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The journey of lost things: a children’s workshop on loss

Saturday 7 October, 17:30-20:30
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Απαραίτητη δήλωση συμμετοχής: έως το Σάββατο 7 Οκτωβρίου
Δευτέρα-Πέμπτη 16:00-21:00, Παρασκευή 17:00-21:00 και Σάββατο 10:00-13:00, τηλέφωνο: 22810-80690

The journey of lost things: a children’s workshop on loss

What do I lose? What have I lost? What will I lose? How do I find it? What does it mean to be alone? What does it mean not to be alone?

These are some of the questions we explore in this workshop.

Using movement and associative thinking as a tool, we invite children to explore together the notion of loss (of things, loved ones and time), through playfullnes and creativity.

We invite you to play, to dance, get inspired and to inspire (us). The workshop takes place in the context of the creation of a childrens’ dance performance, co-created by Ismeni Slijper, Aggeliki Sakellariou and Myrsini Tzavara, and serves as a source of inspiration for the creation of the performance that will be presented in schools, cultural centres and festivals during the year of 2024.

Working closely with our target group (children aged 8-12), we hope to gain a fuller understanding of the complex concept of loss through the perspective of a child.

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    1st Feldenkrais Courses Cycle 2023-24

    11 October – 29 November
    (EVERY WEDNESDAY, 19:30 – 20:45)

    Απαραίτητη δήλωση συμμετοχής: έως το Σάββατο 7 Οκτωβρίου
    Δευτέρα-Παρασκευή 16:00-21:00 και Σάββατο 10:00-13:00, τηλέφωνο: 22810-80690
    Προκαταβολή: 35 ευρώ
    * Για την κατοχύρωση της θέσης σας είναι απαραίτητη η προκαταβολή του ποσού των 35 ευρώ μέχρι και τις 07/10/2023

    Κόστος:
    Κόστος κύκλου 8 μαθημάτων: 65 ευρώ
    Κόστος κύκλου 4 μαθημάτων: 40 ευρώ
    Κόστος 1 μαθήματος: 12 ευρώ

    * Η συμμετοχή στα μαθήματα δηλώνεται απαραιτήτως στην αρχή κάθε κύκλου.
    Οι κύκλοι μαθημάτων συνεχίζονται καθ’ όλη τη διάρκεια της χρονιάς.

    Παρακαλούμε θερμά τους μαθητές και τις μαθήτριές μας να επικοινωνούν με τη γραμματεία τηλεφωνικά στο 22810-80690 ή μέσω ηλεκτρονικού μηνύματος στο email akropoditidancecentre@gmail.com πριν έλθουν στα μαθήματα αν δεν έχουν ολοκληρώσει την εγγραφή τους κατά την περίοδο των εγγραφών.

    The Feldenkrais Method® of somatic education uses gentle movement and directed attention to help people learn new and more effective ways of living the life they want. You can increase your ease and range of motion, improve your flexibility and coordination, and rediscover your innate capacity for graceful, efficient movement. Since how you move is how you move through life, these improvements will often enhance your thinking, emotional regulation, and problem-solving capabilities.

    The Feldenkrais Method is based on principles of physics, biomechanics, and an empirical understanding of learning and human development. Moshe Feldenkrais said, “We move according to our perceived self-image.” By expanding your perception and increasing awareness, you will become more aware of your habits and tensions and develop new ways of moving. By increasing sensitivity, the Feldenkrais Method assists you to live your life more fully, efficiently, and comfortably.

    You can experience the Feldenkrais Method in two ways. Awareness Through Movement® lessons are taught in a group setting, with students following the verbal instructions of the teacher. Functional Integration® sessions are one on one lessons where the fully clothed student is guided through touch, movement and verbal instruction.

    * Τι πρέπει να έχετε μαζί σας: Άνετα ρούχα, κάλτσες, μια μικρή κουβέρτα και ένα μικρό μαξιλαράκι.
    * Συστήνεται στα μαθήματα να φέρνει ο καθένας το δικό του στρωματάκι (στην περίπτωση που το διαθέτει ήδη) και το δικό του παγούρι ή μπουκαλάκι με νερό.

