2022
Choreography Workshop at the Academy of Choreography U(R)TOPIAS in the frame of Elefsina 2023 - European Capital of Culture - 28-30 APR 2022, Workshop by Sofia Mavragani
Choreography for cinema- DRIFT by Anthony Chen / APRIL 2022
Contemporary Choreography Series of presentations- 15 MARCH 2022/ Athens School of Fine Arts. Invited choreographer by Paraskevi Tektonidou in the series of talks and presentations on contemporary choreography.
Πάταγος - 25-27 FEB 2022 / KNOSSOS Theatre. A new work by Sofia Mavragani in which two performers surrender their voices to movement and make a blast (πάταγος). Words, music, and sounds become a body and compose a muted/silent score that blurs the boundaries between what we hear and what we see. Πάταγος was presented at the emblematic Knossos theatre in a shared event, along with a symposium about theatre by ACT II digital magazin and the Electronic Music Festival Electric Nights by MedeaElectronique. With the financial support of THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND SPORTS
SEROTONIN - Directed by Dimitris Agartzidis / Elephant Tiliensis. Kamiros Theatre. January-February 2022. Choreography for theatre.
2021
THE HERO- 4 DEC 2021 / ROES THEATRE, A solo based on the concept of “hero” as a historic figure and as an outcome of human invention at MOVING COLORS YOUTH DANCE FESTIVAL.
BREAKING ART 1518- December 2021, Workshop for adolescent dancers and musicians by Sofia Mavragani, Thanos Polymeneas Liontiris, Penelope Iliaskou. By brings together young artists who are active in heterogeneous expressive fields, BREAKING ART is in quest of a new, common ground between the choreographic and musical creation, providing its participants with the technical tools, as well as the experience of a creative osmosis. DUNCAN DANCE RESEARCH CENTER. With the financial support of THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND SPORTS.
imPROject –THE VERY VERY CURRENT BODY - 15-19 November 2021, Improvisation Workshop with Sofia Mavragani at DANCE HOUSE LEFKOSIA
SYNTHESIS - Alternative Stage of the National Opera, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, 29-31 Oct 2021, An artistic installation facility conceived, designed and curated by choreographer Jenny Argyriou and artist Vassilis Gerodimou. More than 30 artists from the whole range of performing and visual arts with the participation of students of the Higher Vocational School of Dance of ELS collaborate in the creation of a long-term work that correlates the complex processes of the National Liberation Struggle with the creation of a multidisciplinary artist. www.synthesis21.gr
MAUΘ, ATHENS EPIDAURUS FESTIVAL 23-25 June 2021, A choreographic race guided by the human mouth substituting the entire body. Α work of Sofia Mavragani is built upon a paradoxical equation between sound and movement. At the intersection of dance, theatre and music, the performance draws attention to voice as an integral aspect of physical expression, with physical movement as the equivalent aspect of a polyphonic composition. With the financial support of THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND SPORTS
imPROject – The Research - February- April 2021, Research on Improvisation by Sofia Mavragani. With the support of DUNCAN DANCE RESEARCH CENTER and the financial support of THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND SPORTS
4th Dance School Ways festival - MARCH-APRIL 2021, Workshop for young dancemakers at DUNCAN DANCE RESEARCH CENTER with Sofia Mavragani (composition) and Chrysanthi Badeka (video dance) - https://youtu.be/dSpld1jVdcY
INFRA Athens Laboratory- 8-11 April 2021, Lab for refugee artists in the framework of INFRA network supported by the Creative Europe program. The artists work on artistic interventions in the public space in EU cities (Sofia Mavragani and Christiana Galanopoulou) and discuss refugee workers' rights (Lara Barbour) and showing opportunities in Greece (Myrtia Nikolakopoulou). With the support of @The J. F. Costopoulos Foundation and the Greek Ministry of Culture.
2020
eLecture [ΗΛΕΚΤΣΟΥΡ] - video work created for the digital edition of “mind the fact” festival. Watch the video
Artistics Talks Sofia Mavragani #BODY#PLAY#RETHINK#INVENT 2.11.2020. One of ten artist talks and discussions about artistic research in the field of dance focusing on the choreographers’ ideas and practices, curated by Steriani Tsintziloni. In the frame of the 3rd series of artist talks organized as part of the research on artistic research in Greece by Elpida Rikou, artist, anthropologist and founding member of TWIXTlab.
