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CHLOE ALIGIANNI - Artistic Director / Choreographer
With a background in dance and visual arts Chloe Aligianni is a choreographer and multidisciplinary artist. She has studied visual arts at Middlesex University and choreography at Trinity Laban Conservatoire. Her work has been supported by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture & Sports, Arts Council England, Flux Laboratory Athens and other public and private bodies in Greece and abroad. Since returning to Athens in 2020, she set up her own performing arts company - Third Planet - through which she produces, creates and delivers a wide range of projects relating to movement and its synergy with arts, sciences and community. Chloe has been supported artist at Chisenhale Dance Space and Free Space Artist at Studio Wayne McGregor in London. Alongside her choreographic practice, she movement directs for theatre & visual arts, curates, produces and occasionally creates sound & music. Chloe was part of Gary Clarke's (DV8) first LUSTRUM project in London (Greenwich Dance Agency) and has trained with David Zambrano in flying low and passing through techniques. She has taught dance extensively for the Step Into Dance Program of the Royal Academy of Dance (England), in secondary education, and to professional and amateur dancers.
CHRISTINA DILARI - Project Manager
Christina is an experienced project manager with expertise in creative production, communication and partnerships building. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science & Public Administration (NKUA), a Master’s degree in Museology (Amsterdam University of the Arts) and a Master in Business Administration (European University Cyprus). She has been working within the arts and culture ecosystem for 14 years as cultural manager, curator and engagement / branding specialist. Christina has been developing curatorial and writing work for various projects presented in gallery spaces and public settings. She has been orchestrating a wide range of artistic, educational and social programs, such as contemporary art exhibitions, performing arts productions, artist residencies and community projects to empower artists, enhance visitor experience, while fostering inclusion and diversity. She has been also crafting bespoke experiences to forge synergies with institutions, public entities and professionals from different backgrounds. Christina is committed to working closely with emerging talents and creative minds to conceptualise and deliver impactful initiatives that bridge culture, society and entrepreneurship.
GEORGE ANTONOPOULOS - Technical Manager
George Antonopoulos has been a lighting technician since 2008. He has worked as a lighting technician and designer in many theater stages in Athens. Since 2016 he is a partner of the Athens and Epidaurus Festival, now the lighting manager of the H area of ​​Piraeus 260, and since 2019 a permanent partner of Pallas Theater. He has also collaborated with Evripides Laskaridis in the international tour of the show "ELENIT" as stage manager.
X-Works is based in Athens and is active in the construction of climbing walls, adventure parks, technical work at height as well as rock climbing training. Founder, Yannis Aligiannis began climbing as a member of EOS Athens in 1974 where he completed the schools of mountaineering, climbing, rescue and skiing and contributed devisively to the establishment of sport climbing in Greece by opening routes of great difficulty and organising climbing competitions. He has been a Greek champion in climbing and as an instructor was in charge of the school of EOS Athens and an elected member of the Technical Committee of Mountaineering. He was involved in the manufacture of technical clothing, founding the company POLAR (1978-1992), and constructed and operated the first climbing walls in Greece, Rock Studio (1990-1992), Husky Fun Sport (1992-1994), Rock Studio (2001-2006, now The Wall) and Boulderopista. Since then, he designs and constructs climbing walls, adventure parks, as well as various projects related to works in height in theatre, cinema, industrial and archeological environments. www.aligiannis.gr
Anna studied at Bartlett UCL (MSc Light & Lighting) and Goldsmiths (Theatre Production) in London, where she worked in theatre, dance, opera, festival and site-specific productions for the last 15 years. She has worked with local and international groups in London, Edinburgh, New York, Los Angeles, Mexico, India and Athens. In 2009 she was awarded 'Young Lighter of the Year' by SLL (Society of Light & Lighting) and in 2016 was on the list of '40 under 40' (40underforty – Lighting Design Awards 2016) of up-and-coming lighting designers worldwide. At the same time, she has been involved in architectural and museum lighting since 2006, participates with speeches in international conferences and was a member of the Board of Directors of the International Association of Illuminators (IALD) in 2014-2019.
XENIA TSILOCHRISTOU - Film Maker
Xenia Tsilochristou was born in Volos and studied Film & TV Direction in Athens. He is a director and editor. He has collaborated with production companies in advertising, cinema and theater. Among other things, he has directed the short films "Fear or Obsession", "The End?", "Nobody's Irreplaceable", the documentaries "A Hug for the Third e-Life", "Before Now After", "Lend An Ear". From 2022, he collaborates with the Karolos Koun Art Theater creating the trailers of his theatrical productions. She has worked at Star Channel (B. Program Director), has directed video clips of well-known artists and has many years of experience in the field of advertising. She collaborates with well-known sites for their advertising campaigns and interviews (marieclaire.gr, travel.gr etc.). Her works have been awarded Best Direction Award, Funniest Movie Award, Best Documentary Short Film, Best Social Awareness Short Film, Best Documentary Short Film for Humanity and Audience Award.
