Kinitiras Chorotheama:

• was founded in 1996 by people from the fields of dance, theatre and visual arts.
• has established the word “chorotheama” in our country, with which it has been identified.
• is characterized by the emphasis it places on the theatrical character of the dance. Speech and movement are key elements.
• handles body language in a unique way.
• is based on the theories of Rudolf Laban, Augusto Boal and the theatre of Invention (Devised theatre).

The company’s productions are distinguished by their contemporary but narrative approach to the subjects, sarcasm and black humor.  It has been repeatedly funded by the Greek Ministry of Culture and by the Youth and Lifelong Learning Foundation (INEDIVIM), the J. F. Costopoulos Foundation, the European Union, EOMEXX, etc.

In recent years, KINITIRAS has been working with a core group of artists, who collaborate by exchanging roles in interpretation, creation and production, depending on the needs of each performance. KINITIRAS encourages young creators from the group to present their work and develop their creative ideas. Great dance and theatre artists have been born through the womb of KINITIRAS (Amalia Bennett, Martha Kloukina, Katerina Skiada, Aris Servetalis, Paris Erotokritou, etc.).

Since 2012, KINITIRAS has created the action SURPRISE which brings dance and physical theatre to primary and secondary education through performances for children and workshops for teachers (www.ekplixi.com). Also, since 2017, it participates in Erasmus+ youth exchange programs in which young people from Greece and EU countries work through dance and theatre on social issues such as homophobia, refugees, etc.

The company

• has presented more than 25 complete productions,
• has collaborated with major events such as Athens 2004, the SoundWave Festival, Athens World Book Capital 2018, etc.,
• has represented Greece in 1997 with the project “Doors and Clouds” at the “Biennale of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean” in Italy.

For example:

2002 – “Move On”, presented at the “International Choreography Contest of Hannover” in Germany with the support of the Ministry of Culture

2006 – “Lysistrata’s Cry”, presented at the “2nd Dance Platform at the Athens Concert Hall”

2008 – “Clytemnestra Invisible”, represented Greece at the “International Performing Arts Fringe Festival in Bangkok” in Thailand. It was also presented at the 3rd Dance Platform at the Athens Concert Hall

2009 – “Plektani”, tour in Greece (DIPETHE KERKYRA, AGRINIO, LITHOGRAFION-PATRA, etc.)

2010 – “Gone”, City Cabaret-British Council, Sofia-Bulgaria

2010-12 – Spider NET International Art Program (http://www.spiderontheedge.org)

2014-15 – “The COFFEE”, Kinitiras, Athens. Athinaion Theatre, Thessaloniki

2015-2016 – “My own fish” Roes Theater in collaboration with Res Ratio Network, in many schools of Attica, Dance Days 6 – Chania

2016-17 – “Unsuspected time”, IPFF 2016, IMC Choreographers Festival, Kalamata International Dance Festival

2017 – “Deep Sigh” of the newly established artistic group of Kinitiras GAV (Gyra, Adamou, Venetsanopoulos)

2018 – “Pop Up Readings” on the streets of Athens with the artistic curation of the artistic group of Kinitiras, GAV, and the support of the organization “Athens 2018 – World Book Capital”

2019 – “We can do it” solo, choreographed by Antigone Gyra and performed by Afroditi Vervenioti, Pocket Dance Festival, Thessaloniki, Bite Size Pieces, Trinity Laban, London.

2021 – “Erotopaignia”, Archaeological Museum of Chalkida “Arethousa” within the framework of the institution “All of Greece, One Culture” of the Ministry of Culture

2023 – “Fantastic Women”, Roes theatre, Athens