A fine descending line
wanders off,
sways
in hollow curves.
A feathered V
perches on one.
Worm in beak
then vanishes,
leaving behind
a trill.
Athina Vahla is a choreographer who has been working in collaborative live performances for 35 years. She lives and works between Greece, UK and South Africa, where she has been a lecturer and artist in residence at Rhodes University. Her work focuses on the limits of the body and the Greek concept of agon—struggle, conflict, and contest. www.athinavahla.com