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Description of project:
Akómi is the first collaborative research project by choreographers Ermira Goro (Athens) and Ildikó Tóth (Leipzig). The work explores how individual perception and emotional experience are shaped—and often silenced—by dominant collective narratives. Drawing inspiration from Christa Wolf’s Kassandra, a fragmented monologue on isolation, suppressed truth, and the burden of knowing, the artists investigate how these psychological and social tensions are embodied, transformed, and shared.
A second point of reference are the Spedos figurines of Cycladic culture, whose folded arms and featureless faces symbolize self-protection and withdrawal. These archetypal postures inspire a minimalist movement language rooted in stillness, pressure, and latent resistance. They are reimagined through improvisational frameworks to explore how bodies absorb internalized pressure and unspoken knowledge.
During their residency at Akropoditi Dance and Performing Arts Centre, the artists will work on developing Akómi’s choreographic and spatial framework. The research process will culminate in a public showing that offers audiences insight into the evolving dialogue between movement and perception. Akómi becomes a choreographic inquiry into fragmentation and resilience – asking how the body holds, absorbs, and reimagines collective narratives and what forms emerge through the fragile negotiation between individual perception and collective meaning.

Masterclass
Saturday November 1^st 2025, 17:00 – 19:00
Free submission

Ermira Goro

Ermira Goro is a choreographer, performer and movement director. From 2007 to 2018, she collaborated with the renowned DV8 Physical Theatre as a performer, teacher, and Research & Development / Choreography Assistant. In 2022, she was nominated for Outstanding Performer at The Bessies – The New York Dance and Performance Awards. Alongside creating and performing, Ermira has been invited by international organizations to develop choreographic works. Over the years, her work has been supported and presented at numerous festivals and venues in Greece and around the world, earning critical acclaim for its imaginative and distinctive approach. She is an Aerowaves Twenty25 Artist.
www.ermiragoro.com

Ildikó Tóth

Ildikó Tóth is a choreographer, performer, and dance educator based in Leipzig, Germany. She studied at Codarts University in Rotterdam and pursued postgraduate studies in New York with a DAAD scholarship. She performed with artists such as Bill Young/Colleen Thomas, Susan Marshall, and Kota Yamazaki before joining The Forsythe Company (2012–2015). Her choreographic work centers on interdisciplinary collaboration and improvisation and has been presented at LOFFT – Das Theater Leipzig, Schaubühne Lindenfels, and other venues. She teaches Forsythe improvisation across Europe and in the US.
www.ildiko-toth.com

Description of project:
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.

Open presentation:
Saturday October 4^th 2025
20:00, Free Entrance

Masterclass
Saturday September 27^th 2025, 18:00 – 20:00
Free submission

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.

Description of project:
Reading a beloved book, from comics to literature artworks, something touching rises that gives us the feeling of being related to it. How does the sense of what is «hidden» behind the lines become dance? This project explores how dance is born through the internal movement caused by the texts we read.
Extracting fragments out of passages that move me on such as theatre plays, poems, letters etc, i will record words, phrases, situations and conditions that emerge from every selected piece of writing. Through analysing, experimenting in practice and searching, the extracted elements will be filtered in various, registered dance maps. I imagine a solo of a dancer, passing from one cosmo-map to the other, creating senses of different situations and synthesizing a reality, which is constantly changing, formulating a tour of personalities, of various spaces and times, of perspectives, intentions and desires.
The whole idea is triggered by the curiosity about how dance is being born and how it acquires its meaning.

Open presentation:
Saturday May 31^st 2025
21:00, Free Entrance

Improvisation workshop: Drawing inspiration and elements from our favourite books
Sunday June 01^st 2025, 11:30-14:00
Free submission

Dimitra Mertzani

Dimitra Mertzani is a graduate of National School of Dance (KSOT), Athens, Greece. She was granted a fellowship and attended the ICD-International Contemporary Dance Programme in Turin, and she is a senior 4th year student in the Department of Theatre Studies at the University of Athens. She works as a professional dancer, choreographer’s assistant, movement director in theatrical performances and teaches contemporary dance and improvisation. She has collaborated with choreographers such as Tzeni Argyriou (Hotspot, Phrasis, Praxis, Meetings, Synthesis, Anonymo), Christos Papadopoulos (Ion, Opus), Kitt Johnson (Synthesis), Rootlessroot: Linda Kapetanea and Josef Frucek (Stones and bones), Ermira Goro (Thirst, You, Dandelion), Hannes Langolf (Dandelion), Aria Boumbaki (I’m too sad to, Running Dry), Kat Valastur-Leon Eixenberger (Ajativada-black rain), Katerina Delakura (Re-volver), Kyriaki Nasioula and Argyris Angeli (Loom), Patricia Apergi (Cementary), Mina Ananiadou-Guest Project (Lakes,4 episodes and the Sunset), Christos Xyrafakis-Andi Xhuma (Exhibition at Palais de Tokyo) and Hellenic Dance Company (Open frontiers) giving performances in dance festivals in Greece and abroad. She regularly taught and gave seminars at the Professional School of Dance Aktina (2021,2022), as well as in open studios in Athens and she completed her internship in theatre education at various schools in Athens. Since December 2024 she has been working for the Kalamata International Dance Festival as the personal associate of the artistic director, Tzeni Argyriou.