    Περισσότερες πληροφορίες για τη Μέθοδο Feldenkrais: http://feldenkrais-method.org/en

    Vasso Giannakopoulou
    Vasso Giannakopoulou is a choreοgrapher and dance artist based in Athens, Greece. She studied dance at the professional schools of D. Grigoriadou, at the State School of dance and at the Performing Arts Center from where she graduated. Being constantly inspired by motion, she has dedicated herself to the research of the human body and this is what led her to her later studies on the Feldenkrais method.
    Since 1990 her career has been enriched with her participation in international productions and teaching of contemporary dance. In 2003 she started her career as choreographer presenting her work “Night Mirror” in the International Dance Festivals of Athens and Kalamata. She co-founded with light designer Tassos Palaioroutas “Dalika Dance Theater” in 2004.
    Her work and projects have been presented internationally and have been supported by the Ministry of Culture of Greece.
    She colaborated with D. Papaioannou and formed part of his choreographic team in the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games 2004 and in the opening ceremony of the first European Games in Baku /Azerbaijan 2015.
    She is a founding member of the Dance Association of Greece, “Syndesmos Chorou”, a group of Greek choreographers with which they have carried out and presented a series of actions, and performancesat the Athens & Epidaurus Festival, Kalamata International Dance Festival, in theaters and events throughout Greece.
    Αs a certified Feldenkrais practitioner has been regularly teaching group and individual Feldenkrais classes in Athens and Syros Island and organizes seminars worldwide.

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      Theatre Laboratory with Anthoula Chairopoulou

      29 September – 15 December
      (EVERY FRIDAY, 16:30 – 18:00)

      Απαραίτητη δήλωση συμμετοχής: έως τη Δευτέρα 25 Σεπτεμβρίου
      Δευτέρα-Πέμπτη 16:00-21:00, Παρασκευή 17:00-21:00 και Σάββατο 10:00-13:00, τηλέφωνο: 22810-80690
      Προκαταβολή: 50 ευρώ
      * Για την κατοχύρωση της θέσης σας είναι απαραίτητη η προκαταβολή του ποσού των 50 ευρώ μέχρι και τις 25/09/2023

      Κόστος:
      Κόστος κύκλου 12 συναντήσεων: 100 ευρώ

      Παρακαλούμε θερμά τους μαθητές και τις μαθήτριές μας να επικοινωνούν με τη γραμματεία τηλεφωνικά στο 22810-80690 ή μέσω ηλεκτρονικού μηνύματος στο email akropoditidancecentre@gmail.com πριν έλθουν στα μαθήματα αν δεν έχουν ολοκληρώσει την εγγραφή τους κατά την περίοδο των εγγραφών.

      ‘Theatre Laboratory’ is a course dedicated to the study of the “body that talks” and the “embodied speech”. The course / workshop consists of two parts:
      A. Basic principles of stage acting and improvisation.
      B. Concepts embodiment, basic principles of storytelling.
      “The body that talks”: bearer of its own history, personal and collective. “Embodied speech”: speech that arises through the bodily function of improvisation.

      How do sociopolitical conditions shape our relationship with our bodies? Which is the necessary “content” state needed for the scene? How does the private meet the collective? How do I turn the voices of the news and the media in my head into poetry?

      We will seek to discover the body which converses, engages, listens, the body which surrenders, the revolted body, which contains our common breath, the meaning of words, the melody of meaning.
      The main source of inspiration and research will be the collection of short stories by Dimitris Mitsotakis “O kairos allaze”.

      The final goal is to create a presentation / performance that will take part at the end of the course / workshop.

      * The course is designed for adults. No previous acting experience is needed, but a desire to experiment, expose, communicate and play is absolutely necessary.

