{"id":52743,"date":"2025-05-10T17:39:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T15:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kalamatadancefestival.gr\/?page_id=52743"},"modified":"2025-07-14T18:09:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T16:09:15","slug":"offstage-encounters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kalamatadancefestival.gr\/en\/offstage-encounters\/","title":{"rendered":"Offstage Encounters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;bg_color&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;full&#8221; bg_color_value=&#8221;#d3d3d3&#8243; el_id=&#8221;titol&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;divsTitol&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"headerBanner\">\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: normal; display: block;\">KIDF<\/span><b>Offstage Encounters<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-97\" src=\"https:\/\/kalamatadancefestival.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/marxador_slide.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"107\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dreta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kalamatadancefestival.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/31st-KIDF-2025_Digital-Calendar-EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><button class=\"botoArtisticNote\">Calendar of events<\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;bg_color&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;full&#8221; bg_color_value=&#8221;#f2f2f2&#8243;][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1621926085761{padding-top: 0px !important;background-color: #f2f2f2 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;columna1&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1747917032556{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/kalamatadancefestival.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/\u03a3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2.jpg\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221; el_class=&#8221;columna3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1621924248021{padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<b>Offstage Encounters<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b>Saturday 19 July | 12:00 | Kalamata Dance Megaron &#8211; Foyer<\/p>\n<p>A developing programme featuring talks, discussions, and opportunities for connection between the broader dance community and the public. To us, the Festival community is a complex body made up of choreographers, dancers, professionals, students, collaborators, institutional representatives, and the public. With the <strong>Offstage Encounters<\/strong> series, we open a field of dialogue around themes that run through the Festival\u2019s works.<\/p>\n<p>On 19 July, we welcome <strong>Madeline Ritter<\/strong> for a talk titled <em><strong>Facing the Future: A Discussion on the Art of Ageing<\/strong><\/em>. Drawing on the work of the Dance On Ensemble\u2014which explores the intersection of dance and age both on stage and in society\u2014Madeline Ritter, the company\u2019s director, will share thoughts and tools for developing programmes at the meeting point of art and the social fabric, addressing both the individual and the system as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>Since its foundation in 2015, the Dance On Ensemble has been making visible what has long been overlooked in the cultural sector: That artistic power has no expiry date. The internationally acclaimed ensemble brings together outstanding professional dancers over the age of 40, creating an alternative concept in the dance scene. The Dance On initiative opens up a new perspective on age(ing) by drawing attention to issues of great urgency in an ageing society.<\/p>\n<p>Madeline Ritter, founder and curator of Bureau Ritter, is a leading figure in cultural policy for dance in Germany. Joining her in the conversation will be <strong>Ty Boomershine<\/strong>, artistic director of the Dance On Ensemble, and choreographer <strong>Christos Papadopoulos<\/strong>, as well as choreographer <strong>Panagiota Kallimani<\/strong>, who will share her experience collaborating with the local community for the creation of her performance <em>Fones<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Free admission<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;bg_color&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;full&#8221; bg_color_value=&#8221;#d3d3d3&#8243; el_id=&#8221;titol&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;divsTitol&#8221;] KIDFOffstage Encounters Calendar of events [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;bg_color&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;full&#8221; bg_color_value=&#8221;#f2f2f2&#8243;][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1621926085761{padding-top: 0px !important;background-color: #f2f2f2 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;columna1&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1747917032556{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221; el_class=&#8221;columna3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1621924248021{padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Offstage Encounters Saturday 19 July | 12:00 | Kalamata Dance Megaron &#8211; Foyer A developing&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2169,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-52743","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","description-off"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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