Documentary Kin.Ω – Kinitiras Ω
Greece
The documentary Kin.Ω, by choreographer and filmmaker Chrysanthi Badeka, presents the first steps of the group Kinitiras Ω (Mature Age). The women of Kinitiras Ω are an inspiration for life, for dance and for the power of collectivity. Kinitiras Ω began in 2014 with a vision that mature adults have access to dance and theatre through a creative community where they can activate body and soul and unfold their rich artistic voice. Working with professional Kinitiras’ partners, the group gained experience in co-creation, rehearsal and production by participating in artistic events and performances. In the 2023-24 season the Kinitiras Ω group celebrated 10 years of existence and is still dancing!
Duration: 35 min. (English subtitles)
Trailer: https://youtu.be/lS9hHpjHW-4
Kinitiras Ω (Omega)
Kinitiras Ω (Omega) was founded in 2014 to offer mature adults access to dance and theatre through a vibrant, creative community. Participants engage both physically and artistically, enhancing expression and co-creation. Guided by professionals from the Kinitiras company, the group has taken part in numerous rehearsals, performances, and artistic events. Highlights include inspiring the documentary KIN.Ω by Chrysanthi Badeka, traveling to Esslingen, Germany, to perform Eros and Psychi at the stAGE festival, and participating in Ana Sánchez-Colberg’s Seven to Seventh Project at the Summer Nostos Festival (SNF). From 2021 to 2023, Kinitiras Ω collaborated with the Acropoditi DanceFest. During the 2020–21 pandemic, artistic director Antigone Gyra developed a study on “Contemporary Dance and Dance Theatre in the Third Age,” supported by the Greek Ministry of Culture, which was presented in Athens and Syros in 2022. In 2023–24, the group joined the Erasmus+ KA2 programme Maturing Korai, engaging with women 50+ from Greece, Cyprus, and Italy to explore aging, creativity, and empowerment. They also attended a movement and singing workshop in Vamvakou. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Kinitiras Ω joined the rest lifelong learning groups of Kinitiras for a special performance on June 26, 2024, at the Duncan Dance Centre.
Chrysanthi Badeka
Chrysanthi Badeka is choreographer, cinematographer, editor and videodance trainer, with M.F.A in dance (NYU, New York). For 10 consecutive years, she dedicated herself to the promotion of the videodance, co-directing Athens Video Dance Project festival (2010-2020). From 2019 to 2022, she implemented mAPs Creative Europe program in collaboration with France, Germany, Finland and Italy. Since 2020, he has been collaborating with Dance House Lemesos as a Dance Film Mentor, while since 2024 she has been working as a Media Supervisor for b12 Dance & Performing Arts Festival (Berlin).
Her transmedia choreographic practice merges movement with XR technology, nature and sciences. Propelling dance, she explores different mediums, presenting her works on or off theatrical stage, at cinema screens, as installations or in synthetic environments. As an interdisciplinary artist she has been supported by the Greek Ministry of Culture, Greek Opera House, NEON Foundation, ONASSIS Stegi, Athens Epidaurus Festival and others. In 2020 she received the AUDIENCE AWARD at the Polish Dance Theatre’s “1 page – 1 view – 180 seconds 2020” Competition for the videodance WOMEN, while in 2022 she received the BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD from the InShadow Dance Film Festival for the short videodance Battle of Fishes. [ www.chrysanthibadeka.com ]