Following the music and movement improvisation classes that took place last year, we are moving into a new cycle of meetings, expanding upon the research that has already begun.

Every voice is a world. Every movement is a breath of creation.

In these sessions, we do not learn how to sing, nor how to dance. We explore how we can allow the raw, spontaneous material of voice and movement to emerge and transform into creation.

With the voice as our primary instrument and the body as a field of sound, we will enter the world of improvisation, where sound and movement are born in the very moment they occur.

We listen, respond, play. We allow sound and movement to encounter us, inventing and awaiting the surprise of something new, while letting go, for a while, of our habits and familiar forms. We seek presence, authenticity, and the possibility of creation in the present moment.

Keywords: play, group, silence, spontaneity, experience, presence

Ages: 16+

Levels: No previous experience in music or dance is required.

Saturday, November 14
Time: 19:30–21:30

Participation fee: €10

Alexandros Dimitropoulos

Alexandros Dimitropoulos (also known as Alezaider, Website: www.alezaider.gr) is a musician living and working on the island of Syros, Greece. He is active in composition, classical singing, performance, and audio production. His studies cover three main areas: Composition, Classical Singing (Monody), and Sound Engineering/Music Production. He plays classical and electric guitar, as well as the euphonium.

Since 2014, he has been working as a professor of Advanced Music Theory and Monody at conservatories in Athens. Since 2022, he has been permanently based in Syros, where he collaborates with the Cyclades Orchestra as an arranger and soloist, and serves as the conductor of the Choir of the Syros Music Association (MOS).

In the field of composition and creation, he holds diplomas in Harmony, Counterpoint, Fugue, and Composition. His musical works are characterized by an experimental approach, with strong influences from avant-garde, musique concrète, and spectral music. He has composed and produced music for theatrical performances, films, and music ensembles, including: “Mana” by Stamatis Pakakis (Faust Theater), “Antonis’ Voice” by Christos Kapatos (Thessaloniki Festival), “Ladies’ Hairdresser / The Three Empty Chairs” by L. Papageorgiou (Vafeio Theater), “Voiceless” by Antonis Tolakis (documentary), “The Word Tailor” by Antonis Papatheodoulou (Atheneum Saxophone Quartet), “The Argument” with text by William Blake (Mind the Heels), and “Odysseus” by Lysandros Spetsieris (Mikro Gloria Theater).

Since 2016, he has been involved in video art as a personal project, combining visual imagery with musical experimentation. His most recent creation is the feature-length film “Eidimones oi Daimones” (Experts the Demons), a music/video poetry work inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy.

He is a founding member of the composers’ collective Independent Association for Music Development (A.S.M.A.), which is active in contemporary music concerts and educational composition seminars.

In the field of Classical Singing and Choral Music, he holds a diploma in Monody and has been a member of professional choral ensembles such as the ERT Mixed Choir, the Athens Municipal Mixed Choir, and the Choir of the Greek National Opera.

As a member of T.I.M.E. (The Improvisation Modal Ensemble), he has participated in free improvisation performances at major cultural venues in Athens, such as the performance “Talo’ talalo” at the Athens Concert Hall (Megaron Mousikis) and the Silent Film Festival at the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation. He has also contributed to organizing improvisation festivals at the Embros Theater (2014) and Triannon Multipurpose Venue (2015).

Finally, in the field of Sound Engineering and Music Production, he holds a diploma from Ant1 School and has produced nearly all of his own works.

Ariadni Psychogiopoulou

Born in Patras in 1985, she studied psychology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completed postgraduate studies in Mental Health Law and Human Rights at ILS (Indian Law Society’s Law College) in India. For more than fifteen years she has worked on the rights and autonomy of people in the field of mental health. She has been actively involved in the Observatory for Rights in Mental Health and in a support network for people who choose to come off psychiatric medication.

In 2012 she graduated from the State School of Dance in Athens and went on to teach classical and contemporary dance at schools in Halkidiki. She has also worked as a companion at camps for children and for people with disabilities, at a medical-pedagogical centre and in creative programmes for autistic children.

Since 2013 she has been a member of Akropoditi Dance Theatre, performing as a dancer and performer in most of the company’s productions. In 2019 she coordinated Madness: Living In-Between, a project exploring the relationship between the body and mental health, presented on Syros and Naxos. She also choreographed part of the performance Once Upon a Port… and has collaborated with choreographer Anmar Taha and the company Iraqi Bodies.

She teaches at the Akropoditi Dance and Performing Arts Centre, where since 2025 she has also led its inclusive movement workshop, and she co-directs and co-manages the Centre with Angeliki Sigourou. She is a member of the artistic and management committee of the Akropoditi Dancefest International Dance and Performing Arts Festival. She has lived on Syros since 2013.