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16th Kalamata Dance Festival 2010

15 - 22 July 2010

Artistic Director: Victoria Marangopoulou

Main program

PERFORMANCES

  • CCN – Ballet De Lorraine
  • Troubleyn / Jan Fabre
  • .pelma .Lia Haraki
  • Zoi Dimitriou 
  • La Macana (Greek premiere)
  • Association Dam – CESPI (Greek premiere)
  • Noema Dance Works 
  • Les Ballets C de la B
  • Lemurius
  • Théâtre De Suresnes Jean Vilar (Greek premiere)

SIDE EVENTS

  • Tour in the archeological site of Ancient Messense guided by Petros Themelis
  • Piano recital by Dora Bakopoulou at the Ekklesiasterion of the Asklepieion in Ancient Messene
  • Screening: tribute to Merce Cunningham
  • Screening: tribute to Pina Bausch
  • Lights on: photo exhibition by Alexandros Niago 

WORKSHOPS

  • Contemporary dance workshop led by Bruno Caverna
  • Workshop Stand up PerformDance Theory led by Guy Cools & Lia Haraki 

MASTERCLASSES & LECTURES

  • Guy Cools
  • Meet the artists: Lemurius
  • Presentation of the Festival: Christiana Galanopoulou