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Ακροπατώντας στην Ερμούπολη

18 Ιουνίου 2023
Σημείο έναρξης: Πλατεία Αγνώστου Ναύτη

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Ακροπατώντας στην Ερμούπολη
Μια αλλιώτικη βόλτα στην πόλη μας, μέσα από τις χορευτικές διαδρομές των μικρών και μεγάλων μαθητών και μαθητριών μας

Η διαδρομή που θα ακολουθήσουμε απεικονίζεται στον παρακάτω χάρτη
Ακροπατώντας στην Ερμούπολη

Διδασκαλία: Μαίρη Βαρθαλίτου, Κωνσταντίνα Θανασούλη, Αριάδνη Κίτσου, Μαρία Μεντή-Μερμίγκη, Δημήτρης Μπαλτάς, Ευτυχία Πανοπούλου, Μάντη Παπανδρέου, Ανθούλα Χαιροπούλου
Σχεδιασμός αφίσας και προγράμματος: Βιβή Σκλιά

Φωτογραφία: Δημήτρης Γκούβης, Μυρτώ Γκίκα, Γιάννης Γιαννούλης
Βίντεο: Μυρτώ Γκίκα, Γιάννης Γιαννούλης

Χορευτική σύμπραξη Κυκλάδων 579 723 dancecenter

Χορευτική σύμπραξη Κυκλάδων

4-5 Ιουλίου 2019
Δημοτικό Θέατρο Ιάκωβος Καμπανέλης

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Χορευτική σύμπραξη Κυκλάδων

Έξι αναγνωρισμένες σχολές χορού από πέντε νησιά των Κυκλάδων ενώνουν για πρώτη φορά τις δυνάμεις τους σε μια κοινή παράσταση!

Διδασκαλία: Αριάδνη Ψυχογιοπούλου

Χορευτική Σύμπραξη - Official Promo Video #naxos2019 #togetherWeDance #DanceYourLimits #CycladesDancing

Gepostet von Χορευτική Σύμπραξη Κυκλάδων am Donnerstag, 13. Juni 2019
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Open presentation by Stali Symeon (Artistic Residency program 2024)

Saturday December 07th 2024
20:30, Free Entrance

Open presentation by Stali Symeon (Artistic Residency program 2024)

“Did the rain dances ever cause any rain?”

This dance performance is a lonely attempt to connect with memory, community and hope in a world that drowns in individualism, productivity and hopelessness. It’s an ecstatic dance that wanders between plastic garbage, emergencies, dreams, glitter, hangovers, concrete buildings, memories, deep darkness, sea waves, social movements, herbs, words, candies, cigarettes and a human body stumbling on threads and searching for meanings.

Duration: 30΄

Stali Symeon
Artist in Residency
02 – 08/12/24
Performing arts: Dance
Title of the project: “This Dance Is Not For You”
Greece/Belgium

 

Stali Simeon studied Political Science at university of Athens and Dance at Aktina Higher Professional School of Dance. She continues with post-graduate studies in Dance at the Antwerp Conservatory doing research on the corporeality and rituals of the social fringe. As part of her postgraduate research “This Dance Is Not For You” she participated in the residency 10 days to 10′, in the summer residencies at P.A.R.T.S. and DeSingel. Her work Eternally Alive, participated in the Container Festival in Thessaloniki, was presented in Athens at M54, and later a second version of the work Eternally Alive- A2 at the “On Bodies” Festival at the Dance House Nicosia. Since 2020 she collaborates with the BPM theater group as a choreographer (Rematia Festival, Mavromichali Theatre, PLYFA, Neos Kosmos Theatre, All Greece one Culture). In recent years she has participated as a dancer-performer in the creations of: La Coja Dansa, Belleville collective, Kiki Baka, Vaso Giannakopoulou, Sandra Grimma, Elisavet Pliakostathi, Hara Kassaraki, Varvara Bardaka, Anthi Drilia, Sofia Kouloukouri. She teaches dance and yoga.

