About
Sirens is a sensual and evocative journey into the world of desire and its social expression.
Through transformations on stage, two performers unfold a narrative of dreams, freedom, and identity. Their bodies simultaneously embrace and resist stereotypical gender roles, creating a distinctive and personal movement language.
The performance moves between the intimate and the universal, between dream and reality, opening a space for a layered viewing experience in which desire, the body, and social frameworks are constantly re-examined.
Info
Date: April 27, 2026
Location: Zagreb, KNAP Theatre
Duration: 37 min
Age recommendation: 16+
Credits
Concept & choreography: Ermira Goro
Choreography developed in collaboration with the performers
Performers: Chara Kotsali, Adonis Vais
Music: Jeph Vanger
Live music: Andy Val
Costume design: Venia Polychronaki
Lighting design: Vangelis Mountrichas
Choreography consultant: Marianna Kavallieratos
Photo / video: Archlabyrinth
Production
Production: Removement
Touring production: Delta Pi
Supported by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture
The performance is presented with the support of the Moving Balkans Contemporary Dance Platform, which fosters the development and visibility of the contemporary dance scene in the region through international activities.
About the artist
Ermira Goro is an internationally recognized dance artist and choreographer known for her interdisciplinary approach. She trained in Albania and Greece and further developed her practice in New York, where she began creating her own work.
From 2007 to 2018, she collaborated with the renowned DV8 Physical Theatre. In 2022, she was nominated for the prestigious Bessies – New York Dance and Performance Awards. Her work has been presented at numerous international festivals and venues, where it has been recognized for its innovation and distinctive choreographic voice.
Moving Balkans project is an initiative which assembles 11 dance organizations from the Balkans region: Albania Dance Meeting (AL), Art Link Foundation (BG), Contemporary Dance Association Slovenia (SI), Croatian Cultural Center Rijeka (HR), Croatian Institute for Movement and Dance (HR), DAN.C.CE UNITIVA (GR), EN–KNAP Productions (SI), Interart Culture Center (MK), Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture (SI), The National Center for Dance Bucharest (RO), Students’ Cultural Center Novi Sad (RS). More about the project: www.movingbalkans.eu
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
On schedule
Ermira Goro: SIRENS
Zagreb, Kazalište KNAP
