Three Times Three #4

Under the curation of composer and researcher Spyros Polychronopoulos (Spyweirdos), the monthly performances 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 will be 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 fourth and final meeting of the season features:

Yannis Kotsonis – electronics

Yannis Papadopoulos – piano

Yiorgos Palamiotis – bass

Maria Manoukian – dance

Lambrini Golia – dance

Eva Koutsoupaki – dance

Yannis Kotsonis is a musician, sound artist and improviser. He has composed electronic music for theatre, cinema, video dance films and multimedia installations. Since 2005 until today he has presented his work as a solo artist under the name “Sister Overdrive” and under his real name in different contexts (KET, St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Onassis Stegi, Boiler, 6 D.O.G.S, Beton 7, Booze, Les Yper Yper) and in international festivals (Athens Video Art Festival, Melter, Phormix Aftermath, Electric Nights). He has seven personal releases to his credit. Since 2006, he has been collaborating steadily with Danae Stefanou in the artistic-research group acte vide.

Yannis Papadopoulos has given numerous concerts in Greece with renowned artists of the Greek scene (Takis Paterelis, Demos Dimitriadis, Giorgos Fakanas, Vassilis Rakopoulos, Alexandros Ktistakis, etc. etc.) and of the international jazz scene (Franco Ambrosetti, J.D. Walter, Manfred Schoof, New York Gypsy All-Stars, Jean-Loup Lognon, Tivon Pennicott, etc.). His debut album, “Mirrorself”, was released in 2021 by Puzzlemusik. He is a founding member of the Next Step Quintet with whom he has recorded three albums. He has performed at the Athens and Epidaurus Festival, the Athens & Thessaloniki Concert Hall, the European Jazz Festival in Technopolis, the Greek Jazz Panorama at the Athens Cultural Centre, the Tinos, Syros and Zakynthos Jazz Festivals.

Yiorgos Palamiotis plays electric bass. In addition to his studies at Berklee College of Music, he has immersed himself in the musical traditions of West Africa and Indonesia. The Greek tradition of his childhood listening has shaped his personal technique and sound.

Maria Manoukian graduated from the Athens State School of Orchestral Art and continued her studies in Israel. As a dancer, she has worked with Slomi Bitton, Noa Zuk, Anat Grigorio, Martin Harriague, Jasmin Vardimon, Russell Maliphant, Fotis Nikolaou, Christina Gougeli and Paul Blackman, as well as with various companies (Hellenic Dance Company, Anton Lachky Company and Free Fall Dance Company). In 2021, she created “Dance Laboratory-Rhodes-DLR”, the first Dance Festival in Rhodes and the Dodecanese. As a dance teacher, she has developed her personal teaching method, “Inner Globe”, which she teaches all over the world, collaborating with schools, festivals and universities.

Lambrini Golia is a dancer, performer, dance teacher and choreographer. A graduate of the State School of Orchestral Art, she is systematically involved in music, visual arts and theatre. As a dancer, she has collaborated with dance companies in Greece and abroad (Hellenic Dance Company, Krama Dance Company, Lidia Lithos DanceTheatre, Aerites Dance Company, Asomates Dynameis Dance Company, Siamese-Cie, Dancetheater OKTANA). As an improviser, she has collaborated with the founder of the “Flying Low” technique, David Zambrano and Narendra Patil. As a dance teacher, she has taught ballet, contemporary, partnering and Graham. Her recent studies in music (modern singing) have led her to develop a personal teaching method, “Body Instrument”.

Eva Koutsoupaki, a graduate of the Higher Professional School of Dance Aktina and Vakalo-Art and Design, has worked professionally as a dancer, dance teacher, kinesiologist and stuntwoman. She has collaborated for years on the production side with national arts festivals such as ARC for Dance Festival. As a dancer, she has collaborated with Toula Limnaios, Konstantina Efthymiadou, Pavlina Andriopoulou, Olivia Thanasoula (d.OT company), Archlabyrinth, Anthi Drillia, Eleni Vassilonikolou and has participated in productions of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, in installations at the Benaki Museum etc. She has attended seminars with Jone San Martin, David Zambrano, Ty Boomershine, Judith Sanchez Ruiz, Rootless Root, Toula Limnaios, Christos Papadopoulos, Chrysanthi Badeka etc. In addition to dance, she is involved in various fields of movement, such as sports, ground acrobatics and martial arts. Since February 2023, she is a founding member of the collaborative dance group “ΠlaneT Haπi”.