Akropoditi: on tiptoes, softly, silently, carefully but also boldly, above and beyond the fragility of the limits
The Akropoditi Dancetheatre was founded on the island of Syros in 2004 by Angeliki Sigourou. Since its inception, the company has remained a diverse ensemble, featuring dancers and actors from Greece and abroad, as well as community artists from various disciplines.
Artistic Director of the Akropoditi Dance & Performing Arts Centre
Artistic Administration and Management of the International Dance & Performing Arts Festival Akropoditi DanceFest
Choreographer of the Akropoditi Dancetheatre
Born in Athens in 1973, she holds a degree in French Language and Literature from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, as well as a master’s degree in Linguistics of the Southeastern Mediterranean and a PhD in Arabic Dialectology, both from the Department of Mediterranean Studies at the University of the Aegean. She is also a graduate of the Archi Higher School of Dramatic Art and has attended numerous dance and theatre classes and workshops in Greece and abroad.
In 2004 she founded Akropoditi Dance Theatre in Ermoupoli, Syros, and has since directed and choreographed the company’s productions. In January 2013 she founded the Akropoditi Dance and Performing Arts Centre, which she co-directs and co-manages with Ariadni Psychogiopoulou. She is a member of the artistic and management committee of the Akropoditi Dancefest International Dance and Performing Arts Festival.
She has published three poetry collections and translates literary works and poetry from French and Arabic. She has lived on Syros since 2003.