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stella zannou
smackdance
Dancing through injuries
These four classes are aimed at dancers who either want to come back from injuries, or those who had a long break without dancing, for whatever reason. We'll be focusing on strengthening (ideas derive from rehabilitation and exercises from physiotherapy), and on exploring different dance qualities, and our aim will be to feel safe and give our body the space and time to feel, recognise, and adapt to any limitations, in order to find the joy of dancing again. the Inspiration for these classes came from my recent hip operations and my personal journey in understanding more about the needs of the injured, insecure body: How to protect it, but also how to strengthen it. Although the classes are focused on dancers who feel insecure with their bodies, they should still be seen as physical dance classes, as the aim is to bring the body into a performative moving state.
the description reflects an artist’s idea which was developed at the time it was submitted to b12. it may have changed by the time the workshop or the performance project is starting. please stay flexible. thank you!
biography
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.
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