Description of project:
“This dance is not for you” is an artistic project that attempts to activate memories of collective rituals, focusing on rituals of communities that try not to integrate into mass and commercial culture. Special emphasis is placed on the Greek punk subculture and Anastenaria. The interest in the collective rituals of the roots in the observation that the shared ecstatic feeling and the synchronization of the bodies, looks like a communal practice of love, as there is a “dissociation” of the individual ego.
The limits and possibilities of the stage interpretation of such rituals will be explored, without compromising their mystical and “underground” character. The purpose is the creation of a kinetic, choreographic and sound “toolbox” through which the ecstatic rituals and the practices of the performing arts could potentially mingle.

Open presentation by Stali Symeon (Artistic Residency program 2024)
Saturday December 07^th 2024
20:30, Free Entrance

Dance and movement research workshop by Stali Symeon
Sunday December 08^th 2024, 12:00-14:00
Free submission

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.

Description of 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 the residency, he will create a sound installation with recorded sounds and impressions of Greece, mixed with sounds from the Austrian mountains and classical musical instruments. The result will be presented at the end of the residency. It will also be incorporated into a music theater piece that will be performed in Innsbruck in January 2025.

Open presentation: Friday October 18^th 2024
21:30, Free Entrance
Open presentation by the composer Egid Joechl (Artistic Residency program 2024) and performance by Dimitris Baltas and Konstantina Thanasouli

Master class: Echoes. An insight into contemporary sounds in ruins
Saturday October 12^th, 11:00-12:00
Free submission

Egid Joechl

Egid Joechl was born on December 7, 1982, in Kitzbühel and grew up in the area. He studied composition and music theory at the University of Art in Graz and took part in various master classes. He writes works for different line-ups and different styles, with a focus on New music and Sound installations. In 2018 he was Artist in Residence in Lisbon and in 2019 in New York. In 2020 he was awarded the Hilde Zach Composition Scholarship from the City of Innsbruck. Egid Joechl currently lives and works in Innsbruck.
www.joechl-music.com/

Description of project:
Through our mutual interest in traditional music and dances from all over Greece – one as a musician and the other a dancer – we wonder in what ways we can co-create influenced by them.
Having as our starting point specific steps, with different characteristics, measures, rhythms, and origins, we will attempt to study the kinesiology that is created as well as how one moves as a unit. The traditional dances of our land are by definition group (or binary) dances. What changes when we remove such a basic characteristic from them?
By selecting and studying music with different styles, measures, arrangements, meanings, symbolisms, and themes, we will attempt to extract elements from them, record sounds connected to memories related to tradition and our perception of it, and finally, create a framework for live performance of electroacoustic music. All this in a harmonious encounter of movement and sound.

Open presentation: Saturday May 25^th 2024
21:30, Free Entrance

Co existing – Improvisation workshop for dancers and musicians
Saturday May 25^th 2024, 17:00-19:00
Sunday May 26^th 2024, 12:00-14:00
Free submission

Olga Kalantzi

Olga Kalantzi was born in Athens in 1994. She studied at the Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering in Syros and at the Higher Professional School of Dance “Aktina” in Athens. She has worked with Akropoditi Dance Theatre in Syros and SQx Dance Company in Canada. She now lives in Athens and teaches traditional dances together with Andreas Segditsas. In 2023 she presented her solo “WRAP: a pocket guide to never escaping yourself” in Athens, Portugal and Turkey and took part in the All4fun audience theatre awards at the Ideal cinema. She also collaborates with Collective Spine for the work “La Soiree”.
She is interested in practices, improvisation tools and research on elements such as freedom and restriction, order and disorder, form and amorphousness, as well as collaboration and strengthening the connection between people.
https://vimeo.com/867540517