imPROject - THE VERY VERY CURRENT BODY : Improvisation Workshop with Sofia Mavragani, November 2020, DUNCAN DANCE RESEARCH CENTER . FB LINK
Live reading and video lecture performance, hosted by PAT - Temporary Academy of Arts & Goethe-Institut Athens [Freiraum Festival] at Okto Eight. 29.10,2020 : Four people from different disciplines, Aristidi Antonas (architect/writer/artist), Sofia Mavragani (dancer/choreographer), Martha Mavroidi (musician), Elena Tzelepi (philosopher) were invited to a "Wasted Live", a reading of Waste/d publication, published by Temporary Academy of Arts (Elpida Karaba, Despina Zefkili, Yota Ioannidou, Vangelis Vlahos) by Omblos Editions, with the support of Goethe-Institut, Athens
LADY R. - After documenta14, LADY R. performed again at ARC FOR DANCE FESTIVAL, 17.9.2020
imPROject - Dealing with rules : Improvisation Workshop with Sofia Mavragani, June 2020, DUNCAN DANCE RESEARCH CENTER . FB LINK
imPROject - The Workshop : Improvisation Workshop with Sofia Mavragani, March 2020, DUNCAN DANCE RESEARCH CENTER . FB LINK
LOVE ME, Directed by Dimitris Agartzidis. Bios Theatre. January-February 2020. Choreography for theatre.
2019
Sofia Mavragani is an Aerowaves Twenty19 Artist
imPROject - November 2019. Second phase of imPROject research program focused on the development of an improvisation technique. With the kind support of The J. F. Costopoulos Foundation and the I. & R.Duncan Dance Research Center.Ongoing Improvisation Research project.
II days of political choreography: thought as a metaphor for dance - participation in the Phd project in philosophy of the department of philosophy of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in collaboration with La Caldera Barcelona, with the conservatorship of Sara Gómez and Oscar Dassi. 19-20.09.2019
MOUTH- Selected artist in Residency at Neimënster - presentation of a solo in progress performed by Ioanna Paraskevopoulou at Aerowaves Dance Festival Luxembourg. August-September 2019
SPEECHLESS - Cyprus Contemporary Dance Festival, hosted by Rialto Theatre, Lemessos. 12.06.2019
AFTERWORDS - premier at ARC FOR DANCE FESTIVAL, Athens - 23.05.2019. “Afterwords” is the work of Sofia Mavragani that completes the trilogy initiated by the two previous works, “Speechless” and “Lady R.”.
SPEECHLESS - Aerowaves Spring Forward 2019 - 05.04.2019, hosted by LaBriqueterie in Val-de-Marne, France.
BREAKING ART II - Sofia Mavragani & ThanosPolymeneas-Liontiris JANUARY - MARCH 2019. Creative Workshopfor young choreographers and composers. MEGARON - THEATHENS CONCERT HALL
2018
imPROject - October 2018. Ongoing Improvisation Research project. With the kind support of The J. F. Costopoulos Foundation and the I. & R.Duncan Dance Research Center.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Simon Stevens, Directed by Vaggelis Theodoropoulos. Tzeni Karezi Theatre.Season 2018-2019. Choreography for theatre.
Ulysses by James Joyc, An oratorio, ode to daily life, episodes 11 & 18, directed by Dimitris Agartzidis and Despoina Anastasoglou (Elephas Tiliensis). Athens &Epidaurus Festival. 1-3.07.2019. Choreography for theatre.
SPEECHLESS - premier:2 – 5 June 2018. Theatro Technis Karolos Koun, Athens.
BREAKING ART / Sofia Mavragani & ThanosPolymeneas-Liontiris. Creative Workshop for young choreographers and composers. MEGARON - ATHENS CONCERT HALL. January - March 2018
2017
Working Bodies- Workshop / KALAMATA INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL - 15-17 July 2017. Focused on the status of the dancer as anemployee, Konstantina Bousmpoura (anthropologist/documentarist) and SofiaMavragani (choreographer) create a workshop studying the meaning and the socialdimensions of work (labour).
Lady R. / DOCUMENTA 14ATHENS
26 Μay 2017, 21.30, 8 + 10 April 2017. Avdi Square, Athens. One-woman performance inspired by the lastspeech of Roza Luxemburg. In the frame of the public art work "Monument toRevolution" by Sanja Ivekovic.
DINNER / Mind The FactFESTIVAL - 26, 28, 29 Μay 2017. A performance-dinner with hosts people that livebelow the poverty line or under conditions of homelessness.
SALOS / MEGARON: THE ATHENSCONCERT HALL- 18 February 2017. Salos by Sofia Mavragani, a production of Athens& Epidaurus Festival was presented at Megaron for one show.
