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14th Kalamata Dance Festival 2008

18 - 27 July 2008

Artistic Director: Victoria Marangopoulou

Main program

PERFORMANCES

  • Hofesh Shechter Company 
  • Vuyani Dance Theatre (Greek premiere)
  • Vera mantero & Guests (Greek premiere)
  • Jonathan Burrows & Matteo Fargion (Greek premiere)
  • Via Katlehong Dance
  • Quasi Stellar / Apostolia Papadamaki
  • Storm & Discípulos Do Rítmo (Greek premiere)
  • Pere Faura (Greek premiere)
  • Sankai Juku 

SIDE EVENTS

  • The Waltzing Cats. A music concert by the Youth Orchestra and the Three Part Childern’s Choi of the Kalamata Municipal Conservatory
  • Music event with Vuyani Dance Theatre Ensemble
  • Silent Films with Live Music
  • Hip-hop event: Discípulos Do Rítmo: Ta Limpo

WORKSHOPS

  • Contemporary dance workshop led by Iñaki Azpillaga
  • Workshop Repeating Dinstance led by Guy Cools & Lin Snelling

MASTERCLASSES & LECTURES

  • Meet the Artists: Vera Mantero, Jonathan Burrows & Matteo Fargion, Pere Faura. Moderatos: Steriani Tsintziloni & Konstantina Georgelou
  • Meet the artists: Lectures on Dance and Technology: Jeroen Fabious, Zeynep Gündüz, Pere Faura. Moderator: Konstantina Georgelou
  • Lecture-presentation of the Festival: Christiana Galanopoulou