“Dave De Rose presents…” #7

Dave De Rose continues his artistic residency at KET, forming a vibrant series of performances where music and movement meet through improvisation. For the seventh session of the season, he teams up with dancers Elina Vafeiadi and Xenia Stathouli and drummer Daniele De Santis.

As in previous versions of “Dave De Rose presents”, the meeting is based on the participants’ ability to respond to the present by creating a shared time and space.

◍ Tap dancer Elina Vafeiadi received an early training in various dance styles before turning to percussive forms such as tap dance and body music. Her work focuses on sonic experimentation and improvisation, using the body as a rhythmic instrument. She participates in music and dance projects in the jazz, blues and free improvisation scenes, and curates events such as Athens Tap Jam, exploring the dynamic interplay between movement, rhythm and sonic expression.

◍ Multi-instrumentalist, percussionist and producer of Apulian origins, Daniele De Santis is also known for his activities as sound engineer and curator, especially within the realm of Dromoscope platform. His musical language is enrooted in the mediterranean and middle-eastern traditions as much as in instant composition, jazz, abstract electronica and dub, while also feeding in the spontaneous crafting of experimental sound devices and original instruments. A research particularly prominent in the augmented percussions of Prepared Drums, but also in the sophisticated atavism of GRÜN’s electrical machinery. Daniele counts appearances for international festivals such as Berlin Atonal, CTM, Strøm, PHONO, Irtijal, Terraforma, SeaNaps, NUMACircuit.

◍ Xenia Stathouli is a professional dancer and teacher of contemporary dance, modern dance, hip hop, acrobatic ground dance and capoeira. She has collaborated with choreographers such as Antonia Economou, Daphne Antoniadou, Anastasia Valsamaki, Stella Fotiadi and the group “Ki omos kineitai”. She has choreographed the solo “Nerti” as part of the 28th Kalamata International Festival, with which she also participated in AVDP 13.

◍ Dave De Rose is a percussionist, bassist and multi-instrumentalist, member of Electric Jalaba and Rave At Your Fictional Borders. With his independent label DDR Records, he explores improvisation and experimental music, and his Agile Experiments project has been included in the British Library’s Sound Archive.

🔷 Elina Vafeiadi – tap dance, body music

🔶 Xenia Stathouli – dance, acrobatics

🔷 Daniele De Santis – prepared drums 

🔶 Dave De Rose – prepared electric bass