Our Love Began Here, and Here It Will End is a music theatre piece for an 8-speaker surround setup, two performers, and a video projection. Transforming the stage into a bedroom in Athens, it invites the audience to become part of the unfolding narrative. Surrounded by action and sound, the audience experiences a music composition in an unusual setup. Inspired by a protest sign in Athens that read, ‘We are not all here, the murdered are missing’, the piece addresses the rising number of femicides (gender-related crimes) in recent years—a troubling phenomenon that has received significantly more attention during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. At the heart of this journey is the story of a missing woman—a ‘love story’, a song of grief. The title, Our Love Began Here, and Here It Will End, comes from a handwritten note found in the home of a 56-year-old man who murdered his wife, Anna, in September 2022 in Kavala, Greece.

Dimitra Sofroniou (1996) is a composer, performer and sound artist hailing from Athens, Greece. She is currently pursuing her Master's degree in Composition at the Conservatory of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Dimitra's work is characterized by her keen interest in exploring the intersection of sound and visual elements. She has composed music for performances, art installations, films and video games.

Dimitra Sofroniou concept, composition
Vasilia Sofroniou concept, visual artist
Aurelie van de Walle Koczuk scenography, light design
Elias Klark movement director
Gyuhyeong Yoo performer
Christina Zaka performer

Programme
Dimitra Sofroniou Our love began here, and here it will end

Conservatorium van Amsterdam in collaboration with New Music NOW