2016
playforPLACE 2016
playforPORTO/ 19-23September 2016 -in collaboration with Cristina Planas Leitão(dancer-choreographer- teacher) as prt of the artistic activities of Armazem22.
playforSEVILLA / 26-30September 2016 -in collaboration with Antonio Guilles(performer-choreographer- teacher) in the frame of Danza Mobile activities.
playforMARRAKECH / 13-17December 2016 -in collaboration with Hana Tefrati, supported byPriscilla Queen of the Medina Art Center..
With the kind support of THE J. F. COSTOPOULOSFOUNDATION
SALOS / Athens &Epidaurus Festival
4 & 5 July 2016, Peiraios 260, E - the work by Sofia Mavragani has beenpremiered in the frame of Athens & Epidaurus Festival
1,7,8, 14,15,21,22 APRIL /AKTINA Dance Academy Performances -Sofia Mavragani participates in AKTINA'Sperformance series with the creation "MI HEROTERA" performed by theAcademy's graduate Stella Tripolitaki
THE HERO / ON TOUR 2016 - The Hero is Sofia Mavragani’s work performed byNontas Damopoulos. A solo performance based on the concept of Hero snd Heroism.
1 APRIL : Trikala Μinicipality Center, Trikala
3, 4 APRIL: GARAGE Performing Arts Center, Kerkyra
6 APRIL: THEATRODROMIO THEATRE, Kozani
2015
THE HERO / PREMIER -30 NOVEMBER 2015 at PORTA theater, Μesogeion av.59, Athens
PERFORMING TECHNIQUESWORKSHOP / 31 OCTOBER - 1 NOVEMBER - with Sofia Mavragani and Melina Seldes at AKTINADance Academy.
playforPLACE 2015
playforREYKJAVIK / 15-21 June 2015 - in collaboration with Saga Sigurdardottir(dancer-choreographer) as part of the education activities of Reykjavik DanceAtelier.
playforBELGADE / 17-22 August 2015 - in collaboration with Sanja Maljkovic (setdesigner-theatrologist) in the frame of Free Dance Academy program organized byΚroz Prozor Fabrika.
playforWELLINGTON / 7-13 September 2015 - in collaboration with Miranda Manasiadis(writer-dramaturg-performer) with the support of Circa Theatre.
playforZAGREB / 19-22 Νovember 2015 - in collaboration with Sonja Pregrad(writer-performer) in the frame of Improspections Festival.
With the kind support of THE J. F. COSTOPOULOSFOUNDATION
AUTOGOAL - 7 JUNE [20.00] at PLAYGROUND for the arts, Voutsara 4-6,Athens
AUTOGOAL - 23 JULY at DANCE DAYS FESTIVAL, Chania, Crete
VISUALIZING SOUND - 21, 22 MARCH 2015 at PLAYGROUND for the arts,Voutsara 4-6, Athens. A research workshop by Yiota Peklari (flamencoand body music artist) and Sofia Mavragani on the ability of the human body toproduce and compose sounds. www.playgroundforthearts.com
2014
THE PARADOX OF THE FUTUREIN THE OCCIDENTAL PARADIGM - 27, 28 NOVEMBER 2014. The new production of Fingersix dedicates itselfto the prediction of the future by means of a divination ritual. Presented in the frame of MIRfestival at RabbitArt and Performance Space, Germanikou 20, Athens, GR. http://www.mirfestival.gr/en/programme.html#
FINGERSIX RESIDENCY AT GARAGEPERFORMING ARTS CENTER - 1-17 NOVEMBER 2014 / creation of the newproduction "THE PARADOX OF A FUTURE IN THE OCCIDENTAL PARADIGM". www.insidegarage.org
GAME STRUCTURES AS TOOL FORIMPROVISATION - 25, 26 OKTOBER 2014 / improvisation workshop atGarage Performing Arts Center, Corfu, GR www.insidegarage.org
GAME STRUCTURES AS TOOL FOR IMPROVISATION - 11, 12 OCTOBER 2014 / improvisation workshop atTwoDots Dance School , Athens, GR https://www.facebook.com/twodotsdanceschool
THE PARADOX OF THE FUTUREIN THE OCCIDENTAL PARADIGM - 28 AUGUST - 9 SEPTEMBER / NAGIB INCUBATORresidency program, MARIBOR, SL. http://nagib.si/2014/programme/nagib-incubator/
playforLEFKOSIA - 18 - 24 MAY 2014 / playforPLACE project at dancehouse Lefkosia in collaboration with Arianna Economou. http://playfor4.wordpress.com/playforplace/playforlefkosia/