Contemporary Dance Performance
“DELOSΗ”
YANNIS ADONIOU / KUNST STOFF PRODUCTIONS
“A journey between myth and contemporary experience”
An original in situ contemporary dance performance by acclaimed choreographer Yannis Adoniou and the KUNST STOFF productions team, at the Industrial Tomato Museum “D. Nomikos”, on Sunday, September 7 at 20:30. Free entrance.
The work was created following an invitation from the Ephorate of Antiquities of the Cyclades for a contemporary performance on the sacred island of Delos. It is under the support and auspices of the Ministry of Culture. It has already been presented in Ancient Olympia, Delos, Athens and will travel to the Gris Festival in Berlin.
What connects the divine with the human?
The ephemeral with the eternal?
The place with its name?
Delos: the invisible island that drifted in the Aegean and was anchored – declared – by Poseidon under the command of Zeus, so that Artemis and Apollo could be born there. From this symbolic starting point, the work “Delosη” embarks on a journey between myth and contemporary experience, where corporeality, poetry, sound and live music become the means of expression for a shared ritual.
Five performers with strong stage presence explore the collective and personal imprint of memory, in an open dialogue with space and the past. A performance of catharsis and reflection, where the body becomes witness of the present and carrier of a timeless myth.
Contributors
Choreographer / creator of the work: Yannis Adoniou
Dancers/performers: Valia Papachristou, Andrius Mulokas, Yannis Adoniou, Nikos Giannios, Nikolas Mamasis
Texts: Valia Papachristou, Yannis Adoniou
Music: Nikos Giannios
Drummer: Nikolas Mamasis
Sound installation: Nikos Giannios
Sets/costumes: Yannis Adoniou
Lights: Yannis Adoniou
Assistant choreographer: Lila Vlaserou
Dance and Movement Workshops
In the context of the performance «Delosη», the Industrial Tomato Museum “D. Nomikos” organizes two dance and movement workshops. The members of KUNST STOFF PRODUCTIONS will guide us in discovering our own personal movement and experiencing the joy and freedom it offers.
Workshop
“myth and body”
Friday 5/9 / 18:00 – 20:00
Ages 16 and above
Based on myth and the body’s expressiveness, we discover the joy of movement. The goal is to approach the art of dance and express ourselves inspired by Greek myth. With simple and basic movements, as well as creative choreography, we explore how the body can become an instrument of freedom and joy. No previous experience required – only the willingness to surrender to the magic of rhythm.
Up to 15 participants.
Pre-registration required at 22860 85141
Workshop
“dance play 6-96”
Saturday 6/9 / 18:00 – 20:00
Ages 6 to 96
The “dance play 6-96” workshop is open to ages from 6 to 96. Movement and creative play will become the bridge that connects us. Children and adults will dance, laugh, and discover the magic of coexistence. No previous experience needed. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes, and bring only your good mood!
Up to 16 participants.
Pre-registration required at 22860 85141
Participation with voluntary contribution: €5, €10, or €20, depending on your willingness and ability. All proceeds will support the museum’s work.
KUNST STOFF productions
KUNST-STOFF productions AMKE, after 15 years of creation in San Francisco, has been based in Athens since 2015. Awarded with the Goldie Award, it produces original works, international collaborations and co-productions under the direction of its artistic director and choreographer Yannis Adoniou. It has organized and presented festivals and multidisciplinary events worldwide in the USA, the Middle East, and Europe. It has been supported by the Ministry of Culture (2022–2023) & (2024–2025).
Yannis Adoniou, an internationally acclaimed choreographer, received the first choreographic award from the Sacramento Ballet. He has created works for dance companies, opera and film. His works have toured the USA, South America, and Europe to excellent reviews.
Born in Athens, he studied at the State School of Dance (KSOT) and later on scholarship at the Hamburg Opera School. In Germany, he danced with the Hamburg, Osnabruck and Bonn operas, as well as a guest with Unterwegs Theater in Heidelberg and William Forsythe’s member project. Invited by renowned choreographer Alonzo King, he moved to San Francisco, where he danced as a soloist with Lines Ballet, the San Francisco Opera and Sara Shelton Mann’s Contraband. In 1998, he founded the artistic organization KUNST-STOFF, where, as artistic director, he received the Goldie Award.
