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mavericks

 

running from the 12th of may to the 3rd of august 2025

© ann h

stella zannou & niv melamed

 

program

track a track b

 

title

how to manage your life as a freelance artist in berlin

 

focus

discussion seminar

 

description

we are unravelling the secret of being an artist in berlin, if there was ever any. talk to stella zannou and niv melamed, two artists who are actually making it in berlin. pose your questions and they can give you hints and ideas about how to approach your path through the jungle. b12 mavericks is the beginning of your support system, and this seminar (from 2pm - 4pm) is literally giving out priceless information.
 

stella was born in athens and has studied dance in london college of dance, london studio centre, the american college of greece, and the greek state school of dance. after working as a choreographer and dancer for prosxima dance company, stella formed smack dance company in greece, and is currently living in berlin, working as a freelance dancer, teacher and choreographer. as a dancer, she has worked with chrisopher roman, johannes wieland and the state theatre of kassel, walter bickmann, maya caroll/lipsker, alexander carrillo, clint lutes, xaris mandafounis, thomas mettler, richard siegal, michael klein, nana vachla, editta braun, yannis antoniou, among others. as a choreographer, she has created works for vienna opera house, staatstheater kassel, s.e.a.d. – bodji project, sozo visions in motion, anton bruckner university, iwanson international dance school, and more. stella has been invited to present her own work in festivals such as one small step festival, the 5th and 6th athens international dance festivals, gnarl festival, no ballet fest, santorini arts factory, motum festival, arts festival of the american college of greece, to name a few. she won a prize for performance, we like men strong cause they last longer, at the budapest solo and duo dance festival in 2003 (choreographed by stella zannou for prosxima dance company) and was voted as dancer of the year for the ballet tanz magazine by katja werner 2003, and by arnd wesemann in 2010.

Niv is a dancer, choreographer and dance teacher in the field of contemporary dance theatre. In 2016, Niv joined the „Johannes Wieland Dance Company“ of Staatstheater Kassel (DE), where he collaborated with choreographers Johannes Wieland (DE), Maxine Doyle (UK; Punchdrunk), Lenka Vagnerová (CZ). As a freelancer, Niv worked with Evangelos Poulinas (GR), Reut Shemesh (IL), and others. Niv’s work crosses the boundaries of dance and theater, drawing on psychological, cognitive and narrative aspects of the human experience. Niv works in dance, film, and theatre, and choreographs at Stadttheater Gießen. Niv is a passionate teacher and rehearsal director in Germany. Niv actively advocating for dancers‘ rights as part of the union „GDBA“ and „dancersconnect“.