Maria Constanti
Date:
Sun
19 Apr 2026
Time:
7:00 pm.
Language:

English and Greek

Admission:

on a donation basis

Holy Transmemberings is a poetry performance by Maria Constanti based on two poetry books: Holy Transmemberings (English, 2025) and The Lemon Tree of Ruth (Greek, 2024).

The performance combines spoken poetry with video art, and poems will be heard in both English and Greek. The event also includes the screening of the poetry film Both Breath and Clay, fragments of a ritual prayer (2023), based on poems from Holy Transmemberings.

Both poetry collections explore themes of loss and regeneration, ancestry, and the sacred, weaving together the corporeal and the metaphysical to map a landscape where the body, language, and memory are inconstant metamorphosis. The work unfolds through ritualistic storytelling and dreamlike imagery.

The event concludes with a moderated talk with the author. The main event language is English.

Credits:
Poetry performance by Maria Constanti
Poetry film Both Breath and Clay, fragments of a ritual prayer (2023), based on poems from Holy Transmemberings, by Maria Constanti and Marc Samper Vidal
Video art by Marc Samper Vidal
Soundscapes by Mimis Sandalis
Moderated talk with Marina Agathagelidou

Maria Constanti

Schwarzweiß Porträtfoto von Maria Constanti. Sie schaut lächelnd zur Seite, hinter ihr ist eine überwachsene Steinmauer.
(c) Maria Constanti

Maria Constanti is a Cypriot artist poet, and researcher based in Berlin since 2023, whose work explores the intersections of poetry, performance, and embodied arts. She studied Classics and Folklore Studies in Nicosia and Athens, and later trained in Embodied Dramaturgy, Integral Movement and Performance Studies in Berlin. Her first poetry collection, I Lemonia tis Ruth [Ruth’s Lemon Tree] (Perispomeni Editions, Athens, 2023), was shortlisted for the Cyprus State Poetry Award. In February 2025, her first English-language collection, Holy Transmemberings, was published by Armida Editions in Nicosia. Alongside her writing, she develops performance and workshop practices that integrate embodiment, language, and imagery.

Marc Samper

Schwarzweiß Porträtfoto von Marc Samper. Er blickt freundlich in die Kamera.
(c) Marc Samper

Marc Samper is a visual artist, experimental filmmaker, and photographer from Barcelona, currently based in Bordeaux. Having earned a degree in Philosophy form the University of Barcelona and a master’s degree in Cinema form Pompeu Fabra University, his primary focus of interest revolves around the ontology and phenomenology of images within the context of Global Mass Media, as well as the emerging currents of speculative metaphysics. In recent years, he has been an Artist-In-Residence at the Urban Nation Berlin Museum, and his films and audiovisual pieces have participated in various screenings and film festivals.

Marina Agathangelidou

 Porträtfoto von Marina Agathangelidou. Sie schaut an der Kamera vorbei und lehnt sich an eine Wand.
(c) Natalia Reich

Marina Agathangelidou, born in Athens in 1984, has been living in Berlin since 2010. She studied theatre studies and literary translation in Athens and later earned her doctorate from the Institute for Theatre Studies at the Freie Universität Berlin. She works as a freelance translator and cultural producer and is also currently working at the Haus für Poesie in Berlin. She has translated contemporary German-language authors, such as Gerhard Falkner and Terézia Mora, as well as modern classics like Robert Musil and Sigmund Freud into Greek, in addition to a great amount of poetry. She is a co-founder and editorial boardmember of the Greek literary magazine To Parasito. She has published poetry, essays, and reviews in both Greek and German. Her first novel, Location Scouting (Repérage), was published in Greek by Patakis Publishers in November 2025.

Mimis Sandalis

Schwarzweiß Porträtfoto von Mimis Sandalis. Er spielt Kontrabass und blickt konzentriert auf sein Instrument
(c) Mimis Sandalis

Mimis Sandalis is a musician and composer based in Athens, Greece. With the double bass as his primary instrument, his work spans the traditions of Mediterranean music across a wide range of ensembles — among them Sousourada, Pardez Trio, Marenera, MusicCanto, FunDraCar, Abaleo, Bibido, Sud Italia Trio, Rebetoven, Sed Nove, Idaion Project, and Make-Make Orchestra. His discography includes four albums: Sed Nove (2005), Rebetoven (2011), Vangelis Alexopoulos – The Planet Make Make (2020), and Idaion Project (2022). Beyond performance and recording, Sandalis has composed original scores for theatre productions, dance performances, and short films.

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