ATMA (Danae Dimitriadi & Dionysios Alamanos @ ONE DANCE WEEK 2018)

ATMA is a demonstration of the human race’s behavior towards its environment, along with the painful reality of humans exploiting the Earth. Rising Greek dancers Danae Dimitriadi and Dionysios Alamanos are taking us to a dream-like space where the human superiority over animals does not exist. This might be a utopia, but these bright dancers invite us at least to imagine it. What if it was true?

Merging their bodies, two artists will present the metamorphosis of a beetle, the wisdom of a sacred elephant, ancient totem animals used for shamanism, and a snow leopard (Panthera uncia) coming to life by the Chinese martial art Wing Chun. Firstly, the leopard will be chasing a blue sheep in the mountains. Secondly, the beast will be chased by a hunter who wants a trophy to hang on his wall a fur to wear.

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DANAE DIMITRIADI

Born in Athens, Greece, and graduated from the State School of Dance, Danae danced as a member of Hellenic Dance Company for the production Open Frontiers’ at the Athens Concert Hall and at the Athens and Epidaurus Festival in choreographies by Akram Khan, Anton Lachky and Martha Graham. In 2014 she also took part in Panorama ’which was presented at the New York City Halland at Odeon Herodes Atticus in cooperation with Martha Graham Dance Company. Furthermore, Danae has been taught repertories such as Kaash’ and iTMOi’ in London. During 2016 and 2017, she joined the company ZfinMalta Ensemble.
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DIONYSIOS ALAMANOS

Born in Athens, Greece and raised in Zante Island, Dionysios Alamanos started his education at the School of Music and Arts of the Ionian Islands at a young age. He began experimenting with various styles of street dance alongside his own research on movement and then studied at the National School of Dance, Greece. As a freelancer, he has collaborated with Hellenic Dance Company both as a dancer and an assistant choreographer for Anton Lachky in the work No more Fairytales’. Furthermore, he has worked with Cocoon Dance Company

Alamanos has also performed an excerpt of Akram Khan’s Vertical Road’. He is currently touring with Akram Khan Company and Sue Buckmaster’s production Chotto Desh’.
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ONE DANCE WEEK is part of the program of Plovdiv - European Capital of Culture 2019 and is supported by the Ministry of Culture of Bulgaria.