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Open presentation by Apolvere (Artistic Residency program 2025)

Saturday October 4th 2025
20:00, Free Entrance

Open presentation by Apolvere (Artistic Residency program 2025)

“Sull’uscio”

Sull’uscio is the title of an ongoing research project by Apolvere, developed within the framework of performing arts. The collective began this exploration during a brief one-week residency in May 2025, where they initiated work on physical movement, soundscapes, musical composition, and text. Currently, in collaboration with Svesda (Santi Perez), the company is continuing its research with a two-week residency at Akropoditi Dance & Performing Arts Centre.
At the core of this new work lies an interest in the principles of recycling, resisting, and insisting. These concepts serve as guiding coordinates across multiple layers of the process. They shape the company’s approach to movement, spoken and recorded text, and musical composition. Conceptually, they also frame the project’s engagement with the theme of resistance in the context of contemporary European politics and broader Western policy.

Duration: 20-30΄

Apolvere
Artist in Residency
21/09/25 – 05/10/25
Performing arts
Title of the project: “Sull’uscio”
Italy/Spain

 

Apolvere is an emerging dance/performance duo created and co-directed by Arianna Bonacina and Martí Ramis Muñoz. They are coming respectively from Italy and Spain and they met in their education in Salzburg. During their staying in Austria, they started creating together after realising they shared a common vision for scenic art. Their work is centred on creating fragmented realities where detailed dynamics of human actions and interactions are analysed and portrayed through the use of different medias. They mainly treat topics that have solid connection with the socio-political context they come from. This starting point generates a base for transversal reflections as they believe that art forms are deeply interconnected with societies and politics. Their long-term goal as a duo would be to be able to bring their work in different contexts as a way to open up spaces of confronting and discussing about cultural baggage and its implications in ones’ approach to collectivity.

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La Soirée – Collective Spine

Saturday January 18th 2025
at 21:00 

Ticket Presale: January 13th 2025
Akropoditi Dance & Performing Arts Centre
Monday – Friday: 16:00 – 21:00 (Wednesday until 20:15), Saturday 11:00 – 13:00
Phone number: 22810-80690, E-mail: akropoditidancecentre@gmail.com

La Soirée
Collective Spine

Dance performance

Three Greek women in Luxembourg in the 90s-00s meet at a soiree. They socialize and dance by their warm fireplace. But there is neither a fireplace, nor Central European wealth, nor the affluence of the 90s-00s, nor are we our parents. So, what’s going on?
“La Soirée” is a dance performance, based on one hand on a movement research in Greek traditional dances tsifteteli and zeimbekiko, through a contemporary dance filter, on the other hand in the conditions of social gathering – party – entertainment.

Choreographer: Malvina Nikoletta Androni
Dancers/co-creators: Olga Kalantzi, Anna Maria Karounou, Anthi Stasinou
Assistant Choreographer – Lighting: Rafailia Bampasidou
Music selection: Malvina Nikoletta Androni
Visuals: CVP

Duration: 35΄

Ticket: 10 euro

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SKINFLICK – arisandmartha

Sunday June 8th 2025
at 21:00 

Ticket Presale: June 2nd 2025
Akropoditi Dance & Performing Arts Centre
Monday – Friday: 16:00 – 21:00 (Tuesday 18:00-21:00, Wednesday until 20:15), Saturday 11:00 – 13:00
Phone number: 22810-80690, E-mail: akropoditidancecentre@gmail.com

SKINFLICK
arisandmartha

Dance performance

SKINFLICK reflects the consumerist, pornographic culture of our time. It explores the complex and triply reciprocal relationship between object, observer, and screen. In SKINFLICK, we expanded our study of visual mechanisms, examining the repetitive production of imagery to shift focus from representation and content to the dynamics of consumption. Consumption itself, of course, is a highly ambiguous act: it can excite, but only briefly, it can satisfy, yet it also fuels a lingering boredom that drives the viewer to seek it repeatedly — a self-consuming cycle of embodied, acquired identities and layered interpretations.

What does it mean to inhabit one’s own body while simultaneously observing it from afar?

CREDITS
Concept: arisandmartha | Aris Papadopoulos & Martha Pasakopoulou
Artistic Collaborator: Anastasios Koukoutas
Material development & Performance: Christina Karagianni, Aris Papadopoulos, Martha Pasakopoulou
Sound Editing, design/ Composition: Jeph Vanger
Lighting Design: Eliza Alexandropoulou
Costume & Objects: Pierre Magendie
Video Score: arisandmartha
Photography: Myrto Apostolidou
Camera / Video Editing/ Trailer: Gabriella Gerolemou | Ivan Ziogas
Production: arisandmartha

Duration: 37΄

ticket prices: 12 normal, 10 reduced*
* Students / Holders of Unemployment Card & Multi – child family Card & European Youth Card & Culture Card (Ministry of Culture) / Disabled People

The production of SKINFLICK was financially supported by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture (2023-24).
The research for SKINFLICK was supported by Onassis AiR, Athens.
The international tour of SKINFLICK is financially supported by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture (2024-25).