Filippos Raskovic

Filippos Raskovic is a composer, improviser and curator from Athens, Greece based in Vilnius, Lithuania. His work creates a sonic world; accidental and composed, recognizable and unexpected simultaneously.
As a composer, he often creates interdisciplinary work with visual artists and in close relation to instrumentalists with a focus on the acoustics of objects, sculptures, and spaces. In 2021 he completed the performative installation “Echo Chambers” in close collaboration with the sculptor D.Tampakis which was developed during his FUGA residency in Spain and together with the collective UN P R 18T (Un. Processed Realities), they created “POST EUROPEAN RAGEROOM TM” a performance & pop-up exhibition shown atCentrum Berlin.
As an improviser, he self-released his first album “gentle presence” in 2020 and has performed at the Monopiano Festival 2021 at Fylkingen, Sweden, State51 Studios, London, Flatterschafft – Basel, Flatterschafft: THE END – DefDefDefinitive, Studium P, Vilnius and Chimeres, Athens, amongst others. He is also a founding member of “illucid trio” with Kazimieras Jusinskas and Gediminas Stepanavicius. In 2019 he co-founded the KRAMA collective and festival an independent initiative aiming to present a new outlook within the art scene of Athens and beyond. Finally, he is a monthly resident host at the independent web radio “Radio Vilnius” and co-producer of the show Krama Entries at movement radio.
www.raskovicfilippos.com

Description of project:
Affirming our Identity: A co-creative project

This ambitious and transformative project is dedicated to delving into the profound experiences of LGBTQ+ artists, a queer composer, and the general public, as they navigate the intricate web of systemic discrimination based on their gender identity and sexual orientation. Through the careful curation of renowned artists from diverse backgrounds around the world, the project endeavors to foster connections among communities, providing valuable opportunities for engagement in high-quality dance. Moreover, this project seeks to shine a spotlight on positive role models, illuminating the path towards acceptance, understanding, and societal transformation. In close collaboration with relevant partners, the project will place utmost importance on cultivating engagement and support for the vibrant LGBTQIA+ community. With a strong focus on inclusivity, participants from the broader LGBT population will have the exceptional opportunity to embark on an empowering journey, exploring their boundless creativity through expertly guided movement improvisation sessions. These sessions, led by seasoned queer teachers, will serve as pivotal moments in shaping our collective creative process. Collaborating seamlessly with esteemed queer dance professionals, we will work tirelessly to craft an awe-inspiring evening-length performance piece. This performance will serve as a captivating tapestry, interwoven with the aspirations, dreams, and narratives of the participants, ultimately placing them at the very heart of our extraordinary artistic journey. The culmination of our collective efforts will not only bring crucial issues into the spotlight but also kindle a fervent desire for meaningful social change.
Guided by the expertise of our accomplished queer teachers, participants will embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery and expression. Through movement improvisation sessions, we will create a safe and supportive space where participants can freely explore their unique identities, transcending societal norms and embracing their authentic selves. These sessions will provide a profound opportunity to connect with the deepest facets of one’s being, tapping into emotions, experiences, and personal stories that shape the tapestry of their lives. As participants embark on this voyage of self-exploration, the dance floor will become a sacred space for catharsis, growth, and empowerment.
By joining forces with distinguished queer dance professionals, we will forge a collaborative environment that nurtures and celebrates artistic growth. Drawing from a rich tapestry of dance styles and techniques, participants will expand their movement vocabulary, unleashing their creative potential. As they learn and embody choreographic phrases that are specifically designed to explore LGBTQ+ themes and experiences, participants will forge a deep connection with the subject matter. This process of transformation will empower individuals to communicate their personal narratives through the language of dance, transcending boundaries and inspiring others with their resounding authenticity.
In addition to the transformative power of movement, this project will foster a culture of open dialogue, inspiring discussions, and collective reflection. Intimate group discussions, carefully facilitated by our experienced team, will provide a platform for participants to delve into the profound themes explored through improvisation and choreography. These discussions will invite participants to share their insights, questions, and lived experiences, cultivating a deep sense of empathy and understanding among the group. As diverse perspectives intertwine, new insights will emerge, challenging preconceived notions and fostering growth on both personal and societal levels.
The culmination of this extraordinary journey will be an enchanting and thought-provoking evening-length performance. Participants will have the opportunity to showcase their individual or collective creations, breathing life into their stories, struggles, and triumphs. Through a captivating tapestry of movement and artistic expression, the performance will serve as a profound medium for storytelling, illuminating the path towards social change. With each step, leap, and gesture, participants will inspire audiences to embrace diversity, challenge prejudice, and foster a more inclusive world.
This visionary project endeavours to transcend the boundaries of dance, delving deep into the experiences of LGBTQ+ artists, a queer composer, and the general public. By nurturing creativity, embracing diversity, and igniting conversations, we aim to break down the barriers of systemic discrimination. Through guided movement improvisation sessions, the acquisition of choreographic phrases, and empowering discussions, participants will embark on a transformative journey of self-expression, growth, and empowerment. With the support and collaboration of esteemed queer dance professionals, we will collectively weave an evening-length performance that breathes life into the participants’ aspirations, placing their narratives at the heart of our artistic journey. Ultimately, this project aims to illuminate crucial issues, inspire empathy, and ignite a fervent desire for social change, paving the way towards a more inclusive and accepting society for all.