      Anthoula Chairopoulou was born in Thessaloniki in 1988 and at a very young age started competing as a professional athlete in artistic gymnastics. She participated in the Olympic games of Athens 2004. She is a graduate with honors of the Drama School of the Athens Conservatory, a graduate of the School of Physical Education and Sports Sciences with specialization in Orchestral art, and a student of the postgraduate program “Theatre in Education” of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has attended modern dance seminars and classes and has been taught acrobatics and balance technique in Moscow with Leonidi Arkaef. Since 2009 she has been working as a teacher/gymnast of acrobatics and artistic gymnastics for children and adults. She has also been giving dancing classes for children and adults teaching dances from all over the world. Since 2016 she has been working as an actress. She is a member of the self-organized music-theatre group Adespotes Skyles (Stray Bitches) with which has presented performances and plays in Greece and abroad. Since 2016 she has also been organizing theater workshops and teaching for amateur actors. Her first writing and directing work was presented at the Apollon theater of Syros in 2019 under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Sports. From 2019 to the present day, she has also been working as a director and a choreographer in theatrical plays.

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        Aggeliki Sakellariou – Myrsini Tzavaras – Ismini Slijper

        02/10/23 – 11/10/23

        Performing Arts
        Title of the project: “The Sisters’ Project”
        Greece/Netherlands

        Description of project:

        “The Sisters’ Project” (working title) is a theatrical dance performance addressed to all, from 8 to 108 years old. Set in a dusty attic, The Sisters’ Project unfolds the relationship between three sisters exploring the concept of loss. From the loss of loved ones and loved objects, to the loss of contact between them and the loss of time itself. How do three young women find support and comfort from each other, while developing their own identity.
        Through humour and poetry, acrobacy, mime and an imaginative scenery (consisting of wooden objects and fabric), The Sisters’ Project takes you on a imaginative journey where there is space for complexity: for laughter and tears, anger and acceptance.

        Open presentation: Sunday 08 October 2023
        20:30, Free Entrance

        The journey of lost things: a children’s workshop on loss
        Saturday 07 October 2023, 17:30-20:30
        Free submission

        Ismini Slijper

        Born and raised in Amsterdam, Netherlands (1999) Ismini Slijper started dancing at the age of 8. Later on she studied BA Contemporary Dance at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp of which she graduated in 2020.
        Together with her former classmates she founded SIDEWARDS-collective (www.sidewards.be). A dance collective that creates and supports dance productions and organizes culutral events. Under SIDEWARDS Ismini co-created the dance performance ‘If you want, maybe not’ (2021) and organized FountainFest: The Festival of Femxle Pleasure (2022).
        She also worked as a dance teacher in her hometown Amsterdam at Het Amsterdams Lyceum and for cultural education organization “Op de eerste rij” (2021-2022).
        During the last year she has been based in Athens where she has had the opportunity to work with dance group Artogether. A dance group for people wit hand without disabilities, lead by Katerina Gevetsi. Whilst also co-creating two own performance projects : “The Sisters Project” and “Co-habitance”.

        Aggeliki Sakellariou

        Born and raised in the small island of Syros (2000), Aggeliki Sakellariou has been dancing from the age of 10. She started with traditional greek dancing and practiced 6 years of rhythmic gymnastics. She has been a student in Akropoditi dance centre from 2013 and participated in performances and dance lessons as a student (ballet, contemporary dance, jazz). She is an occupational therapist (graduated from University of West Attica) and 3 years now she is a member of inclusive dance group Artogether in Athens. She has participated in multiple (dance) workshops and loves improvisation and authentic movement. She is planning to do a master in dance therapy.

        Myrsini Tzavaras

        Born and raised in Syros (2001), Myrsini Tzavaras started dancing at the Akropoditi Dance Centre at the age of 8. From the year of 2019 she studies Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art Athens where she also attends different contemporary dance classes from various teachers.

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        5 W’s:
        Who: 3 friends that are also co-dancers
        Where: Akropoditi dance centre
        When: October 2023
        What: Creating a theatrical dance project called “SISTERS’ PROJECT” (working title) that is combined with a workshop for children aged 8-12 years old.
        Why: Akropoditi means a lot to us, because it is the place we met altogether. Two of us started dancing there, and the whole meaning of the project is about childhood and it’s really powerful that we are connected with the place and the people in Akropoditi.

         

        Feedback

        It was really important for us that Akropoditi hosted us for our working project “SISTERS’ PROJECT” . The hospitality, the people and all the feedback we got was really meaningful!
        After the open presentation everyone was eager to help us, and point out all the strengths and “things to work on”. It was really touching for us to first present our project there and Akropoditi embraced it with a lot of respect and love. Special thanks to Vivi Sklia that was our person for the technical support of the performance. It was a great experience and we are really thankful that you hosted us.

