Elpida

About me:

Elpida Orfanidou studied Dance and Choreography in Athens, in Arnhem/ArtEZ, at the National Choreographic Center of Montpellier (direction Mathilde Monnier and Xavier Le Roy) and at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London (MA Performance Practices and Research). Elpida holds also a degree in Piano (Hellenic Conservatory) and in Pharmacy (University of Athens). Her studies abroad were funded by the State Scholarships Foundation in Greece. In 2009 she received the DanceWEB Scholarship / Impulstanz. Since September 2009 Elpida lives in Berlin. As a performer she has worked with Hermann Heisig (Themselves already hop! / Spielart Festival), Mahela Rostek (Staying Nowhere/Luftschnitt Residency#11) and in shorter projects with Tim Etchells (X-Schulen / HAU Berlin) and Meg Stuart (Off Course/ Garajistanbul). Personal and collaborative work include: "Sketch" (a solo study on performing and composing/Luftschnitt Residency#2) and "Operated Forest" an ongoing project started in August 2010 together with Vasiliki Mouteveli and Vasiliki Filiou in fabrik Potsdam residency.