Contemporary Dance


I started dancing in Greece at the age of 6, and continued to dance around the world ever since. 


DANCE EDUCATION

My dance training includes techniques of Contemporary Dance and Improvisation.I trained in Graham Technique, Limon Technique, Simonson Technique, Gaga Movement, and practiced Release Technique, Dance Improvisation and DancceTheater.

I have trained and worked with teachers and choreographers including

Kathryn Alter, Alan Danielson, Alexandra Daniil, Anne Debaecker, Laurie De Vito, Nina Dipla, Katiti King, Christina Liakopoulou, Diana McCarthy, Bruno Pradet, Nena Papageorgiou, Despina Stamos, Yutaka Takéi, & dancers of the Limon Dance Company, Trisha Brown Company, Gaga People


in various dance schools & centers including


Gibney Dance Center, New York, USA

Peridance Dance Center, New York, USA

Mark Moris Dance Center, New York, USA

Movement Research, New York, USA

Dance New Amsterdam, New York, USA

Atelier choreographique Denis Diderot, Paris, France

Dance School N. Papageorgiou-Mouratoglou, Athens, Greece


 I also get training in body awareness techniques including of Yoga, Alexander Technique & Feldenkrais Technique.


DANCE PERFORMANCES

I have been performing for over 20 years, in Greece, France, Germany and USA


with several groups including

Dance group Kyra Ithasimigi

Group La peau, la pulpe et le noyau

Dance group of Laurie De Vito 

Dance group of N. Papageorgiou-Mouratoglou


in theaters and event spaces

ARGO Theatre, Athens, Greece

KRONOS Theatre, Eleusina, Greece

Papagou Garden Theatre, Athens, Greece

Roes Theatre, Athens, Greece

Municipal Theaters of Larisa, Zakynthos, Corfu, Music Conservatory Chania, Theater Samos - Greece

Réfectoire des Cordeliers, Paris, France

Theatre du Lierre, Paris, France

Anita's Way, New York, USA

Gibney Dance Center, New York, USA

Evangelischer Kirchenchor, Ladenburg, Germany

Georg Church, Bensheim, Germany

in dance festivals:


Aeschylia Festival, Eleusina, Greece

Intercultural Dancetheater Festival, Athens, Greece

Festival inter-universitaire Danse à Jussieu, Paris, France

Festival “7 au Lierre”, Paris, France

Festival Estudances MTD Villetaneuse, France

Festival inter-universitaire, Rennes, France

Festival Transverve ParisX Nanterre, Nanterre, France

National Festival “Art in Schools”, Athens, Greece

Rencontres Chorégraphiques européennes, Paris, France



in video dance projects including:

“The Forest Dances”, documentary, Director: Peter Salapatas | Phos productions, Audience Award – Platforma Video Fest

“Connection”, Dancevideo, Direction: Georgia & Joseph Franciosa, Production: Joseph Franciosa

“Where You Go, I will Go”, 360 Video, Production & Direction : Joseph Franciosa

“A l'autre bout du souffle”, short film, direction: Georgia Rapti, Frederic Tabet, production: association Mageia

 “S.A.C.R.E”, short film, direction: Georgia Rapti, Frederic Tabet, production: association Mageia

“Chorologia” (Dancing words), production: Kyra Ithasimigi, Greece



Experience in Theatre


Member of amateur theatre group of Agia Paraskevis, Athens, Greece

direction: Yannis Degaitis, Dimitris Degaitis

in various plays including:

Euripides ancient drama, Bost modern theatre, Federico García Lorca modern theatre, & Pantomime.