Sofia Mavragani [FINGERSIX]
Sofia Mavragani has graduated from the EDDC-European Dance Development Centre, ArtEZ-University of Arts, Arnhem, NL, Bachelor in Dance Making (2005) and from the “Athens School of Economics”, Bachelor in Business Administration (2000).
Her works have been presented at several festivals and venues in Greece and abroad: Athens & Epidaurus Festival, Documenta 14, Aerowaves 2019, Megaron: the Athens Concert Hall, Arc For Dance Festival (Athens), Kalamata International Dance Festival, MIRfestival, Cyprus Contemporary Dance Festival, Dimitria Festival (Thessaloniki), State Theatre of Northern Greece, Park your ID festival (Maastricht), Dance Days International Festival (Chania), Apollon Theatre (Syros), Τeatro Belisario (Buenos Aires), Teatro Labrade (Madrid), CacoyiannisFoundation (Athens).
Being fondly interested in the field of education and exchange she develops experimental projects on improvisation and composition, such as:
Breaking Art workshop on creative collaboration between young choreographers and musicians-composers. / imPROject research on stage improvisation focusing on the ways in which the structures and elements of playing interfere with the artistic result. / playforPLACE research project on performing arts and artistic collaboration which has been travelled in 17 cities of the world, in Europe, Latin America, Africa and Oceania.
In parallel, she teaches dance improvisation and choreography in dance schools and dance centers in Greece and abroad. (Duncan Dance Center/Athens, DanceHouse Lefkosia, K3-Kampnagel/Hamburg, Garage Performing Arts Center/Corfu, CAti and TAL common space/Instabul, espacio LEM/Buenos Aires, Tanzfabrik and HZT/Berlin, Kalamata International Dance Festival, Dimitria festival etc).
She is a founding member of Fingersix international artistic network, and of the non profit-organization Fingersix/Athens.
Sofia Mavragani’s work is regularly supported by the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Hellenic Republic and by institutions and dance center such us: Neimenster, Ι. F. Costopoulos Foundation, Duncan Dance Center, Megaron: the Athens Concert Hall)
Aerowaves Twenty19 Artist
