Prosodia

by Nicoline van Harskamp 

with Mehrnoush Rahmani, Ayisha Siddiqu and Lidewij Mahler

original music composition, oud, and vocals by Eleni MIk 

English, 70 minutes

Presented as part of the 2026 International Association of Word and Image Studies triennial conference Word, Image and Social Dynamics.

Image: Prosodia, staged at the Athens Epidaurus Festival 2026 with Sofia Kokkali, Angeliki Papoulia, Lidwij Mahler and Evi Seitanidou (documentations video still)

Image description: A dark theatre space viewed from the top of the audience riser. In the centre of the space, a spotlight is set on five bare stage parts. An actress in a short blue dress, and braided hair stands on the left, looking over her shoulder. An actress in a short white dress sits on the edge of the stage, her legs  dangling above the theatre floor, looking down. She holds a computer mouse in her hand. Opposite the actresses, in the bottom right of the image, a woman in a traditional white vest, seated on a wooden café-style chair, looks down at her instrument as she plays the lyra and bow.