MEET OUR TEAM
Board of directors
Chloe Melidou
Chloe Melidou was born in Limassol. Studied dance at Laban Center for Movement and Dance, BA(Hons) in Dance Performance- Choreography (1996), and at University Paris 8 Saint Denis: Choreography Studies, (2007), Theater Studies (2007) and MA in Theater Studies (2009). She is one of the founders of "Chorotheatro Omada Pende" (1999), one of the five founders of Dance House Lemesos, as well as of the New Movement of Dance Companies,Dancers and Choreographers of Cyprus. She has presented her work in Paris, London and Athens. She has collaborated with professional and amateur theater groups in Cyprus and worked with a number of directors such as: THOK, ETHAL, Anoikto Theatro, Diomedis Nikita, Andreas Vassiliou, Andreas Iakovou, Alexia Papalazarou, Nikos Armaos, Vassos Argiridis, Minas Tigili, Lori Loizidis, Marina Vrondi, Achilleas Grammatikopoulos, Magdalena Zira, Angelos Ageli, Adonis Floridis, Yolanda Christodoulou. She is teaching contemporary dance techniques, ballet, improvisation, theatrical games, and introduction to choreology. From 2016 to 2020 she taught Dance and Stage Wrestling in the Acting Department of Intercollege.
Κonstantina Skalionta
Κonstantina Skalionta is a dance artist based in Lemesos. Her choreographic practice and research explores the notion of body as landscape and visa versa, as well as the different narratives that emerge between materials and bodies. Her work has been presented as independent productions or as part of platforms, festivals or exhibitions in Cyprus, the UK and Italy. She participated in the residency program Moving the New in 2020 and 2023. She participated in Open House Festival 2020 with her work titled Once There Was A Forest and presented in 2023 her research for the work We were promised a castle .
Belinda Papavasiliou
Belinda Papavasiliou (born 1992) is an artist and movement practitioner based in Cyprus. She creates performance works, installations, experimental dance films, curates sensory walks and facilitates open practice and movement workshops. Belinda works also as a performer, choreographer and movement director collaborating with various artists, cultural collectives and organisations in Cyprus and beyond. Some of her works were presented at Thkio Ppalies, EDN Atelier Becoming well Again at Dance House Nicosia, Sessions x Spel State Gallery, Prague Quadrennial, Rialto theatre, Open House Festival, Majestic State Gallery, Xarkis Festival, Cyprus Choreography Showcase, ONCA Gallery, 4bid gallery OT301 Amsterdam Cultural Center and others. “We are an event” has been developed within the framework of Moving the New, 2021 - Artistic development programme at Dance House Limassol. Within her research framework titled Vibrant Matter, Belinda explored how objects and materials can inform choreographic situations. Belinda's practice is based on playing and experimenting with objects as collaborators that direct, shape and influence the choreography. Questioning the place of the body amongst things, the work 'we are an event' is a reaction to issues of domesticity, femininity, representation and commodification and a reclaiming of absurdity and joy.
Evie Demetriou
Evie Demetriou is a Cyprus-based dance artist, choreographer and performer with a vibrant international presence. As a founding member of Dance House Lemesos, Evie perceives her role in the board as one of understanding the needs and desires of the dance community. Collaborating with the team of Dance House Lemesos and fellow board members, she contributes to envisioning innovative ideas and programs that support artists and enhance the vibrancy of contemporary dance in Cyprus and beyond. Her own artistic work reflects on topics related to social justice and politics of care exploring issues to do with womanhood, patriarchy, identity and sexuality. She follows a multidisciplinary approach of dance, theatre, performance art and film. Her performances and short films have toured widely across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the US. Evie’s educational background includes studies at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London and with a scholarship at the Limon Institute in New York. She holds an MA in Choreography from Codarts University of the Arts and Fontys University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. She has actively participated in several European Programmes such as the E-motional European Programme and the Act Your Age EU Program.
Our Team
Marina Kakoulli
Artistic Director
Marina Kakoulli (Limassol, 1993) holds a Master’s Degree in Cultural Management (Panteion University of Athens), a Bachelor’s Degree and an Integrated Master’s Degree in Theatre Studies with specializations in Acting and Directing (School of Fine Arts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki). Since 2016 she has been working in the field of performing arts with a special focus on theatre, contemporary dance and performance. She has worked with independent artistic groups as a director, dramaturg, workshop facilitator and with institutions in production, administration, curatorial and program management positions.In October 2023 she was appointed as General / Artistic Director of Dance House Lemesos. Her main areas of interest include the interaction between art and sociopolitical reality, the conditions of experiencing and consuming of cultural goods and the development of policies and programs that are related to the sustainability of contemporary artistic production.
Eleana Charalambous
Project Manager
Eleana Charalambous (born 1997) is a choreographer and performer based in Nicosia. She holds a postgraduate diploma (University of Chichester) and a Bachelor’s degree in contemporary dance and performance (The Scottish School of Contemporary dance). Her works have been presented at the Summer Dance Festival of Nea Kinisi, the festival Faneromeni of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, the Juxtapose Dance Festival and the Egomio Cultural Center. In 2023 she begun her second master’s degree in Cultural Policy and Development (Open University of Cyprus) and from February 2024 she was appointed as a project manager at Dance House Lemesos.