Exiting Chaos

A contemporary operatic experiment at the edge of desire, chaos, and catharsis. Inspired by the psyche and work of Sylvia Plath.

Exiting Chaos is our personal journey out of a state of mind where everything pulls you in different directions at once. A mind overloaded with information, full of desires, and weighed down by obligations from all sides.

The result? A physical and mental numbness—where even the smallest decision feels out of reach, and taking a single step seems impossible. Coming from different artistic backgrounds, we tried to create a shared language—one where speech, music, visuals, and drama all play an equal role.

Along the way, we faced our own chaos—and found a way through it.
Our discoveries can now be sung, sounded, performed, and drawn—
in this staged collage of sound, image, and voice.

Creative Team:
Music by Panos Gklistis
Live Visuals by Silvia Bolognesi
External Eye / Core Collaborator: Barbara Duijfjes
Mezzo-Soprano: Maria Kondylidou

Did you ever dream of having a cocktail—
while wanting to pray,
sleep,
cuddle your cat,
and at the same time, you couldn’t shake the thought of joining an orgy,
booking a holiday,
and also just locking yourself in a closet and disappearing for a while?
All of it—at once.
How do such dilemmas find an end?
How do we step out of the chaos?
Sylvia Plath found a way out.
We’re trying something different.
Balancing on a tightrope,
with you,
to tell a story—through music, text, singing and live drawing.