projection

Switzerland

The projection will be followed by a discussion with the choreographer.

A documentary series about creation processes in the field of contemporary dance.
By Michelle Ettlin & Mona De Weerdt

The project Choreographers at Work! by Michelle Ettlin and Mona De Weerdt is devoted to key individuals in the current Swiss dance landscape and their various choreographic methods and approaches. A number of choreographers living and working in various parts of Switzerland will be accompanied through a creative process and asked about themselves and their working practices, while scenes from rehearsals will be filmed. The results will be compiled into short individual film portraits. The idea is to offer insights into the everyday work of individual choreographers, document their methods, and shed light on creative and rehearsal processes that are normally hidden from public view.

Elenita Queiroz: Warning for Contemplation Sections

Portrait No.7 follows the creative process behind Elenita Queiróz’s Warning for Contemplation Sections. The film documents the rehearsal process with the dancers Léa Thomen, Charlotte Mathiessen and Mara Natterer under the guidance of the St Gall-based choreographer. Through improvisation tasks and playful settings, they generate new ideas and movement material together. The audience witnesses how the rather abstract topic of female exhaustion and resistance is translated into choreographic sequences and monumental, opulent pictures. Elenita Queiróz’s declarations make it very clear that this piece is both deeply personal and bears significant social urgency.

Duration: 21 min.

Credits
Concept: Mona De Weerdt, Michelle Ettlin
Camera, editing, post-production: Michelle Ettlin
Dramaturgy: Mona De Weerdt, Michelle Ettlin
Production: echolot films / mdw Kulturproduktionen
with:
Elenita Queiróz (concept, choreography, dance)
Léa Thomen, Charlotte Mathiessen, Mara Natterer (co-choreography, dance)
Raoul Alain Nagel (music composition)
Locations: Rösslisaal Trogen, Pool – Raum für Kultur St. Gallen, Tanzhaus Zürich
Supported by: the Federal Office of Culture / Dance as Cultural Heritage, Amt für Kultur St. Gallen, City of St. Gallen, the Steinegg, Arnold Billwiller, Ernst Göhner, Corymbo, Alexis Victor Thalberg and Sophie and Karl Binding Foundations and TKB Jubiläums Stiftung.
The translation is financed by: Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council and the Oertli Foundation
Partners: Reso – Dance Network Switzerland, SAPA Foundation – Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts

https://choreographersatwork.ch/

Greece

Julyen Hamilton – Interview – AVDP | Direction & Choreography: AVDP | GR | 25′ | AUDIO: EN | SUBS: GR

For more than forty years, Julyen Hamilton has been creating performances, directing and teaching throughout Europe and beyond. Born in England, he has lived in Amsterdam, Girona in Spain and Athens, shaping a path that bridges places, time and modes of presence. His artistic practice is deeply rooted in improvisation. He composes live on stage, collaborating with dancers, musicians and artists from other fields, creating works that are born in the moment.
As he says, “I have constantly made work from a radical point of view.” This approach runs through not only the form but also the philosophy of his creative process. In this interview, he speaks about his life in relation to art and how this relationship evolves, shaping both his own path and his social surroundings. He shares thoughts on human connection, aging, life and death, and reflects on his role in a world that is constantly changing, inviting us to actively take part in the flow of this transformation.

Duration: 25 min. (greek subtitles)

ATHENS VIDEO DANCE PROJECT (AVDP)

ATHENS VIDEO DANCE PROJECT (AVDP) is an initiative founded in 2010 in Athens and has been organized by the Non Profit Organisation BelleVille. AVDP offers the ground for fruitful meetings and dialogue among artists from all over the world. It enhances not only the visibility of the art of videodance, but also the diversity of new media and technologies, the art of contemporary dance and multimedia dance performances, the performance and the cinema.
For the above reasons, there are five programs that reflect the idea of AVDP: the annual AVDP Festival – International Dance Film Festival, AVDP edu – Educational Program, AVDP on TouR and AVDP in Community and AVDP tv.

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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 ]