Open presentation: Sunday February 25^th 2024
20:30, Free Entrance

Physicalising our identity through movement: Masterclass by Julian Nichols and Alex Henderson
Saturday February 24^th 2024, 17:00-20:00
Free submission

Julian Nichols

Julian Nichols, born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, is a talented dancer, choreographer, and activist. He has made significant contributions to the world of contemporary dance, both as a performer and as a promoter of gender inclusivity in the field. In 2017, Julian graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Conservatory of Dance at Purchase College, SUNY. During his time at college, he had the opportunity to study abroad at Taipei National University of the Arts in Taipei, Taiwan, where he collaborated with renowned international artists, broadening his perspective on dance. Throughout his career, Julian has had the privilege of performing works by several esteemed choreographers, including Aszure Barton, Tom Weinberger, Jose Limón, Brian Brooks, Kyle Abraham, Darryl Tracy, Allen Kaeja, Rosalind Newman, Emily Molnar, Alexander Whitley, Carol Anderson, Fanny Ghoreyab, Hanna Kiel, Maxine Doyle, and Roy Assaf. His repertoire showcases his versatility and skill, allowing him to interpret a wide range of choreographic styles and concepts. Julian’s talent and versatility were also recognized when he had the opportunity to dance for Hanna Kiel’s Human Body Expression, demonstrating his artistic range in different collaborative endeavours. Additionally, Julian has made significant contributions to the Amina Khayyam Dance Company, showcasing his exceptional talent and dedication as a dancer. His involvement with Nimbus Dance Works as a company member and his guest artist work with The Limón Company further solidify his reputation within the dance community. Furthermore, Julian’s skills have been sought after in the realm of television, music videos, and commercials, where he has brought his artistry to the screen, captivating audiences with his performances. His ability to adapt and excel in diverse settings is a testament to his versatility and professionalism as a dancer. Whether on stage, in front of the camera, or collaborating with fellow artists, Julian continues to leave an indelible mark on the dance industry. In his quest for artistic growth, Julian has actively sought training opportunities at prestigious dance programs and workshops. He has participated in Springboard Danse Montreal, The School at Jacob’s Pillow, Momentum Montreal, and the Movement Invention Project. These experiences have allowed him to refine his technique, expand his creative horizons, and connect with dancers and choreographers from around the world. In recent years, Julian has shifted his focus towards composition and activism. He founded his own nonprofit organization called Bodies in Action ~ enGendering Contemporary Dance, with the aim of promoting equal representation of all gender identities in the field of contemporary dance. Through this initiative, Julian strives to challenge traditional norms and create a more inclusive and diverse dance community. Since its inception, Julian has created a short dance film, two evening-length works, and multiple duets, solos, and group pieces. Julian’s passion for dance extends beyond his own performances and activism. He has also shared his knowledge and expertise through teaching engagements. He has conducted company classes for prestigious dance companies such as the Rambert Dance Company, New Adventures, Corey Baker Dance in London, and NDC Wales in Cardiff. By teaching and mentoring aspiring dancers, Julian contributes to the growth and development of the next generation of dance artists. Currently based in London, UK, Julian continues to make a profound impact on the dance world through his performances, choreography, and advocacy work. His dedication to pushing boundaries, challenging stereotypes, and fostering inclusivity in contemporary dance establishes him as a dynamic and influential figure in the field.

