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Artist’s Note<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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I am interested in the very foundations of dance, which goes back to the most archaic manifestations of the symbolic gesture. Back to the moment when the movement begins to express human nature itself, and is no longer simply a response to the prosaic necessities of life.
This origin of the dance, situated in the mists of time, I\u2019m seeking it in the traces left in the traditional dances of the world.
But I believe it can also be found deep within us, as we carry the imprint of the evolution of humanity through time. I try to go all the way deep inside to find this fundamental truth that allows me to look at the world from a solid inner place.
My choreographic proposal is often the encounter between a mental minimalism to which I ask to be a powerful axis incarnating \u00ab\u00a0the essential\u00a0\u00bb, and a delicate ornamentation in the form, in search of beauty and harmony.
Coming originally from the theater, I\u2019ve chosen to express myself through dance, for its ability to bypass the intellect and speak directly to peoples\u2019 emotions, instincts, sensations.
Thus, my performers are not \u00ab\u00a0characters\u00a0\u00bb unfolding narrations, but abstract systems, shapes in space, colors, energies, fluid circulations that metamorphose on the stage through time.
I try to give the freedom to the spectators to make their own associations and projections.  I like to awaken their imagination, as I like to surprise them by creating unpredictable realities.
The scenography itself participates in this research, often offering contemplative landscapes.

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Bio<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Choreographer and performer from Greece, living in France since 2013, she did her initial studies of theater and dance<\/strong> in Athens, which she completed with a cycle of intensive dance workshops at the Atelier de Paris-Carolyn Carlson<\/strong> and the CND<\/strong> in Paris. In 2015 she obtained a scholarship to study Indonesian dance and music in Bali for 4 months. This is where she also discovered the Asian cultures<\/strong> of Korea, Thailand, Japan, China and Fiji that she has been exploring ever since. Very attracted by butoh<\/strong>, she has been studying since 2010 next to international teachers such as Katsura Kan, Moeno Wakamatsu and Minako Seki. She has also studied traditional greek dances, tango dance, classical singing, and theatrical improvisation. All these influences have nourished her imaginary, and have formed her particular artistic identity. She created her dance company in France in 2016 where she mainly develops her projects.

She has been selected and participated in the following programs:
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