NEVER JUST I is a raw and daring solo performance that blends contemporary dance and spoken text to navigate the intricate realities of being a woman. Drawing from her personal experience as a mother of three and a dancer inhabiting multiple roles, Evie Demetriou crafts an intimate and deeply human work that resonates beyond the personal.
This performance is a journey through vulnerability, guilt, empowerment, and strength. It invites the audience into a space where fragility meets resilience, where the deeply personal becomes political. The atmosphere oscillates between moments of humour and deep emotional honesty, creating a space that is at once fun and vulnerable, intimate and defiant.
The performance challenges notions of individualism, offering an invitation to embrace collective strength and agency. It is an act of resistance, a moment of reflection, and an invitation to reimagine what is possible.
Choreography/ Performance: Evie Demetriou
Dramaturgy: Georgina Kakoudaki
Outside Eye: Tabea Martin
Lighting design: Aleksandar Jotovik
Artistic Collaborator: Mihalis Papamichael
Music: "Snap" Rosa Linn, "Edge of Great" Julie and the Phantoms , "Bad Blood" Taylor Swift, "Shake it off" Taylor Swift, "Girl on Fire" Alicia Keys
Vocal Coach: Cathryn Robson
Styling: Kristia Michaelidou
Photography: Pavlos Vrionides
Trailer: Suzana Phialas
'Challenging perceptions and social behaviour aren’t a first in Demetriou’s work as she aims to constantly question and challenge the boundaries of life, as well as of conventional dance.'
- Cyprus Mail
'An electrifying and deeply moving performance that tackles themes of womanhood and resilience with such authenticity and depth.' - Audience response
'Evie’s storytelling is masterful—her dance and words connect in a way that stays with you long after the performance ends.' - Audience response
'A dynamic and bold solo performance about womanhood that dares to reveal both sorrow and happiness, interpreting today as a powerful tomorrow for women.' - Georgina Kakoudakis Dramaturg