Performances Dance in the city
22.07 | 22:30
Kalamata Port
GREEK NATIONAL OPERA PROFESSIONAL DANCE SCHOOL | EDOUARD HUE | ERMIRA GORO
EPILOGUE | Dive & Skipping on Stardust
The Greek National Opera Professional Dance School, under the artistic supervision of its Director of Studies, Yorghos Matskaris, presents the performance Epilogue, a demanding contemporary dance diptych featuring the choreographic works Dive by Edouard Hue and Skipping on Stardust by Ermira Goro.
This is a collaboration between the Festival and the Greek National Opera Professional Dance School. It’s an initiative designed to connect future professional dancers with the current artistic landscape, giving them a platform to be seen, to learn, and to become part of the dance community, while also gaining experiences and memories that will support them on their future path.
By presenting these works at the Kalamata International Dance Festival, as part of the “Dance in the City” program, the city is infused with the young students’ joy, strength, and passion for their craft.
EDOUARD HUE
DIVE [20′]
Instinct is the driving force behind Edouard Hue’s creations. This innate and powerful tendency, shared by all living beings, is as enigmatic as it is natural. It is a primal sensation, ever-present, shaping our actions beyond conscious control. To Hue, instinct is a generator of emotions and sensations—an invisible force guiding us through life. But what is it, really?
Dive floods the stage with a choreographic wave drawn from the raw instincts of the choreographer and performers. The work is a deep exploration of intuition—its origins, its triggers, and its influence on our choices.
The dancers engage in a visceral, relentless questioning of existence, amplifying the work’s raw and virtuosic movement.
For the GNO Dance School, Edouard Hue reconstructs an excerpt from the second act of Dive, the piece’s most visceral expression of instinct. Here, movement is stripped to its essence—shaped by urgency, impulse, and necessity. In this moment, the performers reveal the raw process of creation, exposing a dance that is both intimate and electrifying.
After various independent projects, Hue returns to the essence of his choreographic language with Dive, immersing audiences in a seamless flow of emotions. A powerful and hypnotic experience, this work takes spectators on an intimate yet unrestrained journey into the depths of instinct.
ERMIRA GORO
SKIPPING ON STARDUST [15′]
A choreographic composition where movement becomes a living dialogue between body, space, and emotion. The dancers craft images that at times flow gently and at others erupt, forming a dialogue between light and shadow, tension and stillness. This is a performance that does not follow a linear narrative but unfolds like a bodily poem—open to interpretation.
EDOUARD HUE
DIVE
- Choreographer: Edouard Hue
- Composer: Jonathan Soucasse
- Lighting Designer: Arnaud Viala
- Dramaturgical Advisor: Hugo Roux
- Rehearsal Directors: Jaewon Jung, Alison Adnet
- Dancers: Bintakos Lampros, Stathopoulou Theodosia, Dimou Georgia, Kontozis Kyriakos, Pichler-Gaspari Maria, Spanou Alexandra, Christodoulou Patra, Gountouni Orest, Nikodemou Eleni, Souliou Ilektra-Ioanna, Chalkia Olga
- Covers: Panayiotou Chrystallena, Tsingos Georgios
ERMIRA GORO
SKIPPING ON STARDUST
- Choreography: Ermira Goro
- Assistant to the Choreographer / Rehearsal Director: Iro Konti
- Music: TBC
- Lighting design: Dimitris Koutas
- Dancers: Vasilopoulou Maria-Elpida, Karataraki Michaila, Konstantellou Maria, Mavriki Paraskevi-Maria, Mitsiani Danai-Aikaterini, Bintakos Lampros, Panayiotou Chrystallena, Solomonidi Argyro, Stathopoulou Theodosia, Strati Georgia, Giannouli Maria, Dimou Georgia, Kalogeropoulou Angeliki, Kapouni Lydia, Kontozis Kyriakos, Lamprinou Maria, Nikolaou Sofia, Pichler-Gaspari Maria, Spanou Alexandra, Tsingos Georgios, Christodoulou Patra, Arfara Lambrini–Michaela, Gountouni Orest, Karipoglou Sofia, Mermigka Eleni, Nikodemou Eleni, Skyrianou Aikaterini, Souliou Ilektra-Ioanna, Chalkia Olga
- Sponsor of the tour’s air transportation service: Aegean Airlines
- Lead Donor of the GNO & Production donor: Stavros Niarchos Foundation
EDOUARD HUE
Edouard Hue is a dancer who channels his physicality into pure movement. He explores extremes with Hofesh Shechter, Damien Jalet, and Olivier Dubois, constantly pushing the body’s limits. In 2019, he received the Swiss Dance Award as an “Outstanding Dancer.”
Since founding Beaver Dam Company in Geneva (2014), he has developed a dance language where raw emotion meets complex choreography. Over the past eleven years, he has created nine original works—including All I Need and Dive—to international acclaim.
Hue also choreographs for renowned companies: No Matter for Gauthier Dance Company (2020), Titan for Ballett Basel (2022), and L’Oiseau de Feu for Ballet de l’Opéra du Grand Avignon (2023). In 2024, he premieres Skinny Hearts for Bayerisches Staatsballett in Munich.
He also teaches his repertoire at major institutions including Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, the Greek National Opera Dance School, Ballet Junior de Genève, and École de Danse Contemporaine de Montréal.
ERMIRA GORO
Ermira Goro is a highly innovative artist specializing in movement, dance, and performance. Continuously exploring new forms of expression, she focuses on creating interdisciplinary works that captivate and inspire audiences.
A graduate of the Greek National School of Dance, Ermira continued her training in New York with scholarships from the Koula Pratsika Foundation and the Greek State Scholarships Foundation (IKY). During her time in New York, she collaborated with internationally acclaimed dance companies and created her first choreographic works.
From 2007 to 2018, she had the honor of collaborating with the world-renowned DV8 Physical Theatre as a performer, teacher, and Research & Development / Choreography Assistant. In 2022, she was nominated for Outstanding Performer at The Bessies – New York Dance and Performance Awards.
In addition to creating and performing, Ermira has been invited by international organizations to teach and choreograph new works.
Over the years, her work has been presented and supported by festivals and venues in Greece and around the world, receiving critical acclaim for its imaginative and distinctive approach.