In 2015, now based in Athens, he launched the projects Scale #1:100 & Scale #2:100 and the Kypseli Labyrinth with support from NEON. His work Portrait of Unknown Man was presented at the Benaki Museum in the AS ONE project, curated by NEON and MAI (Marina Abramović Institute). He served as Program Director of Performing Arts at Trii Art Hub (2016–2018), taught at Companhia Instável in Porto, and has collaborated for 20 years with Dock11 Theater in Berlin. In 2018, he traveled to Kuwait / National Opera Kuwait to choreograph the production “Memoirs of a Sailor”.
He has been a faculty member of the State School of Dance (KSOT) 2018–2020 and in 2022 collaborated with the Patras Municipal & Regional Theater as choreographer, ballet director and teacher at its Drama School.
Nikos Giannios / musician – performer
Nikos Giannios is a musician and composer with a background in visual arts. He graduated from Vakalo School in Digital Design. He was a member of the alternative rock band The Blank, with which he released an album and performed live. In recent years he has composed music for contemporary dance performances, creating soundscapes that converse with corporeality and stage action. His work balances between experimentation with live-produced sound on stage and the composition of written music scores. He collaborates with artists as composer and performer, participating in works where sound is an organic element of dramaturgy. He is based in Athens.
Valia Papachristou / dancer – performer
Graduate with honors of the State School of Dance, Valia Papachristou pursued postgraduate studies at the Laban Center, in the ‘Transitions’ company in London. As a dancer she collaborated for eight years with K. Rigos, Fotis Nikolaou, Chrysanthi Badeka and Zouzou Nikoloudi’s ‘Chorika’. As movement director/choreographer she worked for the Athens & Epidaurus Festival, the National Theater, Theatro Thiseion, Theatro Technis, Neos Hellenikos Theatros, among others, with directors such as Michail Marmarinos, Nikos Mastorakis, Dimitris Mavrikios, Marianna Kalbari, Thodoris Grampsas, Tasos Bantis, Yannis Kakleas, Nikos Karageorgos, Giorgos Armenis, Nikaite Kontouri, Aspa Tombouli, Stamatis Fasoulis, Iakovos Drossos and Christos Polimenakos. In 1992, with K. Rigos, she won 1st Prize in the Young Choreographers’ Competition of the City of Athens. Over the last decade she has also worked as an actress with Elli Papakonstantinou, Angela Brouskou, Marianna Kalbari, Chryssa Kapsouli, Dimitris Babilis, Zoi Manta, Frosso Mastrokalou and others, in works ranging from classic repertoire (Chekhov, Euripides, Sophocles, Jean Genet, David Mamet), devised and documentary theater, as well as plays by contemporary Greek authors (Dimitris Dimitriadis, Nina Rapi) presented at the Athens & Epidaurus Festival, Romaeuropa Festival, the National Theater, and other venues. She has taught movement at Giorgos Armenis’ acting school and continues teaching at Theatro “Praxi 7” of Thodoris Grampsas.
Nikolas Mamasis / musician – performer
An experienced drummer, he studied under Nikos Sidirokastritis for 4 years and further developed his skills at Modern Music School. He tours with international artist Σtella for both European and domestic tours, while also collaborating with other artists as a session drummer, and teaching drums at conservatories. Since 2019, he also collaborates with The Steams.
Andrius Mulokas / dancer – performer
After studying Visual Arts (Kaunas College) and Architecture (Vilnius Art Academy), Andrius Mulokas’ artistic interest shifted to how a moving body can inform space. He studied dance in Finland (North Karelia College) and later moved to Amsterdam, graduating from the BA in Choreography program SNDO (AHK). Born in 1983 in Kaunas, Lithuania, he is now based in Athens, collaborating both with the local artistic scene and abroad. He has worked and participated in the works of Tino Sehgal, Phillip Gehmacher, Meg Stuart, Doris Uhlich, Marina Abramović, Deborah Hay, Florentina Holzinger, Yannis Adoniou, Ofelia Jarl Ortega.
