YEAR 3 | U(R)TOPIAS ACADEMY OF CHOREOGRAPHY

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YEAR 3 | U(R)TOPIAS ACADEMY OF CHOREOGRAPHY -

PART OF 2023 ΕΛΕΥΣIΣ | EUROPEAN CAPITAL of CULTURE

PERFORMANCES (YEAR 3)

OPEN SHARING

On Friday 7 and Saturday 8 June 2024, U(R)TOPIAS Academy of Choreography in collaboration with 2023 Eleusis - European Capital of Culture presented Open Sharing, under the artistic curation of Patricia Apergi and Aerites Dance Company.

The 12 choreographers, selected to participate in the Academy's program, drew inspiration from the history, mythology, heritage and memory of the city of Elefsina, its industrial past, its architectural wealth, its environment and presented their works-in-progress in a two-day studio presentation open to the public, artists and professionals in the field and programmers from festivals abroad. 

The Open Sharing took place in the form of a – small scale - walking performance in the space of the X-Bowling Art Center and at the end of each day, discussion with the audience and creative feedback on each choreographer's work followed.  The artists who participated in the program are: Sabina-Andrea Allen, Dimitris Baltas, Katerina Delakoura, Elina Demirtzioglou, Mary Giannoula, Angelos Papadopoulos, Antonia Pitoulidou, Stella Spyrou, Nefeli Theodotou, Rafaela Tsobanoudi, Antonis Vais, Savvina Xhaferaj

Artistic Director - Curator: Patricia Apergi

Assistant Artistic Director - Dramaturgy: Dimitra Mitropoulou

Technical Direction: Nikos Vlasopoulos

Video Recording: Vassilis Karouk

Photos: Fani-Maria Chatzi

Technical Support: Manos Georgakopoulos

Production: TOOFAREAST

Production Manager: Christos Christopoulos

Production Assistants: Konstantina Douka - Gkosi, Aristidis Kreatsoulas, Panagiotis Mpampas

Production Support & Consultant for Research and Liaison with the City: Anastasia Tsopelaki

Hosts – Performers: Patricia Apergi, Dimitra Mitropoulou, Panagiotis Mpampas


MYSTERY 59 / YEAR 3 / PERFORMANCES / DAY 1

MYSTERY 59 / YEAR 3 / PERFORMANCES / DAY 2