TRAILER LINK: https://vimeo.com/990919411

arisandmartha is a creative duo based in Athens, Greece, formed by Aris Papadopoulos and Martha Pasakopoulou. Their work blends staged and site-specific dance performances, combining movement, text, and conceptual ideas to explore identity, togetherness, body-as-archive, and ritualistic practices. Known for their use of rhythm, absurd imagery, and re-enactments, they craft unique live experiences. Since 2016, they have created works like SKINFLICK (2024) and ALL THAT MATTER (2021-22), earning recognition as Aerowaves 2018 Artists with touching.just. Their performances have been featured at festivals, including the Athens & Epidaurus Festival, Kalamata International Dance Festival, Zürcher Theater Spektakel and other touring venues in Europe. Both are Stavros Niarchos Foundation ARTWORKS Fellows, with Aris also an Onassis AiR Fellow (2020).
https://arisandmartha.org/skinflick/

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Open presentation by the composer Egid Joechl (Artistic Residency program 2024) and performance by Konstantina Thanasouli and Dimitris Baltas 1024 691 dancecenter

Open presentation by the composer Egid Joechl (Artistic Residency program 2024) and performance by Konstantina Thanasouli and Dimitris Baltas

Friday 18 October 2024
21:30, Free Entrance

Open presentation by the composer Egid Joechl (Artistic Residency program 2024) and performance by Konstantina Thanasouli and Dimitris Baltas

Project: RANGE

The color palette of today’s composers is no longer limited to the classical range of musical instruments. All sounds can become music. In his music, Egid Joechl often works with sounds from the environment and nature and combines them with traditional instruments. During his residency in Akropoditi Dance and Performing Arts Centre in Syros, the composer tried to capture some of these sounds and use them in his new music piece.
The presentation will be held in English.

Les Willis* | Act 2

Starting from the musical piece “Fort-Schreiten” by Egid Joechl, the performance focuses on the theme of self-determination of the individual both in relation to other individuals but also in terms of contemporary social conditions. Are we really free to follow the paths we choose? Does the (co)existence of the individual within a broader collective allow for self-definition? Can we resist the flow of the masses in modern society, even in a utopian state where love appears to guide; how much freedom can be accommodated in the expanse of free existence?

The performance, borrowing elements from the world of fashion, a field that acts mainly with following trends and imposing standards, looks at the existence of a person through various master-and-slave relationships, obedience and disobedience, love and hate.

* Les Wilis, female creatures from the underworld, return every now and then for one night only, to restore balance against those who were restricted, wronged, oppressed.

Choreography/Performance: Konstantina Thanasouli, Dimitris Baltas
Music: Egid Joechl
Duration: 11.20΄

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Dance and movement research workshop by Stali Symeon

Sunday December 08th, 12:00-14:00
Free submission

APPLICATION APPLICATION

Απαραίτητη δήλωση συμμετοχής: έως το Σάββατο 07 Δεκεμβρίου
Δευτέρα-Παρασκευή 16:00-21:00 και Σάββατο 11:00-13:00, τηλέφωνο: 22810-80690

Dance and movement research workshop

The workshop starts with a score of movement improvisation in an atmospheric soundscape. Through this soundscape-score the participants are guided in a half-hour physical, imaginative and mental warm-up in a “ritual” that combines elements from somatic practices and from collective rituals that contain dance (concerts, celebrations, etc.), it focuses on relaxing the neck and cultivates a different perception of space, gravity and the body. At the same time, it cultivates relationships of collectivity and community in the group, while giving space to each one individually. Finally, in combination with the sound atmosphere, it activates imagination and memory.
Then with a series of movement and verbal tools, exercises and games the participants will explore the state of trance. Repetitive movements, rhythm, trust, “letting go” will be the main axes of the workshop.
Overall, the workshop invites participants to seek and practice those moments of flow and balance between individual and group, inner grounding and openness to the world.