IOANNA GALANI - Administrator / Digital Content Producer
Ioanna Galani is a graduate of the Department of Russian Language and Philology and Slavic Studies at the School of Philosophy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (EKPA). In addition to the Russian language, she speaks English and French and has attended seminars in Photoshop and Social Media Management. During her academic commitments, she completed her internship at Third Planet Arts, where her main responsibilities included communication and social media management, and she also served as a production assistant for various activities and projects. Meanwhile, she is studying music and has been the vocalist of the folk metal band Passengers In Panic since 2021. With Passengers In Panic, she has performed concerts throughout Greece and abroad.
ASSOCIATE ARTISTS
Katerina Kataki is a performance artist, researcher and theater pedagogue specializing in Theater in Education & Community. Her main artistic media are body, voice and writing. The orientation of her works is directed towards the creation of original content by combining the art of performance, devised theatre, participatory theatre, and poetry with an orientation towards collective experience. She is particularly fascinated by merging the artistic practice and theoretical research within the field of philosophy, anthropology and sociology. Over the past years, she has been part of exhibitions and performances collaborating with various artists [ETCH INK Gallery, Victoria Square Project, Kessanlis Exhibition Center - Athens School of Fine Arts, etc.]. Her first solo performance in public space is the work Public Diaries, in Syntagma Square, inaugurating a series of projects on the subject of the communication of passers-by in public space. ΟδοιπÏŒροι_City Steps is the next work included in these series. Since 2014 she has been active in the field of culture in Greece and abroad, as a performer, assistant director, curator assistant, and coordinator of various artistic-educational programs. She also seeks to create social projects through the field of Applied Performing Arts. Since 2019 she has been a constant partner of People Behind, where she coordinates theater workshops for groups of adults 65+, while being a member of the Hellenic Network for Theater in Education. She was born in 1989 in Athens. She studied History and Theory of Art in the Fine Arts School of Athens (2012) and Drama & Physical Theatre in Archi Drama School (2015). She is an honors graduate of the MA program "Drama and Performing Arts in Education and Lifelong Learning" of Fine Arts Peloponnese - Department of Theater Studies (2019)
GIANANGELOS APOSTOLIDIS (aka Fuerza Negra) - Hip Hop, Street Styles, Choreography, Direction
Gian Angelos Apostolidis (Fuerza Negra) is a diverse artist and professional in the fields of dance, choreography, and directing. He has distinguished himself through his participation in major theatrical and musical productions, such as the operetta Medea by Bost, the performance 3 Cycles of Manos Hadjidakis at the Alternative Stage of the Greek National Opera, and the lyrical work Amahl and the Night Visitors at the Athens Concert Hall. As an artist, he excels in seamlessly blending various styles of dance and theater, participating in performances and musicals. His multifaceted career has led him to collaborate with international artists and win numerous awards in dance competitions such as Battle of the Year Balkans and Layers of Street, both in Greece and abroad. As a performer, he has worked with leading artists and groups, participating in productions such as The Roots – Transmission and The House of Trouble at the Onassis Cultural Center. He has also appeared in iconic performances such as Tsiou by Makis Papadimitratos and The Millionairess by George Bernard Shaw. Beyond his artistic activities, he is a dance instructor and festival organizer, with a significant presence in the fields of education and stage direction. As a director, he has created and presented short films, including Alitokrates (2021) and Kataklida (2022), combining his love for cinematography and choreography. With a continuously evolving artistic journey, his work is characterized by innovation, collaboration, and dedication. With vision, passion, and exceptional technique, he constantly seeks new challenges and ways of expression, both on and beyond the stage.
POLENA KOLIA PETERSEN - Open Training, Community Dance, Choreography
Polena is a Greek-Danish dancer born and raised on the island of Leros, Greece, and based in Athens. She performs and facilitates dance revolving her artistic and physical practice around Open Training / MB, the physical component of Japanese Butoh dancer Min Tanaka’s Body Weather approach, which she studied close to Kitt Johnson/X-act and has been a crucial encounter for developing her personal physical practice and approach to performing arts. Her creative practice focuses on unfolding methods for physical and social participation of varied audiences in the research, production and/or sharing of the dance work, as well as methods for connecting to locality through site-specific and outdoors performances. Polena has collaborated as a dancer with companies such as Amorphy/Tzeny Argyriou (GR - upcoming), Norrdans (SWE), Persa Stamatopoulou Dance Co. (GR), Kinitiras Dancetheater (GR), Neopost Foofwa (SW), Daisy Farris Dance Co. (UK). Her work has been presented at Dance Days Chania Festival (2019 & 2021), Fluxum Foundation Athens (2019), Tentart Festival (2019) and Ticino in Danza (upcoming) and has been funded by the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports and by the programme All of Greece One Culture (2021 - 2022). She has been awarded the Mary Zemke Memorial Fund Prize 2017-2018 from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance for the ability to bring people together through her dances. (un)common goods (polenadances.wixsite.com)
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