Epilogue

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In collaboration

The Greek National Opera’s Professional Dance School participates in the 31st Kalamata International Dance Festival with the performance Epilogue, under the guidance of its Head of Studies, Yorghos Matskaris. The School’s students will present a challenging diptych of modern dance, featuring choreographies by Ermira Goro and Edouard Hue, on 22 July at 22.30 at Kalamata Port (Dock). The GNO Dance School’s tour is made possible by a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) to enhance the Greek National Opera’s artistic outreach.

The internationally acclaimed Greek dancer and choreographer Ermira Goro has created a new piece titled Skipping on Stardust, commissioned by the GNO Dance School. In this choreography, movement becomes a lively conversation between the body, space, and emotions. Dancers mould images that sometimes flow smoothly and other times burst out, creating a dialogue between light and shadow, tension and serenity. This piece does not follow a linear narrative; instead, it unfolds like a corporeal poem, open to interpretation.

The world-renowned French choreographer and founder of the Beaver Dam Company, Edouard Hue, recreates, especially for the GNO Dance School, an excerpt from the second act of his work, Dive. Here, instinct strips movement, reducing it to its purest form, shaped by immediacy, impulsion, and necessity. The performers reveal the creation process, exposing a dance that is both deeply intimate and captivating.

Performance by the GNO Professional Dance School – Epilogue | Kalamata International Dance Festival
22/7 – Kalamata Port, Dock | 22.30
Free admission

SKIPPING ON STARDUST – Choreography: Ermira Goro
Assistant to the choreographer, rehearsal manager: Iro Konti
Music: Franz Schubert, 2. Andante con moto from the String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D.810 (Death and the Maiden) – performed by the Alban Berg Quartet  (ABQ) & Beats Pliz, Happy Days in C Minor feat. Lex
Lighting design: Dimitris Koutas

Dancers: Lambrini-Michaela Arfara, Maria-Elpida Vasilopoulou, Maria Giannouli, Orest Gountouni, Georgia Dimou, Angeliki Kalogeropoulou, Lydia Kapouni, Michaila Karataraki, Sofia Karipoglou, Kyriakos Kontozis, Maria Konstantellou, Maria Lambrinou, Paraskevi-Maria Mavriki, Eleni Mermigka, Danai-Aikaterini Mitsiani, Lambros Bintakos, Eleni Nikodemou, Sofia Nikolaou, Chrystallena Panayiotou, Maria Pichler-Gaspari, Argyro Solomonidi, Ilektra-Ioanna Souliou, Alexandra Spanou, Theodosia Stathopoulou,  Georgia Strati, Georgios Tsingos, Olga Chalkia, Patra Christodoulou

DIVE – Choreography: Edouard Hue
Musical composition: Jonathan Soucasse
Lighting design: Arnaud Viala | Lighting supervision: Dimitris Koutas
Dramaturgical contribution: Hugo Roux
Rehearsal managers: Jaewon Jung, Alison Adnet

Dancers: Orest Gountouni, Georgia Dimou, Kyriakos Kontozis, Lambros Bintakos, Eleni Nikodemou, Maria Pichler-Gaspari, Ilektra-Ioanna Souliou, Alexandra Spanou, Theodosia Stathopoulou, Olga Chalkia, Patra Christodoulou, Chrystallena Panayiotou, Georgios Tsingos

Artistic curator: Yorghos Matskaris, Head of Studies at the GNO Professional Dance School | Coordination, rehearsal managers: Alkistis Lala, Zeta Theodorelou, Komi Kloukina | Technical supervision: Vaso Papadopoulou | GNO Costume coordination: Ira Karagouni | Sound manager: Giorgos Rekoutis