After
thousands of years of solitude and silence... Elektra
is back on the scene with a contemporary sound. Originated from the land of
amber, old traditions and never-ending legends, Elektra
would rather go into hiding in absolute anonymity than to obey the newly established
patriarchal society where she was entirely subordinate to her father and husband
and had to give up her rights as a woman.
Elektra is the daughter of (nowadays retired)
goddess Tethys and her father is no one less
than sea god Oceanus, which makes Elektra a true
Oceanide. Elektra has always lived on the shores
of great seas and oceans, which explains her love-hate relationship with the
creative and destructive characteristics of water found throughout her work.
During
her long underground period Elektra has studied music, literature, dance and
art. She had also a great laugh while reading the books by Euripides,
Sophocles and Aeschylus.
Their books still remain her favorite pastime when the weather is against
her.
Elektra is a complete woman and artist: she is Virgin and Mother, Creator
and Destructor, The Frivolous and The Wise, Lover and Wife. These qualities
remain strong weapons which not always work in her favor. Especially when
other representatives of the female sex seem to have the urge to involve themselves
in Elektra’s personal business...
But
despite that, Elektra keeps using all those different assets of her personality
in her creative process. Sometimes she may seem a little girl in need, other
times - a cold blooded murderer. That’s why Elektra should never be
called an angel or a devil. It’s simply too unilateral and narrow-minded.
Nowadays Elektra is busy ‘coming-out’. She has not only performed
at various theatres across the country, but was even asked to perform at museums.
The
time has come to relieve the overloaded branches from it’s juicy ripened
fruit. Elektra’s best-friend Artemis gives her wise advice from time
to time and she has even suggested Elektra’s current manager.
(Aside from all above mentioned Elektra is completely and absolutely fed up
with her status of anonymity and her bank account being constantly overdrawn).
contact:
Blowpipe, Wim Dekker
P.O.Box 5188, 2000 GD Haarlem – The
Netherlands
