Three Times Three #2

Curated by composer Spyros Polychronopoulos (Spyweirdos), the monthly shows Three Times Three bring together people from the fields of contemporary dance and experimental music, in order to create a code between them, a language of communication that is valid as long as the meeting lasts.

Three musicians meet three dancers at a time. At the beginning of the evening, three random couples are drawn by lot and improvise for 15 minutes. The evening ends with all participants joining together for 30 minutes.

The second meeting of the season involves:

Giorgos Stavridis – drums

Antonis Anisegos – piano

Thodoris Ziarkas – double bass

Natalia Mpaka – dance

Mairi Yannoula – dance

Maria Pisiou – dance

Giorgos Stavridis explores the inherent sonic possibilities of percussion instruments, electronic media and objects, through construction, on-site performances and improvisation. He is a member of Trigger Happy, the duo BLIP and the Centre for Research and Rescue of Music Radio. He has presented his work in numerous concerts and festivals in Greece and abroad.

Based in Berlin, composer, pianist and electronic musician Antonis Anisegos has performed in Europe, Asia and America. In 2024, he created the trio Air, Bee & Tree as well as the duo aNo. He participates in Berlin-based groups (Potsa Lotsa XL, Home Stretch, Callisto). He composes music for small ensembles, for orchestra as well as for theatre. His releases exceed 70 albums.

Between London and Athens, co-founder of the group Valia Calda, the double bassist and composer Thodoris Ziarkas collaborates with international groups and renowned artists in the field of jazz, improvisation and traditional music (Nancy Mounir, Tom Sochas, Vanessa Kourtesi, London Improvisers Orchestra, Okay Temiz, Yazz Ahmed, Anna Homler, Steve Beresford, Savina Giannatou, Electric Litany, Tasos Stamos, Adam Bohman, Yuko Kaseki).

A dancer and dance teacher, Natalia Mpaka is a graduate of the National School of Dance and the Physiotherapy Department of the P.D.A. She has worked as a dancer and choreographer’s assistant with Jenny Argyriou, Iris Karayan, Paulina Kremasta, Zoe Efstathiou, Eleonora Siarava, Nefeli Gioti and Dimitris Mytilineos. She has participated in performances and seminars in festivals in Greece and abroad. She is a founding member of the dance collective “underscore” with which she co-manages the artistic space “M54”.

Mary Yannoula is a graduate of the National School of Dance and a selected choreographer at the Academy of Choreography of the dance group Aerites (in the framework of the cultural capital-Elefsina). She has collaborated with the choreographers Yannis Mandafounis, Persa Stamatopoulos, Reiner Behr, Jacqueline Fischer, Kosmas Kosmopoulos, Katerina Gevetzi, Apostolia Papadamaki, Jenny Argyriou, Ilias Hadjigeorgiou, Zoe Efstathiou. She collaborates with the dance group Gervasi (Vienna) and the mixed dance group Dagipoli. She has choreographed two duets which have been performed at the Athens Concert Hall. Her solo work “I found you exploding” has been presented at festivals in Greece, Germany, Poland and Hungary.

Based in Amsterdam, Maria Pisiou is a performer, choreographer and researcher. Her artistic research is based on an approach to the body as a living/fluid archive, the use of choreographic instructions and the practices of direct composition. She has presented works at the Stedelijk Museum, BUDA Art Centre (BE), 4bid Gallery (NL), MUDA kunsecundair (BE), CODEdans (BE), Athens Video Dance Festival (GR). She has collaborated with Julyen Hamilton, Marina Abramovic, Helena Byström & Anna Källblad, Fenia Kotsopoulou, daz disley, Iris Woutera, Eleonora Siarava, VestAndPage, Sakis Papadimitriou, Agency of Noise, etc.