"The Night Falls in Sarajevo" offers an immersive journey into Balkan intrigue, blending history with strategy in a Mafia-style game. Players assume roles from the infamous assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, navigating identity, politics, and deception. Through covert alliances and strategic moves, they uncover the truth amidst geopolitical tensions and critically reflect on nationalist narratives and ethical dilemmas. Every move in this game not only echoes historical significance but also challenges players to navigate the complexities of identity and power in an entertaining and immersive manner.
A condensed play on the Greek Civil War, placing emphasis on the identities of Balkan individuals. Centered around the protagonist Nikoletta and her experiences living in a village in the Peloponnese, the play is split up into four acts, jumping from the present, to 1948, then 1978 and ultimately back into present. The time jumps encapsulate perspectives Nikoletta faced during the tribulations of the Greek Civil War, after the war and efficaciously enunciates the need and power of compassion, historical reference and the dangers of polarization in society, regardless of time and setting.
Misirlou is a folk song rooted in the multicultural character of the Ottoman Empire. Because of this, it exists in and is claimed by the many different cultures of the East Mediterranean area. This interpretation attempts to bring American blues influences which are not traditionally associated with Misirlou, to show that art does not “belong” to a particular culture.
A family scene in which a grandmother talks about the city of Izmir(Smyrna) that she was raised and lived before the exchange of populations as the children requested for their bed time story.. Music, video from movie and photos travel the audience to those times before Asia minor catastrophe and the deportation. The elders mainly focus to teach them core values written in the «compass of peace» as a learning outcome for next generation and describe slightly the painful historical events so as to inspire them and teach them about resilience, growth, hope and humanity for their future steps. The traumatic events are played in the photos and the nostalgic emotions are spoken through the music. In words only stories of hope, concern and love are expressed.
Inspired by electromagnetic waves, I wanted to express the complexity of light and its thousands of applications into our world, or more thoroughly, the thousands of ways light is continuously finding to express itself. Specifically, I chose the chameleon as an example of a lizard which gives way into ultraviolet lighting for survival purposes. Additionally, taking advantage of other natural elements like eggshells, banana skins, olive oil, honey and tonic water, which have the same reflective properties, I decided to combine the two into an integrated creative arts project. More specifically, I draw a chameleon and to its body I attached the before mentioned elements in order to display the natural phenomenon using an ultraviolet light torch in an overall very dark environment.
The paper (and presentation to be used in the symposium) aims to delve into the fundamentals of the Langlands program and use the Mirror Symmetry that occurs in Modular Forms as the common factor to suggest a potential application to an extension of String Theory, M-Theory. The objective is to examine whether a so called Grand Unified Theory of Mathematics (connecting Number Theory with Harmonic Analysis) can be useful for the theoretical framework of a respective Unified Theory of Physics that combines General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics.
"Self-Portrait of the Mind" is a self-reflective collage project encapsulating the journey of consciousness. Utilizing personal time capsule journaling and symbolism, it distills defining moments from youth to adulthood, portraying shifts in identity and personal growth. While tangible artifacts evoke multi-sensory recollections and deep engagement with memories, the chronological arrangement mirrors the evolution of consciousness, from innocence to self-discovery. Ultimately, the project serves as a dynamic exploration of identity and narrative, driven by the human quest for self-expression and understanding.
It is a short story in the style of Dr. Seuss that explores consciousness and “the hard problem” through a child’s inability to think about what it’s like to be different animals.
The project is a video of interviews conducted on and off campus. The interviews explore different attitudes and beliefs about poverty and the conditions the poor live in. All individuals in the video answer the same set of questions and the audience is able to compare how socioeconomic status, age, and their variables effect ones opinion on poverty.
In a magical world beyond any imagination, where reality and fantasy blur, only a black hole is needed to transport the players into a deep, fantastic world. In a world where every fantastic character comes to life, the clock starts running backwards, which means players need to hurry if they want to explore all the fantastic characters, travel in imaginary plots, narratives, scenarios, and be themselves the version of their favorite character.
