"In the city, are we offering possibilities for those bodies that are not visible? How are we giving them visibility? Are we ourselves possessed by the spirit of ‘the capital’?” Maria Sideri

In the fourth and final episode of Theatrum Mundi's podcast series Incantations, artists Mercedes Azpilicueta, Maria Sideri and Angeliki Tzortzakaki discuss their project priestesses of disgrace: you bring joy into my life, which interrogates through sound the way female voices are perceived in public spaces in a syncretic city like Athens.

We also discuss the perception of women’s bodies as simultaneously sinful and healing across different cultural contexts, and how ritualistic possession can be used to resist oppressive hierarchical structures.

Our guests also share their own personal rituals for creating moods and attune to the cities they live in.

Curated and hosted by Andrea Cetrulo

Intro music by William Messenger and Sophrosyne

Illustration by Sophie Rogers

Design by Marcos Villalba