freelance choreographer | cinematographer | performer | editor | videodance trainer | dance film curator
PORTFOLIO 2024
Chrysanthi Badeka
enjoys kinetic coincidences and synthetic experiences
explores the transmedia way of creative thinking and composing, where narrations extend beyond multiple media forms
focuses on the ‘mobilisation of the term choreography’, emphasizing on the interdisciplinary expansion of dance & comp research
seeks the freedom of creative expression and tolerance through the fusion of diverse artistic tools
desires the reuse of pre-existing artistic elements in a new ensemble
flirts with the re-conceptualisation of preconditioned roles and relationships
keeps a weather eye on time, scale, flow, poetic imagination, mixed reality, artificial and human intelligence
believes that art is plausibly a weapon
contributes to the creation of 'situations' that fuse art and politics into everyday life
lives as a freelance choreographer, director, dancer, camera-woman, editor, videodance trainer and curator
holds an M.F.A from Tisch School of the Arts - NYU (New York) & a B.A of Rallou Manou Professional Dance School (Athens)
is co-founder of mAPs Creative Europe Project and worked as mAPs Executive Producer in Greece
collaborates as video archivist with director Theodoros Terzopoulos (Attis Theater) since 2012 - now
shares dance film practices as a videdance trainer world widely in dance festivals, dance houses, dance academies, artistic projects like
b12 Berlin dance & performing arts festival , SOZO visions in motion, Dance House Lemesos, BeInternational etc,
worked as a co-Artistic Director & Production Manager of AVDP - International Dance Film Festival (2010-2020)
and a trainer and Member of the Scientific Committee in Greek Ministry of Education for the Artistic High Schools,
in the field of Dance & New Media (2014 + 2015)
experienced the Digital Arts post-graduate program in Athens School of Fine Arts
was kindly supported with grant by the Greek Ministry of Culture, NEON foundation , ORA! - Compagnia di San Paolo and scholarships by New York University and the State Scholarships Foundation of Greece
has curated Videodance Screening programs for L’ALTERNATIVA FILM FESTΙVAL (Spain), TANZRAUSCHEN International Dance on Screen Festival (Wuppertal), SCREENDANCE: PRACTICE & THEORY / University of IUAV (Italy), LOIKKA (Finland), SCREENDANCE FESTIVAL (Sweden), COORPI (Ιtaly), FESTIVAL DE VIDEDANZA DE PALMA, OFF EUROPA festival (Germany), ACTION FIELD KODRA (Greece), 50th snd 51st DIMITRIA of Thessaloniki, RE-culture - Art In Progress, One Small Step (Greece), ARC for Dance Festival (Greece), Dance Days (Greece)
has been jury member for the International Dance Film Competitions of La Danza in 1 minuto (Italy-2017) , DesArts//DesCinés (France-2018), International Bucharest Dance Film Festival (2020).
has collaborated with Onassis Cultural Centre (sgt), Athens Epidaurus Festival, National Theater of Northern Greece, State Opera of Thessaloniki, The Yard Festival, Moving Silence Festival, GSO Festival, Danceworks Summer Festival, Athens Video Art Festival, Dance Festival of the Greek Choreographers, 51st and 52nd Dimitria Festival
Athens, 6 July 2020
It's been 10 years of fully commitment to ATHENS VIDEO DANCE PROJECT. I can’t note down all the profound encounters I had within this journey with enlightened artists, researchers, curators, artistic directors, producers, collaborators, volunteers, audience and supporters. I feel content with the amazing network that has been built with hard work and interstate solidarity between festivals and collaborators, bringing this hybrid art form to the force inside Greek community - the power of dances on the screen, which I fell in love with 20 years ago and still do. Now it is time to change my focus of my practice, from directing AVDP and curating its screening programs to propelling dance film making as a practice for social transformation, alongside with my artistic research and curiosity on dance composition, using mixed media in merge with technology and science.
THANK YOU ALL for your trust and generosity to share your gifts with me, supporting my vision
to spread videodance out and transform AVDP to a strong festival that can last in time. See you out there folks!
Chrysanthi Badeka
Former co-Artistic Director of AVDP
For AVDP requests or proposals please write to > athensvideodanceproject@gmail.com
It's been 10 years of fully commitment to ATHENS VIDEO DANCE PROJECT. I can’t note down all the profound encounters I had within this journey with enlightened artists, researchers, curators, artistic directors, producers, collaborators, volunteers, audience and supporters. I feel content with the amazing network that has been built with hard work and interstate solidarity between festivals and collaborators, bringing this hybrid art form to the force inside Greek community - the power of dances on the screen, which I fell in love with 20 years ago and still do. Now it is time to change my focus of my practice, from directing AVDP and curating its screening programs to propelling dance film making as a practice for social transformation, alongside with my artistic research and curiosity on dance composition, using mixed media in merge with technology and science.
THANK YOU ALL for your trust and generosity to share your gifts with me, supporting my vision
to spread videodance out and transform AVDP to a strong festival that can last in time. See you out there folks!
Chrysanthi Badeka
Former co-Artistic Director of AVDP
For AVDP requests or proposals please write to > athensvideodanceproject@gmail.com
activities 2010-2018