Description of project: The Boundless Food project

This new artistic project is about the complex and multifaceted relationship we have with food, our habits, the repetitive patterns we follow, and the boundaries that confine us. Through a series of paintings, this project seeks to challenge preconceived notions, question societal norms, and spark conversations about our culinary experiences.
Through the exploration of repetitive patterns and movements, “the boundless food project” will take shape on deep studies using my own body to understand and examine the cyclic nature of my own eating habits, raising questions about their impact on my overall well-being.
It will be also very interesting to work with other volunteers. I would like to document the whole process of research through dance and movement.
After this first step, I want to develop preparatory drawings of those gestures that govern our eating routines, from daily rituals to indulgences, and examines the boundaries – both physical and psychological – that surround our choices.
At the end of residency, I would love to present few paintings celebrating the pleasures of culinary exploration while shedding light on the potential pitfalls and limitations of our habits and societal expectations.
By intertwining elements of personal introspection with universal themes, this project endeavors to inspire viewers to break free from rigid patterns, embrace culinary diversity, and cultivate a more mindful and liberated approach to food.

Open presentation: Saturday 27 January 2024
20:30, Free Entrance

Workshop of visual arts and movement with Valentine Bouvet
Saturday January 20^th: 17:30-20:00
Free submission

Valentine Bouvet

Valentine BOUVET is a French artist and figurative painter born in 1994.
Her journey as an artist began during her childhood and later when she was experimenting with different art mediums. She first studies applied arts during high school where she developed a real interest in drawing and fashion design. Then, she decided to deepen both cursus and practice her art aside working for different brands as fashion designer.
During her 20’s, Valentine developed a deep passion for paintings and was particularly drawn to the expressive power of color. Her works delves into a wide range of costal and cultural issues, such as gender stereotypes, consumerism, beauty standards and the impact of social media. This year, she participates, for the second time, to Le Cercle de l’Art, a big community of women artists who work on sharing their artistic process and encouraging others to use art as a means of expression and social change.

Description of project:

The term “no man’s land” became historically significant in the First World War, when it referred to an unoccupied area between opposing armies. Interpreting the phrase ‘no man’s land’ in a metaphorical sense, I imagine a place where humans stand in their pur-est existence as animals striving to survive.
‘Songs of Absence’ is the first segment of my performance series ‘No Man’s Land’, which is based on this premise. It is based on the character Lavinia in Shakespeare’s ‘Titus An-dronicus’. Lavinia is the daughter of Titus, a general in the Roman army who is engaged in a cycle of revenge. ‘Songs of Absence’ is developed from the scene in which Lavinia has been raped, her tongue and hands were cut off by the assailants, and she is then hung from a dead tree trunk. She is stripped of her most fundamental human abilities to communicate. Yet, as she is physically pared down, her narrative and thematic im-portance escalates.
This seemingly paradoxical power of Lavinia’s silence heightens the sense of hearing. The primordial energy of the silence fills the absence of sound, like that of a wordless animal in no man’s land.

Open presentation: Sunday 05 November 2023
20:30, Free Entrance

Improvisation in the Void (movement workshop)
Sunday 22 October 2023, 11:30-13:30
Free submission

Sound of Listening (sound/movement workshop)
Saturday 04 November 2023, 17:30-19:30
Free submission

Soeine Bac

Soeine Bac is a Korean-born immigrant to Canada. She studied studied visual art, media art, and dance in Canada, and continued this study in the UK, focusing on intuitive intention in art. She surveyed unintentional forces that drive the artist to create artwork with a specific trajectory. To further study this improvisational intention, she turned to East Asian philosophy, which emphasizes removing one’s intentional mind to discover – instead of decide – choices in practicing life, and to unify mind and body.
Although she has been influenced by Western cultures, she pursues the natural world of matter in finding her sense of self, trying to maintain a holistic perspective beyond all her cultural backgrounds. Improvisation then became her method for art and for life. She regards art as a form of living, not merely as an institutional discipline; she aims to create a kind of art that is consistent with the way we experience the world.
The initiation of this process started when she directly encountered the ancient East Asian idea of Wu (doing without intention) behind ‘Nature art’ during her artist’s residency at YATOO in 2015. The art form had been developed by some local Korean artists in reaction against the domination of Western culture after the Korean war. While its Western parallels, such as Land art or Earth art, employ nature to fulfil the artist’s visions, the artists of Nature art allow themselves to be transformed in encounters with nature, while minimizing human intentions and thus interruptions. She took this state that requires the absence of human intention as the base of her practice of improvisation.
Since then, she has been studying Zen Buddhist yoga and drumming for meditation, and Aikido in order to better understand the state of Wu for improvisation. Along these lines, she has been researching intuitive consciousness in improvisation, and instant composition of movement.
Her work is often site-specific, and she pursues an aesthetic of the ordinary, seeking the spiritual aspect of art and how it is revealed in life.

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.