Dear Festival and friends…

Dear Festival and friends,

How do you feel about our presence these days? 

Are you going to miss us? 

What does it mean for a man to curate only female artists? 

What are your presumptions for the feminine qualities that this festival would have? 

Were you surprised? 

Do you believe that smashing the patriarchy is possible my dear festival? 

What kind of feminist practices could you incorporate in your way of working? 

What are the remnants of Open House 2023?

How many steps have been performed across the city?

Where you moved?

Are you content?

What is the future of Open House?

What if the festival was a river running through the city?

How long do you need to create a festival?

How long do you need to create a text?

How do festivals affect the scene of contemporary dance?

How can a festival affect what we see and how we see?

How does the festival invite the public?

What would you have liked to have more of, in this year’s edition?

What are the aspects of femaleness chosen and represented in this festival?

What parts of the city were activated during the festival?

Where are our texts going to live from now on?

What are these Letters doing to the festival?

What changes when the festival includes different artistic formats (podcasts, exhibitions, film screenings, performances)?

What is dance? 

What is choreography? 

How do you create meaning without narratives? 

What makes a festival inclusive?

How does an all-female festival possibly support or limit female artists?

Why do these written words matter?

How to curate with care?

How to curate a space about, for, and with women?

What is the social impact of the festival? 

What is a critical gaze? 

What are the challenges of creating a festival? 

What are the challenges to establishing a dance scene in a local context? 

How to make art for the ones who need it? 

How to dialogue with non-artistic groups? 

Why is Contemporary art so dense? 

How to just dance? 

What other qualities besides bravery and pride could women have to present their work? 

How can we include self-care in the festival?

What are the implications and necessities of producing art?

With which artist do you want to have dinner with?

Who was missing from Open House 2023?

What will you remember from this festival in 2033?

Yours truly, 

Rodia, Betina, Petros, Viivi, Judith, Ester, Eleni, Melissa, Maria