Angeliki Sigourou

Artistic Direction and Administration
Angeliki Sigourou
Born in Athens, in 1973. She holds a degree from the department of French Language and Philology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, a master’s degree in Linguistics of the Southeastern Mediterranean from the Department of Mediterranean Studies of the University of the Aegean, and a PhD in Arabic Dialectology from the Department of Mediterranean Studies of the University of the Aegean. She studied the Arabic language in Greece, Egypt, and Jordan. She also studied acting at the “ARCHI” Drama School in Athens. She has attended various theatre and dance classes and seminars in Greece and abroad. In 2004, she founded the Akropoditi Dancetheatre in Hermoupolis, Syros. Since then, she has directed and choreographed all the performances of Akropoditi. In January 2013, she founded Akropoditi Dance and Performing Arts Centre in Hermoupolis, Syros. She has published two poetic compilations and her poems have been translated to English, French, German, Turkish and Arabic. She has translated and published literature and poetry works from French and Arabic. She lives in Syros, where she has taken over the artistic direction of Akropoditi Dance & Performing Arts Centre. She is a member of the artistic board for the administration and the management of the International Dance & Performing Arts Festival Akropoditi DanceFest. She works as a choreographer and translator, while at the same time she is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of the Aegean – Department of Mediterranean Studies.

Ariadni Psychogiopoulou

Artistic Direction and Administration
Ariadni Psychogiopoulou
She was born in Patras in 1985. She studied Psychology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completed postgraduate studies at the Indian Law Society (ILS) in India, focusing on “Law and Human Rights in Mental Health.” For more than fifteen years, she has been involved in issues concerning the human rights and autonomy of people in the field of mental health. She has actively participated in the Greek Observatory for Mental Health Rights and in a support network for people who choose to discontinue psychiatric medication. In 2012, she graduated from the Greek State School of Dance. She subsequently taught classical and contemporary dance at dance schools in Halkidiki. She has also worked as a camp facilitator for people with disabilities, at a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, and in creative activities programmes for children on the autism spectrum. Since 2012, she has been a member of Akropoditi Dance Theatre, participating as a performer in most of the company’s productions. She has also collaborated with choreographer Anmar Taha and the Iraqi Bodies collective. She has lived in Syros since 2013. She teaches at the Akropoditi Dance and Performing Arts Centre and she also serves as artistic administrator. Since 2025, she has also been a facilitator of an inclusive movement workshop. She is a member of the artistic and administrative committee of the International Akropoditi DanceFest. In 2019, she coordinated the project “Madness: Living In-Between,” which explored the relationship between the body and mental health and was presented in Syros and Naxos. She has also choreographed part of the performance “Once Upon a Time, There Was a Port…”.

Ioanna Antonarou

Artistic Direction and Administration
Born in Athens, in 1985. She graduated from the Greek State School of Dance in 2012. She is studying at the Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering at the University of the Aegean in Syros. As a dancer – performer she collaborated with: Akropoditi Dancetheatre, Octana Dancetheatre/ Konstantinos Rigos and Iraqi Bodies. In June 2017 she participated in “Day out of Time” project initiated by Vitoria Kotsalou at the Athens & Epidaurus Festival. As an assistant choreographer she collaborated with Christos Papadopoulos for his production “Ion”. In autumn 2016 she collaborated with SQx Dance Company and she taught contemporary dance at Canadian schools. In 2017 she co-choreographed with Natasha Sarantopoulou their first production “Walk Lola Walk”. She lives in Athens where she teaches contemporary and classical dance. She is a member of the artistic board for the administration and the management of the International Dance & Performing Arts Festival “Akropoditi DanceFest”.

Dimitris Baltas

Dimitris Baltas
Born in Karditsa in 1982. He holds a degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering. Ηis current research, as a PhD Candidate at the University of the Aegean, Products & Systems Design Engineering, is focusing on Interactive Dance Performances. His postgraduate studies include the fields of Interactive Media, Lighting Design and Digital Arts. Since 2005, he has studied contemporary dance in studios in Athens and London. He has also participated in workshops and seminars on acting. In 2014 he started training on aerial acrobatics. He has participated in performances as an actor, dancer, and acrobat. Since 2019 he is teaching aerial acrobatics in various studios in Athens. In May 2019, he presented his first choreography on aerial rope, Working Class, for the 1st Summer Circus Cabaret, Roes Theater, Athens. He has presented video and installations in festivals in Greece and abroad. He has been awarded for the co-creation of the video dance project Please Don’t Tell at the Faggio Doc Festival 2020. As a lighting designer, he has designed and curated the lighting for theater, dance performances and art installations for the National Theater, M. Cacoyannis Foundation etc. He is a member of the Apparatus group of artists. Since 2021, he is based in Syros.

Maria Mavri

Financial Administration
Born in Hermoupolis, in 1978. She graduated from the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB). She has been attending dance courses and seminars since 2004. She is a founding member of the Akropoditi Dancetheatre. As a dancer-performer, she has participated in most of the productions of Akropoditi Dancetheatre since its beginning until today. She lives in Syros where she works as an office clerk at HEDNO S.A. She is also the financial administrator of Akropoditi Dance & Performing Arts Centre, of Akropoditi Dancetheatre and of the International Dance & Performing Arts Festival “Akropoditi DanceFest”.