Contemporary Dance
I started dancing in Greece at the age of 6, and continued to dance around the world ever since.
DANCE EDUCATION
My dance training includes techniques of Contemporary Dance and Improvisation.I trained in Graham Technique, Limon Technique, Simonson Technique, Gaga Movement, and practiced Release Technique, Dance Improvisation and DancceTheater.
I have trained and worked with teachers and choreographers including
Kathryn Alter, Alan Danielson, Alexandra Daniil, Anne Debaecker, Laurie De Vito, Nina Dipla, Katiti King, Christina Liakopoulou, Diana McCarthy, Bruno Pradet, Nena Papageorgiou, Despina Stamos, Yutaka Takéi, & dancers of the Limon Dance Company, Trisha Brown Company, Gaga People
in various dance schools & centers including
Gibney Dance Center, New York, USA
Peridance Dance Center, New York, USA
Mark Moris Dance Center, New York, USA
Movement Research, New York, USA
Dance New Amsterdam, New York, USA
Atelier choreographique Denis Diderot, Paris, France
Dance School N. Papageorgiou-Mouratoglou, Athens, Greece
I also get training in body awareness techniques including of Yoga, Alexander Technique & Feldenkrais Technique.
DANCE PERFORMANCES
I have been performing for over 20 years, in Greece, France, Germany and USA
with several groups including
Dance group Kyra Ithasimigi
Group La peau, la pulpe et le noyau
Dance group of Laurie De Vito
Dance group of N. Papageorgiou-Mouratoglou
in theaters and event spaces
ARGO Theatre, Athens, Greece
KRONOS Theatre, Eleusina, Greece
Papagou Garden Theatre, Athens, Greece
Roes Theatre, Athens, Greece
Municipal Theaters of Larisa, Zakynthos, Corfu, Music Conservatory Chania, Theater Samos - Greece
Réfectoire des Cordeliers, Paris, France
Theatre du Lierre, Paris, France
Anita's Way, New York, USA
Gibney Dance Center, New York, USA
Evangelischer Kirchenchor, Ladenburg, Germany
Georg Church, Bensheim, Germany
&
in dance festivals:
Aeschylia Festival, Eleusina, Greece
Intercultural Dancetheater Festival, Athens, Greece
Festival inter-universitaire Danse à Jussieu, Paris, France
Festival “7 au Lierre”, Paris, France
Festival Estudances MTD Villetaneuse, France
Festival inter-universitaire, Rennes, France
Festival Transverve ParisX Nanterre, Nanterre, France
National Festival “Art in Schools”, Athens, Greece
Rencontres Chorégraphiques européennes, Paris, France
in video dance projects including:
“The Forest Dances”, documentary, Director: Peter Salapatas | Phos productions, Audience Award – Platforma Video Fest
“Connection”, Dancevideo, Direction: Georgia & Joseph Franciosa, Production: Joseph Franciosa
“Where You Go, I will Go”, 360 Video, Production & Direction : Joseph Franciosa
“A l'autre bout du souffle”, short film, direction: Georgia Rapti, Frederic Tabet, production: association Mageia
“S.A.C.R.E”, short film, direction: Georgia Rapti, Frederic Tabet, production: association Mageia
“Chorologia” (Dancing words), production: Kyra Ithasimigi, Greece
Experience in Theatre
Member of amateur theatre group of Agia Paraskevis, Athens, Greece
direction: Yannis Degaitis, Dimitris Degaitis
in various plays including:
Euripides ancient drama, Bost modern theatre, Federico García Lorca modern theatre, & Pantomime.