Invocation with Epigraphs

<p>The video includes music artist Bettina Joy De Guzman created in collaboration with Angela Cinalli on the concept of the PoetiVaganti project. For the PoetiVaganti project, Bettina has re-purposed a song she wrote for a stage performance in New York where Aphrodite is summoned by means of Sappho&rsquo;s verses. Sparking from a brainstorm with Angela Cinalli, Bettina has re-adapted the Aphrodite instrumental part to some selected lines coming from epigraphs regarding itinerant artists from the Hellenistic period. As a form of reconversion and contemporary reperformance, this piece is an example of ancient music reception. Bettina and Angela give new purpose to meaningful texts about ancient performers of music and poetry by putting them to music, so that these ancient artists&rsquo; deeds will shine anew in modern times.</p>