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| CV: | Apostolia was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. Her degree in Physical Education stimulated her to further explore dance movement. After graduating from the Greek National School of Dance, she studied new dance techniques in New York (1993-95), with scholarships from the Onassis Foundation, the Goulandris Foundation and the Merce Cunningham Studio. From 1996-2001 she was the Artistic Director of Sinequanon Dance Co. At that period she created several full-evening pieces for the company and presented them in Greece, Italy, Denmark, Germany, Cyprus, Finland, France: Transmutations, Jarden, Buster Keaton, Eros and Psyche, Temps Tendre, Tour de Force (honorary distinction at the International Choreographic Competition of Seine - Saint- Denis ’96). In September 2002 she left Sinequanon and founded QUASI STELLAR having as aim to research and develop more her vision. Since then Quasi Stellar has collaborated with acclaimed Greek and foreign artists of all disciplines and presented works in major festivals in Greece and abroad. (Fabricca Europa, Aerowaves, Julidans, etc.) Her projects have been performed in Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brasil, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Korea, Lithuania, Macedonia, The Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the UK and the US. Apostolia, simultaneously with developing her own work, has been commissioned to create choreographic works for other dance groups at the Zodiak - Center for New Dance – Helsinki (Finland), National Theatre of Nothern Greece, M.T.D. Opera – Ankara (Turkey), Brooklyn Academy of Music (USA) etc. She collaborated as performer and co- producer with director - visual artist Jan Fabre for the creations “Je Suis Sang” (2001), “L’ Histoire des”, (2005) commissioned by the Avignon Festival-Cour d’ Honneur, touring Europe and Asia. Apostolia is dedicated to expand the horizons of the performance / dance genre, infusing alternative art forms. Within this context she has organized two dance festivals, Travelogue ’98 and Taxidromio ’99, supported by the E.U. Kaleidoscope programme. Currently she directs the Quasi Stellar studio which is an independant space for classes, workshop and research. She invited artists as Julyen Hamilton, David Zambrano, Mark Tompkins, Jeremy Nelson, Shelley Shenter, Kitt Johnson and others for the first time to Greece. Apostolia has been choreographing and directing for theatre and opera since 1996 in Greece and abroad. In September 2004, Apostolia Papadamaki was the appointed choreographer for the 12th Paraolympic Games Opening Ceremony at the Olympic Stadium of Athens. In November 2005, she was appointed by the Greek Minister of Culture, to be the President of the board of the State School of Dance. |
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| Contact details: | www.quasistellar.org email: [email protected] |