PERFORMANCES | YEAR 1 | U(R)TOPIAS ACADEMY OF CHOREOGRAPHY

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PERFORMANCES | YEAR 1 | U(R)TOPIAS ACADEMY OF CHOREOGRAPHY -

PART OF 2023 ΕΛΕΥΣΙΣ | EUROPEAN CAPITAL of CULTURE

MYSTERY 59 / YEAR 1 / PERFORMANCES

PERFORMANCES (YEAR 1)

DATES: 2-3 July, 2022

LOCATION: X-Bowling Art Center (Charilaou 12, Eleusina)

DURATION: 19:00-22:00

A unique action by the Academy of Choreography U(R)TOPIAS, as part of 2023 ΕΛΕVΣΙΣ European Capital of Culture, will take place on Saturday, July 2, and Sunday, July 3, at the X-Bowling Art Center. 13 young choreographers present their artistic works in progress, which draw inspiration from the history, heritage and memory of the city of Elefsina, its industrial past and its architectural wealth, as well as from themes such as the female worker, the natural and the marine environment.

The main goal of the U(R)TOPIAS AcademyofChoreography, under the artistic direction of Patricia Apergi, is to create a distinct activity in the field of dance, to support young and emerging choreographers and to cultivate a new audience for dance, focusing on the city of Elefsina. Starting in the fall of 2021, the young choreographers who participated in the programme were the following: Eleftheria Agapaki, Eleni Vasilonikolou, Maria Garefi, Christiana Kosiari, Martha Kotsia, Stella Mastorosteriou, Giorgos Papadopoulos, Ivi Riga, Elian Roumie, Emmanuela Sakellari, Katerina Foti, Diamanto Hadjizacharia, Lea Simonsmeier. They got to know the city of Elefsina and attended a series of creative workshops with renowned choreographers and arts professionals from Greece and abroad: Patricia Apergi, Nadja Argyropoulou, Tasos Vrettos, Evangelia Therianou, Dimitris Kamarotos, Angeliki Lampiri, Michail Marmarinos, Sofia Mavragani, Chrysanthi Badeka, Konstantinos Sakkas, Froso Troussa, Steriani Tsintziloni, Anastasia Tsopelaki, Christos Christopoulos, Willi Dorner, Lisi Estaras, Roberto Fratini Serafide, Victor Leclere, Carmen Mehnert, Mathilde Monnier.

DANCE MYS+ERIES

On 27 April 2022, U(R)TOPIAS Academy of Choreography in collaboration with Aerowaves and 2023 Eleusis - European Capital of Culture presented Dance MyS+eries/Season 1. Participating artists presented their works-in-progress in a small-scale experiential walking performance in a special evening inspired by Eleusis and the Eleusinian Mysteries.

OPEN SHARING

During the first year, the 14 emerging artists of the U(R)TOPIAS Academy of Choreography discover Elefsina and develop their new choreographic proposals in dialogue with the city and its inhabitants. At the end of the year, the presentation of the artists' works in progress was held, followed by a discussion with the audience and creative feedback on the work of each choreographer.

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