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Euripides Laskaridis (1975, Athens) is a Greek director, choreographer and performer. He is known for exploring the elements of ridicule and transformation in his work, which spans both the theatre and film industries as well as site-specific productions and seminar workshops.[1] With roots in directing and choreography, his work spans across award-winning short films and documentaries, showcasing his versatility in the arts.

Biography

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He was born in Athens on 6 July, 1975. He studied acting at the Karolos Koun Art Theatre[2] at the centre of Athens and then continued his studies at Brooklyn College in New York, with a scholarship from the Onassis Foundation.[3] In 2000 he began directing his own works, performances intended for the theatre stage, site-specific projects and short films. In 2009 he founded OSMOSIS, a performing arts company that has gained him worldwide recognition.[4]

Since 1995 he has collaborated with artists such as Dimitris Papaioannou,[citation needed] Robert Wilson[5] and Dionysis Savvopoulos.[6] In 2016 he received one of the inaugural Pina Bausch Foundation[7] fellowships and spent three months observing the director and choreographer Lemi Ponifasio, internationally. In 2017 he was recognized as a "Promising Talent" by the German magazine Tanz[8] and in 2022 he received the "Onassis Air" scholarship,[9] from the Onassis Foundation, to support his artistic research.[10]

Artistic Activity

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He brings together practices from theatre, dance and the visual arts. Common, ordinary materials and everyday objects, which have lost their original usefullnes, often appear in his works, which tend to follow a non-linear narrative.[11] The grotesque element and the transformation concern him notably.[12] The alteration of the performer through the deformation and exaggeration of physical features is often used in his work as a means of highlighting his interest in a reconstruction of the genders.[13]

OSMOSIS, in addition to a performing arts production company, is also the artistic platform of Euripides Laskaridis who, through it and with a central core of collaborators by his side, delves into everyday life and the collective subconscious. With imagination and absurdity as the main axes, OSMOSIS creates works that tour internationally, even years after their premiere day.[14]

Projects

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He has directed, choreographed and performed:

  • Relic[15] | 2015: the first stage production of the OSMOSIS group with an international tour
  • Titans[16] | 2017: international co-production that premiered at the Athens and Epidaurus Festival, 2017
  • Thirio[17] | 2018: performance for Athens Biennale
  • Elenit[18] | 2019: international co-production that premiered at the Onassis Foundation in 2019
  • Here Not Here[19] | 2020: short documentary based on Elenit, created during the COVID-19 lockdown
  • Μαντω/Mando[20] | 2021: short film inspired by the life of Manto Mavrogenous, commissioned by the Greek National Opera
  • Tourné[21] | 2022: dance-theater performance presented at the Little Theatre of Ancient Epidaurus
  • [Kámares] Kaunas & Eleusis[22][23] | 2022, 2023: site-specific performance
  • Lapis Lazuli[24] | 2024: international co-production with a world premiere at the Onassis Foundation

References

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  1. ^ Kheriji-Watts, Katie. "Euripides Laskaridis Transmuted Artistic Misery Into Creative Success". CN D Magazine.
  2. ^ "Art Theatre Graduates, 1997". Karolos Koun Art Theatre.
  3. ^ "Euripides Laskaridis". Onassis Stegi.
  4. ^ Vaccarino, Elilsa. Grèce Mythique et Moderne." Eros et Danse: Le Corps, l'Amour, les Sens dans la Danse Contemporaine, des Ballets Russes aux Post-Avant-Gardes. Paris, France, 2017: Librairie Gallimard. p. 219.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. ^ Piccolo Teatro di Milano (6 October 2015). "Odyssey, Robert Wilson".
  6. ^ "Ο «Πλούτος» του Σαββόπουλου". TO BHMA. 8 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Euripides Laskaridis Fellow 2016". PINA BAUSCH FELLOWSHIP FOR DANCE AND CHOREOGRAPHY (2016).
  8. ^ Brafman, Ora. "Euripides Laskaridis, 30 Dancers With the Best Prospects". Tanz.
  9. ^ "Onassis Air, Participants-Fellowships". Onassis Stegi.
  10. ^ "Euripides Laskaridis: Lapis Lazuli // A stone from heaven". Onassis Stegi.
  11. ^ Tektonidou, Paraskeui (2022). Intersectionality and Interculturality of Contemporary Choreography: A Brief Mapping Through the Greek Example. France: Theatrographies no 27. p. 82.
  12. ^ "Euripides Laskaridis Chorégraphe". Teatre De La Ville.
  13. ^ Sampatakakis, George (2017). Bodies of Truth: The Terrible Beauty of Queer Performance. Greece: Journal of Greek Media and Culture, vol4, no2. p. 257.
  14. ^ Sampatakakis, George (2015). Acting like a Monument: Greekness and Assimilation in Euripides Laskaridis' Ridicule and Transformation – The Walk (2013). Athens, Greece: In T. Vovolis (ed.), Catalogue, Prague Quadrennial, HCITI. p. 219.
  15. ^ "Euripides Laskaridis, Relic". Aerowaves Dance Across Europe.
  16. ^ "Euripides Laskaridis – OSMOSIS, Titans". Athens Epidaurus Festival.
  17. ^ "Ευριπίδης Λασκαρίδης / Osmosis". Athens Biennale.
  18. ^ "ELENIT | Euripides Laskaridis". Onassis Stegi.
  19. ^ Teatro Municipal do Potro. "Euripides Laskaridis, Here Not Here (Documentary)".
  20. ^ "A Greek Songbook". Greek National Opera.
  21. ^ "Euripides Laskaridis – OSMOSIS, TOURΝÉ". Athens Epidaurus Festival.
  22. ^ Con Tempo (2022). "Kamares v.01 / The House of Ridicule & Transformation". Kaunas Full of Events.
  23. ^ "Mystery 108 KAMARES". Eleusis European Capital of Culture. 29 August 2024.
  24. ^ "LAPIS LAZULI". NEON. 2024.
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