Stali Symeon

Stali Simeon studied Political Science at university of Athens and Dance at Aktina Higher Professional School of Dance. She continues with post-graduate studies in Dance at the Antwerp Conservatory doing research on the corporeality and rituals of the social fringe. As part of her postgraduate research “This Dance Is Not For You” she participated in the residency 10 days to 10′, in the summer residencies at P.A.R.T.S. and DeSingel. Her work Eternally Alive, participated in the Container Festival in Thessaloniki, was presented in Athens at M54, and later a second version of the work Eternally Alive- A2 at the “On Bodies” Festival at the Dance House Nicosia. Since 2020 she collaborates with the BPM theater group as a choreographer (Rematia Festival, Mavromichali Theatre, PLYFA, Neos Kosmos Theatre, All Greece one Culture). In recent years she has participated as a dancer-performer in the creations of: La Coja Dansa, Belleville collective, Kiki Baka, Vaso Giannakopoulou, Sandra Grimma, Elisavet Pliakostathi, Hara Kassaraki, Varvara Bardaka, Anthi Drilia, Sofia Kouloukouri. She teaches dance and yoga.

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    1st Feldenkrais Courses Cycle 2025-26

    22 October – 10 December
    (EVERY WEDNESDAY, 19:30 – 20:45)

    APPLICATION APPLICATION

    Apply: until Friday 17 October
    Monday-Friday 17:00-21:00, phone num.: +30 22810-80690

    Fee: 
    Full cycle (8 courses): 65 euro
    Half cycle (4 courses): 40 euro
    Drop in: 12 euro

    * Attendance in the courses must be declared at the beginning of each course cycle.
    The courses continue throughout the year.

    Body Re-education Lesson
    A lesson of body re-education aiming at improving mobility and functionality of the body.
    Through the Feldenkrais Method, we re-educate the musculoskeletal organization of the body, which is essential for functional movement.
    It benefits those who suffer from neuromusculoskeletal and chronic pain, as well as those who wish to expand their movement abilities.
    The lessons are suitable for all ages and no previous experience in movement is required.

    WHAT IS THE FELDENKRAIS METHOD
    The Feldenkrais Method, named after the Israeli Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais who created, taught, and spread it, is a method of body re-education aimed at improving mobility. It focuses on the relationship and interaction between our nervous and musculoskeletal systems, targeting their balanced cooperation, which is essential for the ergonomics and precision of every human action. It helps the individual improve many aspects of daily life — from simple walking or sitting to performance in more demanding activities.
    It uses gentle movements designed to increase range of motion, ease of movement, and the overall functionality of the human body.
    It benefits people suffering from neuromusculoskeletal and chronic pain or with movement difficulties, as well as those who want to expand their movement abilities.

    LESSONS
    The Feldenkrais Method is applied in two ways:
    A. Group Lessons – ATM (Awareness Through Movement)
    In group lessons, students are invited to observe, sense, and become aware of their bodies through a structured sequence of movements and to explore a specific function. The teacher verbally guides the students by proposing simple and slow movements that promote muscular relaxation, without unnecessary effort, always within the limits of what is “easy and comfortable” for each person. This allows the individual’s posture to change through the adoption of a new movement pattern.
    Established, non-functional movement habits are replaced by new abilities and awareness. The focus of attention alternates between sensation, movement, awareness, and rest. This exploration aims at learning comfortable and efficient movement.
    The effect of the lessons is immediate and profound: the student learns how to learn. At the same time, vitality and efficiency in daily functions are enhanced. Muscle tone is regulated, posture is reorganized, movement gains greater range and ease, and pain is reduced or even disappears. Each lesson lasts about one hour and is a distinct unit, depending on the bodily function it addresses (e.g. spinal rotation, flexion, extension, etc.). Movements are carried out mainly lying on the floor — on the back, side, or stomach.
    B. Individual Lessons – FI (Functional Integration)
    These are one-on-one sessions lasting about an hour, conducted on a special table and adapted to the individual’s needs. In FI, the teacher moves the student’s body with slow and precise movements, exploring their movement habits and proposing (through touch) easier and more effective possibilities.
    Practically, the student remains passive, but in reality the body absorbs and integrates this new knowledge. As a result, less mobile areas are included in overall movement, while overloaded areas are released. Even after the very first session, the student perceives that they can move differently.

