Heat
Part three: Kategida/Storm
Part four: Shellshock/Trauma
* Phos was first created for the Kokoro International Dance Festival
* Aestus was created for the Chutzpah Festival
Length: 80 minutes
Collaborators
Choreography, Concept & Direction:
Paras Terezakis
Interpreters:
Anne Cooper, Caroline Farquhar, Delia Brett, Tomasz Wesolowski, Colin Atkins.
Hecuba: Andy Thompson, Colleen Wheeler
Cassandra: Shauna Elton, Anne Cooper
Helen: Caroline Farquhar
Paris: Walter Kubanek, Farley Johansson
Video Creators:
D-Anne Trépanier, Gordon Wong
Lighting Design:
James Proudfoot
Sound Design:
Noah Drew
Music composition for Phos:
Ted Hamilton
Set & Costume Concepts:
Paraskevas Terezakis
Set Consultant:
Yvan Morissette
Costume Design:
Andrea Hiestand
Production & Stage Manager:
Larisa Fayad
Shellshock
An excerpt from the 7 min Bravofact Film Storm produced by Raven Productions by film director Carl Bessai, Choreography by Paraskevas Terezakis of Kinesis Dance which explores faith and truth in the wake of war, destruction, and deception. The work is inspired from the story of the Trojan War and is part of Terezakis’ work called ‘Shellshock.’
We would like to express our deepest and sincere appreciation to our funders, partners, volunteers and supporters who made this project possible.
We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered and are creating on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples–Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations.