KAIROS Dance Theater


The ancient Greeks believed in two types of time: “chronos” - referring to chronological, sequential or ordinary time; and “kairos” - meaning unique time, time in between.



KAI•ROS [kahy-rohs] -noun:
 
Definitions:
1. time which can not be quantified.
2. the crucial time.
3. the supreme moment.
4. the moment of decision. action. change.

KAIROS
...is a moment of indeterminate time in which something special happens. What the special something is depends on who is using the word.

...is a passing instant when an opening appears which must be driven through with force if success is to be achieved.

...according to Isocrates: "managing well the circumstances which one encounters day by day...possessing a judgment which is accurate in meeting occasions as they arise and rarely missing the expedient course of action".

...according to Aristotle: " the time and space context in which the proof will be delivered".

...according to theologian Paul Tillich: "crises in history which create an opportunity for, and indeed demand, an existential decision".




Photos on this website by Matt Samolis (unless otherwise specified) 

 

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