18.07.26 | 21:00 [35′]
KALAMATA MAIN SQUARE
The Greek National Opera’s Professional Dance School presents the performance Μetamorphosis, under the guidance of its Director of Studies, Yorghos Matskaris. The school’s students will challenge themselves with a demanding diptych of modern dance, featuring choreographies by Cyril Baldy and Jesús Rubio Gamo.
The internationally distinguished French dancer and choreographer, Cyril Baldy, revisits his choreography, With Love and All That, which was first performed at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris. Starting from classical ballet, With Love and All That – ACT II explores the essence of dance, drawing on classical ballet as a foundation to shape thoughtful, carefully constructed choreographic landscapes. Originally conceived as a three-act work, it focuses on dynamic group formations—an expanded field of collective movement where structure, momentum, and shifting spatial patterns drive the choreography. The piece reconnects with the raw, expressive power of movement, offering a contemporary approach to ballet’s timeless beauty.
The internationally acclaimed Spanish choreographer Jesús Rubio Gamo leaves his mark on the revival of an excerpt from his work Gran Bolero. Awarded the MAX Prize (Spain’s top performing arts award) for Best Dance Show in 2020, Gran Bolero is an intense piece—an ode to hope and to dance itself. Lightness contends with gravity on a fine line between pleasure and exhaustion. It is a dance that celebrates the time and space we share.
The tour of the GNO Professional Dance School is made possible by a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) [www.SNF.org] to enhance the Greek National Opera’s artistic outreach.
Choreography: Cyril Baldy
Music: “Gleiter” – composed by Matthias Muche
Lighting Designer: Cyril Baldy
Costume Designer: Cyril Baldy
Assistants to the Choreographer: Anne Jung, Eleni Kladou, Olia Tornaritou
Running Time: 15’
Performers: Alexandros-Anastasios Karalis, Anastasios Kilibas, Nikoleta Kloni, Konstantinos Kreouzis, Areti Maria Kostoglou, Isidora Lantzi, Alexandra Evangelia Manteli, Loukia Miliaki, Georgia-Spyridoula Beligianni, Stefanos Efthymios Botsas, Klio Skiada, Aggelos Tsani, Nicolas Harca, Maria Elpida Vasilopoulou, Michaila Karataraki, Maria Konstantellou, Paraskevi-Maria Mavriki, Danai Aekaterini Mitsiani, Lambros Bidakos, Chrystallena Panagiotou, Argyro Solomonidi, Theodosia Stathopoulou, Georgia Strati, Maria Giannouli, Georgia Dimou, Lydia Kapouni, Kyriakos Kontozis, Maria Lambrinou, Sofia Nikolaou, Mary Pichler-Gaspari, Alexandra Spanou, Georgios Tsiggos, Patra Christodoulou
GRAN BOLERO (excerpt)Concept / Choreography: Jesús Rubio Gamo
Music: José Pablo Polo, after Maurice Ravel
Lighting Designer: David Picazo
Costume Designer: Sofia Patsinakidou
Assistants to the Choreographer: Alberto Alonso, Clara Pampyn
Running Time: 20’
Performers: Konstantinos Kreouzis, Isidora Lantzi, Klio Skiada, Aggelos Tsani, Nicolas Harca, Lambros Bidakos, Georgia Dimou, Lydia Kapouni, Alexandra Spanou, Georgios Tsiggos, Patra Christodoulou, Orest Godouni
Covers: Stefanos Botsas, Maria Giannouli
METAMORPHOSISArtistic Curator: Yorghos Matskaris, Director of Studies at the GNO Professional Dance School
Rehearsal Coordinators: Alkistis Lala, Zeta Theodorelou
Lighting Designer/Supervisor: Dimitris Koutas
Technical Supervisor: Sofia Theodoraki
Costume Coordination (costumes are taken from the GNO costume department): Sofia Patsinakidou
Sound Manager: Giorgos Rekoutis
The Greek National Opera is funded by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture.
Sponsor of the tour’s air transportation service: Aegean Airlines
Lead Donor of the GNO & Tour Donor: Stavros Niarchos Foundation