        Photos by: The sisters project

        Open presentation of the project “Sisters’ Project” by artists in residence Ismini Slijper, Aggeliki Sakellariou and Myrsini Tzavara 1024 691 dancecenter

        Open presentation of the project “Sisters’ Project” by artists in residence Ismini Slijper, Aggeliki Sakellariou and Myrsini Tzavara

        Sunday 08 October 2023, 20:30
        Free Entrance 

        Description of project:

        The Sisters’ Project” (working title) is a theatrical dance performance addressed to all, from 8 to 108 years old. Set in a dusty attic, The Sisters’ Project unfolds the relationship between three sisters exploring the concept of loss. From the loss of loved ones and loved objects, to the loss of contact between them and the loss of time itself. How do three young women find support and comfort from each other, while developing their own identity.
        Through humour and poetry, acrobacy, mime and an imaginative scenery (consisting of wooden objects and fabric), The Sisters’ Project takes you on a imaginative journey where there is space for complexity: for laughter and tears, anger and acceptance.

        Open presentation of the project “Escales” by Bise Noire and artists in residence Mileva Testas, Ludovic Vial, Nicolas Steullet, Lucas Herzig 1024 691 dancecenter

        Open presentation of the project “Escales” by Bise Noire and artists in residence Mileva Testas, Ludovic Vial, Nicolas Steullet, Lucas Herzig

        Thursday, September 14th, 2023
        Free Entrance 

        Artisti Diner
        Thursday, September 14

        from 6 p.m. visit of the sailboat Bise Noire
        (Kon/nou Zervaki 5, Ermoupoli)
        7:30 p.m. group walk to the Akropoditi Dance and Performing Arts Centre
        (Ir. Politechniou 84, Ermoupoli)
        8 p.m. performance installation and aperitif at the Akropoditi Dance and Performing Arts Centre.

        Project description 

        Escales” is a multidisciplinary residency of artistic research and exchange founded by Laurine Landry, Lucas Verheij and Nourya White Khaldi aboard the sailing ship Bise Noire.
        In collaboration with Akropoditi Dance and Performing Arts Centre, Bise Noire presents the work in progress of the four artists currently in residence.
        During the three-week journey from Athens to Ermoupoli through the Cycladic islands, the four companions faced adverse winds, two mutinies and the confined space on board. This experience led them to draw inspiration from the “Ship of fools” by the painter Hieronymus Bosch.
        The ship of fools is an allegory, originating from Book VI of Plato’s Republic, about a ship with a dysfunctional crew. The allegory is intended to represent the problems of governance prevailing in a political system not based on expert knowledge.

        Mileva Testas (Toulouse, 1992) is a designer. She works on this exhibition with different ephemeral medium as base for sculpture and painting. She is interested in artisanal and industrial shapes.
        She experimented sailing knots shaped in bread and memories pictures of the residence trip painted on rectangular crackers bread.

        Swiss artist Nicolas Steullet (La Chaux-de-Fond, 1995) is currently researching into childhood states. For the Akropoditi Dance and Performing Arts Centre, he presents a research project in progress: a logorrhea in simili-French intended for humans under the age of 2. Using language, he is trying to create a secure cocoon. He is trying to extract the subjectivity of words to rediscover that place in childhood when language was charged solely with the emotions provoked by sounds.

        The work “Softly and tenderly” by Lucas Herzig (Zurich, 1988) consists of remnants of fishing nets and threads collecting objects found along the places visited during the residency. Among them are bound stone figures depicting parts of the human body, referring to our senses, the means at our disposal to perceive and explore the space around us. The found objects are of human origin, reflecting our way of thinking, producing and exploiting the resources at our disposal.

        From the figure of the mermaid, Ludovic Vial (Geneva, 1994) will present a performance incorporating different movement’s qualities, from Voguing, to the sail of the boat on which they have travelled until here. Somewhere between a monster and an object of desire, they will seek to bewitch as well as to warn of an imminent danger.

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