    BENEFITS
    • Improves movement and posture.
    • Identifies physical habits that strain the skeleton and hinder daily life.
    • Reduces pain in the lower back, neck, shoulders, back, knees, and more.
    • Contributes to injury rehabilitation and teaches how to prevent injuries in the future.
    • Improves coordination between body parts, facilitating movement, balance, and breathing.
    • Revives forgotten movements of the body.
    • Offers a sense of well-being and relaxation.
    • Teaches better management of stressful situations without creating tension in the body.
    • Helps us to better know ourselves through movement, to discover new possibilities, and to evolve.

    WHO IT IS FOR
    The Feldenkrais Method is suitable for all ages. It is recommended for people who suffer from chronic neuromusculoskeletal pain or have movement difficulties, for pregnant women, and for anyone wishing to expand their movement abilities, improve daily life, and strengthen body and mind.
    Musicians, actors, athletes, and dancers enhance their abilities and creativity. Older adults are supported in maintaining or regaining the ability to move without effort, difficulty, or pain.

    What to bring: a yoga mat, comfortable warm clothing, socks, a small blanket, and a pillow.

    Vasso Giannakopoulou (www.vassogiannakopoulou.gr) was born in Athens. She studied dance at D. Grigoriadou’s school, at the preparatory program of the State School of Dance (K.S.O.T.), and graduated from the Center of Performing Arts. She dedicated herself to the study of the human body, which led her to her later training in the Feldenkrais Method. Since 1990, her dance career has been enriched by her participation in international productions and her teaching of contemporary dance.
    Her first choreographic work, NightMirror (2003), was presented at the Kalamata International Dance Festival and the Athens Dance Festival. Together with Tasos Palaioroutas, she founded the Dalika Dance Theater (2004). Her works Digono, Fyllo kai Ftero, Pouthena, Eugenis Apodraseis, Maria Goes to the River, Pythonos 36, Flutter, have been presented at international dance festivals in Greece and abroad.
    She was part of the choreographic team of the 2004 Olympic Games opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the opening ceremony of the European Games in Baku 2015, under the artistic direction and staging of D. Papaioannou.
    She co-founded the Dance Association, through which a series of actions, choreographic workshops, and performances were realized at the Kalamata International Dance Festival, the Athens and Epidaurus Festival, and in theaters across Greece.
    She has directed movement in theater performances with directors including D. Xanthopoulos, D. Olbrychski, G. Mavraganis, N. Foskolou, among others.
    She is a certified Feldenkrais practitioner and teaches group and individual Feldenkrais lessons regularly in Syros and Athens. She has also led seminars in Zurich, Nafplio, Tinos, Heraklion (Crete), Patras, Aegina, Larissa, Chios, and in the professional dance schools of the Greek National Opera and Aktina.

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      Masterclass by Apolvere (Arianna Bonacina – Martí Ramis Muñoz)

      Saturday September 27th, 18:00 – 20:00
      Free submission

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      Apply: until Friday 26 September
      Monday-Friday 17:00-21:00, phone num.: +30 22810-80690

      Arianna Bonacina and Martí Ramis from Apolvere will offer an open level, two hours masterclass where they will share some exercises about their own personal practice, including both technical and improvisational tools, as well as some set material. The class will be divided in two main parts. After the warmup we will lead improvisations through tasks that will be focused on the use of the space, the shift of attention from different body parts and isolations. The second part of the masterclass will be about the transmission of some set material from their practice, mainly focused on floor work and multi-dynamic exercises.

      Apolvere

      Apolvere is an emerging dance/performance duo created and co-directed by Arianna Bonacina and Martí Ramis Muñoz. They are coming respectively from Italy and Spain and they met in their education in Salzburg. During their staying in Austria, they started creating together after realising they shared a common vision for scenic art. Their work is centred on creating fragmented realities where detailed dynamics of human actions and interactions are analysed and portrayed through the use of different medias. They mainly treat topics that have solid connection with the socio-political context they come from. This starting point generates a base for transversal reflections as they believe that art forms are deeply interconnected with societies and politics. Their long-term goal as a duo would be to be able to bring their work in different contexts as a way to open up spaces of confronting and discussing about cultural baggage and its implications in ones’ approach to collectivity.

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