“EVERYDAY DANCE”
with Antigone Gyra
EVERY MONTH
The movement of daily life as a source of choreographic creation
This class is open to all ages and experience levels, offering a unique opportunity to connect with the movements of our everyday lives and transform them into dance. From the way we stretch when waking up, to how we greet, hug, eat, or drive, these simple actions become the foundation for choreographic studies created at the end of each session.
Our surroundings—nature, home, and public spaces—will serve as our canvas of inspiration. Through this process, we will view our daily lives through a different lens while deepening our practical skills in movement composition, both individually and in collaboration with others.
The course is intergenerational and welcomes adult participants regardless of dance experience.
Structure of the Class:
Part One: Improvisational warm-up with or without music, focusing on the skeletal and nervous system, and exploring the dynamics of space, time, weight, and flow.
Part Two: Composition work in solos, duets, or groups inspired by themes from our individual and collective daily experiences. Other art forms like painting, photography, literature, poetry, and cinema will offer continuous inspiration, reflecting the simplicity or complexity of daily life.
Come and give it a try! Let’s look at our daily routines through the soothing lens of movement and the body.
Dates: Sundays
24/11/24, 15/12/24, 12/1/25, 9/2/25, 23/3/25, 27/4/25
Time: 12:00–14:00
Info & Registration:
nancyavgery@yahoo.gr |6987527358
Antigone Gyra
Antigone Gyra founded the company KINITIRAS Choreography Centre in 1996, through which she has choreographed dozens of works—either independently or with funding from the Greek Ministry of Culture and other institutions—that have been presented both in Greece and internationally.
From 2008 to 2019, she coordinated the first residency centre for performing arts in Greece, contributing significantly to Athens' cultural map through research programs, artist exchanges, and creative residencies. With Kinitiras, she has introduced dance and physical theatre into primary and secondary education and has organized Erasmus+ programsfor youth exchange and adult training centered on social awareness themes (LGBTQ+, refugees, hate speech, ecology, ageism, etc.).
In recent years, supported by national and international institutions, she has conducted two choreographic research projects: Femininity in Transition and Contemporary Dance and the Elderly.
As a choreographer, she has collaborated with prominent directors and companies at the National Theatre of Greece, in independent theatre, and within the framework of the Athens & Epidaurus Festival. She also teaches movement and choreography at professional dance schools.
Since 2022, she has returned to the stage as a performer after 26 years, appearing in works such as “10, Freedom Needs Watering My Dear” (M.A.N. company – Artemis Lampiri), “ehS comes from Another Planet” (1st International Jerusalem Solo Dance Festival), and DanceDays Chania, co-created with Amalia Bennett. She also took part in a performative research project titled “The Archaeology of a Relationship: What Remains, What Endures”, directed by Paris Erotokritos.
Her most recent work is the solo performance “Sunset in Voula” (2024).