KIDF Workshops
24.07-25.07 | 14:00-17:00
Kalamata Municipal Stadium
DAMIEN JALET & AIMILIOS ARAPOGLOU
FIND FREEDOM AND CREATIVITY
In this six-hour masterclass, we will explore specific choreographic ideas, some drawn from previous creations. Working with different movement qualities, and using intuition and personal background, each participant will be invited to develop and transform either a repertory phrase or original ideas.
How can one find freedom and creativity within a strict frame? We will use physical concepts and imagery as a springboard for composition and improvisation.
PARTICIPATION INFORMATION
- Participation fee for FIND FREEDOM AND CREATIVITY Masterclass: 50,00 €
- Participants can attend a combination of workshops and masterclasses with a 10% or 15% discount, depending on the number of hours and days.
- Detailed discounted prices can be found here.
- Registration and information: workshops@kalamatadancefestival.gr
- Enrollment will be open from 07/05/2025 to 21/06/2025 and until all available spots are filled.
- Registration is completed only upon payment of the participation fee.
- Refunds are not accepted.
- Registrations are accepted until all available spots are filled.
- Workshop participants are eligible for a special discount for festival performances at the 31st KDF.
Damien Jalet is one of the world’s most sought-after choreographers, known for working across disciplines including visual art, music, film, theatre, and fashion, in a constant pursuit of redefining dance as an art form. This approach has led to groundbreaking collaborations with artists such as Marina Abramović, Kohei Nawa, Paul Thomas Anderson, Thom Yorke, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jim Hodges, Madonna, Jacques Audiard, JR, Thomas Bangalter, and Jonas Åkerlund, among others. He has created works for companies such as Les Ballets C de la B, Eastman, the Paris Opera Ballet, GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, and Nagelhus Schia Productions. Jalet has also garnered attention for his choreography in films such as Suspiria, directed by Luca Guadagnino, and most recently in Jacques Audiard’s multi-award-winning musical Emilia Perez. In recognition of his contributions to the arts, Jalet was named Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government in 2022.
Aimilios Arapoglou, a Greek dancer and choreographer based in Brussels, began his career in 2012 after studying political science at the University of Piraeus and contemporary dance at the Greek National School of Dance in Athens. He has collaborated with Marina Abramović, Damien Jalet, JR, John Parish and Rootlessroot, Jim Hodges, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Nawa Kohei, the Göteborg Dance Company, NDT1, the Paris Opera Garnier, Sorour Darabi, Mor Shani, Hussein Chalayan, Riccardo Tisci, Iris van Herpen, and Jun Takahashi. Notable performances include Shell Shock (La Monnaie) with Nick Cave, Babel 7.16 (Avignon Festival), Boléro and Pelléas et Mélisande (Paris Opera), and Vessel. He has appeared in movies like Ferryman, Suspiria, and the short film Anima by Paul Thomas Anderson and Thom Yorke, winning Best Choreography at the UKMVAs. In 2018, he co-created Omphalos with the National Dance Company of Mexico and joined Madonna’s Madame X tour. Recent work includes Train-Train, Brise-Lames, Mist (NDT), Planet [Wanderer], and Jacques Audiard’s film Emilia Pérez. He is currently touring and creating between Japan and Europe.