About Nightwater
Nightwater is a large-scale performance-installation by Thanasis Deligiannis, presented at the Muziekgebouw over three days (12-14 September 2025). The project transformed the entire building into an immersive walk-through environment shaped by sound, light, video, and live performance. Nightwater explores the sonic, spatial, and social dimensions of contemporary rural culture within an urban setting.
About the Team
Creative Team
Thanasis Deligiannis – concept, direction, composition, sound design & cinematography
Yannis Michalopoulos – concept, dramaturgy & research
Kostas Chaikalis – sound engineer & assistant sound designer
Elia Kalogianni – artistic collaborator on cinematography & installation
Yorgos Kyvernitis – cinematography
Performers
Natasa Tsakiridou – singer
Lina Alatzidou – singer
Alexandros Papageorgopoulos – clarinetist
Ensemble Klang
Saskia Lankhoorn – keyboardist
Pete Harden – electric guitarist
Joey Marijs – percussionist
The Rest Is Noise X Nightwater program features DJs Deena Abdelwahed & Zohar.
Production Team I/O
Frank van der Weij – project manager
Rania Mavriki – production manager
Yan Kelleghan, Ivet Serra, Dimitra Sofroniou, Anastasia Papastefanou – (artistic & production) interns
Runners: Uldis Vītols, Andriana Moutoula, Martins Kursitis, Sofia Castro
Assistant Technician: Victor J. Santamarina
Special thanks: Fotini Papachristopoulou, Stephanos Droussiotis, Vassilis Agglopoulos, Panagiotis Panagopoulos, Thodoris Kovaios
The music of the project includes the traditional songs Yánnos (voice: Kiki Margaroni, clarinet: Kostas Zafeiropoulos), Pséftis tis aghápis (voice: Vaggelio Christia), Lioúlios, Trighóna, Panória, Selímbeis, and fragments from the neo-folk songs Vathiá Spiliá (music: Vassilis Soukas, lyrics: Yannis Chalkiadakis) and Travmatías stin aghápi (music: Yorgos Koros, lyrics: Lakis Tsolis, voices: Natasa Tsakiridou, Lina Alatzidou, Dafni Nikolaou, Christina Kemanetzidou).
Nightwater is a co-production of Muziekgebouw Productiehuis and Stichting I/O, and is presented with the support of Het Cultuurfonds, Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, the Greek Embassy in the Netherlands, Onassis Stegi – Touring Program, HVA International, Aegean Airlines, and Het Griekse Huis in Rotterdam.
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