DANCE · CHOREOGRAPHY · PILATES

25km
Concept • Choreography
Eliane Roumié
Dance • Performance
Zoi Efstathiou/Eliane Roumié ,Nancy Nerantzi/Christiana Katsimpraki, Marina Tsapekou
Artistic documentary • Cast
Zoi Efstathiou, Nancy Nerantzi, Eliane Roumié, Lea Simonsmeier
Music Composition • Sound Design
Manos Paterakis
Cinematography • Editing • Photography
Konstantinos Kalavrezos
Scenography
Stavros Balis
Graphic Design
Giannis Shinas
Presentation
Colonus Festival, Athens 2024 • On Bodies Dance & Performance Arts Festival, Dancehouse Lefkosia 2024 • 2023 ELEVSIS - European Capital of Culture
25 km was realized in the framework of 2023 ELEVSIS – European Capital of Culture and U(R)TOPIAS Academy of Choreography under the artistic direction of Patricia Apergi and Aerites Dance Company.
25km was supported by NEON through its Annual Grants Programme (2023) and City of Athens (2024).
25km is a site-specific project inspired by the city of Eleusis. Thousands of years ago, this very place marked the final destination of the Eleusinian Mysteries, celebrated in honor of the goddesses Demeter and Persephone. Among the most prestigious religious ceremonies of Ancient Greece, the Mysteries centered not on the gods, but on the human experience. A central part of the ritual was the Procession, where initiates walked the Sacred Way from Athens to Eleusis in search of transformation—a journey toward a life enriched with meaning and free from fear.
In 25km, four women retrace those ancient steps, walking in silence for 25 kilometers in search of new personal and collective meaning. The project centers on the profound experience of the journey itself—a long walk that becomes a space for reflection, connection, and ritual. It unfolds through three connected creative expressions: a documentary, a visual map, and a site-specific dance performance.
The anticipation of departure, fleeting moments of connection with nature, and the need to purify both body and soul reflect the project’s artistic research and form the foundation of 25km’s contemporary, collective ritual.
