Performances Dance in the city
24.07 | 22.30
Kalamata Port
GREEK NATIONAL SCHOOL OF DANCE | JASMIN VARDIMON | DANAE & DIONYSIOS
Tomorrow | Three Friends of Winter
GREEK NATIONAL SCHOOL OF DANCE
Direction: Daphnis Kokkinos
THIRD YEAR STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
The 3rd-year students of the Greek National School of Dance participate in the Kalamata International Dance Festival, bringing to the stage the vitality of a new generation of dancers.
The experience of performing live in such a major international festival is an essential part of their education, as dance can only be fully learned through practice. In this first encounter with the public, knowledge and application become one, marking the first steps of their journey in the art of dance.
JASMIN VARDIMON
TOMORROW [20’]
Tomorrow, by Jasmin Vardimon, is a dynamic choreographic composition originally created in 2013 for the Jasmin Vardimon Company’s JV2 programme. The choreography combines physical theatre, expressive movement, and intense physicality, crafting a layered experience for the audience. It is marked by the integration of text, surreal imagery, and vocal expression — key characteristics of Vardimon’s signature methodology.
DANAE & DIONYSIOS
THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER [20’]
Three Friends of Winter is inspired by the concept of resilience as understood in Chinese culture and reflected in Rumi’s poem “When was I less by dying”. Our creative process involved constructing moving images, not from an anthropocentric perspective, but through engaging with our existence as an integral part of nature as a whole.
JASMIN VARDIMON
TOMORROW
- Choreographer: Jasmin Vardimon
- Performed by: Vasiliki Bousta, Mary Chandrinou, Anastasia Fouki, Frosso Kordou, Daniela Lamas, Evrydiki Magkou, Sofia Mouzoura, Christoforos Pantoulas, Estela Papadaki, Dimitra Papantoni, Pavlina Platsi, Argyrenia Roussou, Lydia Stamatiou, Elpida Thomaidi, Christina Tsigkou, Penny Vaiou, Nikos Vlachogiannis
- Restaging & Rehearsal director: Marilena Dara
- Rehearsal director: Maria Adamopoulou
DANAE & DIONYSIOS
THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER
- Choreographers: Danae & Dionysios
- Performed by: Vasiliki Bousta, Mary Chandrinou, Anastasia Fouki, Frosso Kordou, Daniela Lamas, Evrydiki Magkou, Sofia Mouzoura, Christoforos Pantoulas, Estela Papadaki, Dimitra Papantoni, Pavlina Platsi, Argyrenia Roussou, Lydia Stamatiou, Elpida Thomaidi, Christina Tsigkou, Penny Vaiou, Nikos Vlachogiannis
- Rehearsal director: Maria Adamopoulou
JASMIN VARDIMON
Jasmin Vardimon is one of the leading figures of British dance theatre over the past 25 years, widely known for her visually dynamic, multilayered, and theatrically charged approach. Born and raised in the Kibbutz Ein Hahoresh in Israel, she was a member of the Kibbutz Dance Company for five years. In 1995, she was awarded the British Council’s Choreography Award and relocated to the UK, where she founded the Jasmin Vardimon Company in 1998.
Since 2006, she has been an associate artist at London’s Sadler’s Wells and has collaborated with major arts institutions including the Royal Opera House (London), the Lyric Opera (Chicago), the Glyndebourne Festival, ROH2, as well as theatres in Germany, Serbia, and Greece. Her works have toured internationally and have been widely acclaimed by audiences and critics alike.
Jasmin is also deeply involved in education. She is a visiting professor at the University of Wolverhampton, has created the JV2 and JVIntensive training programmes, and has received an honorary doctorate from Royal Holloway, University of London, as well as a special recognition award from the Institute of the Arts, Barcelona. Two monographs have been published about her work, further highlighting her contribution to arts education.
DANAE & DIONYSIOS
Danae and Dionysios are Greek choreographers and dancers, as well as the artistic directors of the company Small Axe. They have been collaborating since 2015, and their choreographic work has been presented internationally, with commissions from prestigious institutions such as Skånes Dansteater, Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, Staatstheater Braunschweig, the Onassis Foundation, and the Athens and Epidaurus Festival.
Their works — including UNCIA, ATMA, Free At Last, Fάrιsa, and Napi, the girl and the bubble — have toured across Europe, Asia, Central America, and Africa, garnering nine awards and enthusiastic critical acclaim. In parallel, they have choreographed for professional educational institutions and programmes such as Codarts (Rotterdam), FRE3 Bodies (Barcelona), PERA GAU (Kyrenia), and EPDCYL (Burgos).
Their work is marked by intense physicality, poetic sensibility, social awareness, and a high level of aesthetic refinement, offering students a unique experience of creative and performative development.