“Gravitational Collapse” by String Theory

A mosaic of fascinating stories about the end of a civilisation

The subversive composer, virtuoso pianist and musical genius Giorgos Paterakis and the music group String Theory present for the first time in the concert hall of Attiko Conservatory of Music the new performance “Gravitational Collapse” on Saturday 15th February.

The performance is a mosaic of fascinating stories about the end of a civilisation that expands for millennia, only to collapse under its own weight: Songs about ugliness, fatness, age, celibacy, flat-earthers, flies, marriage, primates, stupidity, wheat, villains, female infanticide, the dead, love, the pious, the government newspaper, the chimney sweeps and the climate crisis, set to poems by Rűckert, Heine, Ambroise de Normandie, William Blake, Palamas, Karyotakis, Vandi, Rizospastis, Tsitsanis and music by Schumann, Chiotis and Paterakis.

The unrepentantly unorthodox musical group String Theory is one of the most diverse, imaginative and musically sophisticated versions of the new Greek scene and has already completed 12 years of life. The group’s charismatic musical companions continue to boldly straddle the fringes of musical genres, and with their original and authentic style, tightly-knit technique and powerful presence, they have attracted enthusiastic audiences and left a strong mark on the Greek musical avant-garde.

On the stage of the Attiko Conservatory will be Elli Ketentzian, voice & cello / Antigoni Gogi, voice / Giorgos Paterakis, piano

String Theory Vocal Sextet (Elissavet Karamichael, Evi Tzitzi, Athenaida Markantoni, Katerina Kalochristianaki, Nikos Taxiltaris, Nikos Kiritsis)