The 3D project-History
Cologne -10/2018
In October 2018, at the 3rd Youth Forum in Cologne, Germany, started the cooperation within the framework of the Greek-German exchanges that laid to the formation of the Dare Dance Digitalize The 3d project- an interdisciplinary art project for young men and women that combines contemporary dance, Nonviolent Communication (by Psychologist Dr. Marshall Rosenberg) and Digital Technology. The inspirer of the project is Antonis Bertos psychologist & performer.
The experiential workshop at the 3rd Youth Forum lasted 1,5 hour with participants from Greek and German organizations. Through experiential exercises of dance, breathing and psychology, the participants explored their relationship with their body, the need to express their emotions and their concerns through physical expression.
In the workshop it was realized how interdisciplinarity (dance / dance pedagogy, psychology and digital technology) can be the beginning for greater inclusion of young people but also to improve their relationships. Such a program could be included in the Greek-German exchanges and in the newly established Hellenic-German Youth Foundation, as dance, psychology and digital technology are important tools for direct communication between young people in both countries.
Leipzig-05/2019
In May 2019, Antonis Bertos accompanied a group of 5 young people from Connect your city to Barcamp in Leipzig, where he had the opportunity to present the Dare Dance Digitalize -The 3D project, this time with the participation of young people from Greece and Germany. The young people came from different places (two contemporary dance students, a film student, a psychology student and an occupational therapy student) and were able to gain very important experiences from the above trip, both from the presentation of their own project and from attending other meetings at the Barcamp.
At the Leipzig Barcamp , the young participants participated in a 15-minute dance performance by the two young dancers (Maria Giannoula, Sofia Martiou) followed by the young psychologist (Grigoris Georgakopoulos) and the young occupational therapist (Michalis Sarikos). Antonis Bertos invited the audience to go on stage treating the two dancers as living museum exhibits. Anyone who wanted ,could stand near or far from the two dancers, dance with them or use digital technology (under the guidance of film student Elisabeth Alexopoulou) and write down the title of the show, which appeared automatically in video projection.
The aim was to create a performance and an interdisciplinary experiential workshop that will include both Greek and German youth and make them feel safe and express themselves in many ways. The peculiarities of a project, which is both interdisciplinary and at the same time intercultural, proved to be particularly interesting. They made us focus on what participants from the two different cultures would like to see, what makes sense for both groups.
European Music Day-Athens 06/2019
"DARE DANCE DIGITALIZE The 3D project" continued with the live performance at the European Music Day in June 2019 in Athens (Varnava Square). The innovation of the performance was the fact that Sania Strimpakou-professional dancer and Irini Kourouvani professional athlete and dancer co-created and danced with 2 new professional dancers (Sofia Martiou, Maria Giannoula), Nikos Karapanagos (performer) and 5 members of your City Youth Center under the exciting trippy sounds of Konstantinos Angelopoulos and his band.
Idea-project design-direction: Antonis Bertos
Choreography-Performance: Sania Strimpakou, Irini Kourouvani, Sofia Martiou, Maria Giannoula, Nikos Karapanagos
Live music: Konstantinos Angelopoulos.
With him Orpheus Sierras (drums) Giannis Papadopoulos (guitar) George Tziliris (bass) & Nikos Karakostas (keyboards)
Members of Connect your city that danced: Giannis Rallis, Peggy Skiathitis, Yaman Junaid, Maria Augustinou, Maddalena Maroni.
Creating the digital platform & application: Giannis Rallis
Camera & video editing of the trailer: George Fasoulopoulos
Video editing: Elisavet Alexopoulou
Neapoli Lakonias-08/2020
Dare Dance Digitalize The 3D project organized an 8-day seminar in Neapoli, Laconia on 21-28 / 8/2020. The seminar provided the free accommodation of the participants who travelled from Athens. The workshops took place in the dance hall of the cultural association of Neapoli.
The team and the seminar honored with their participation 11 participants, among whom was Eugenia Saridi, former member of the national women's ensembleOn 25 & 26/8 the workshop was transferred to 2 beaches of Neapoli, where drone were used to create videodance. On August 28, the seminar closed with a farewell event in the courtyard of the cultural association.
Organization: Artemis Manakou & Antonis Bertos
Teaching at the seminar: Antonis Bertos & Artemis Manakou
Photos: Vangelis Papaevangeliou
Drone Operation: Danilo Marquez
Camera for the rest of the Videodance shots: Artemis Manakou, Antonis Bertos
Participants in the seminar that danced for the videodance: Eugenia Saridi, Akrivi Spyropoulou, Artemis Papageorgiou, Penelope Markou, Mayrilina Vamvakouri, Ioanna Michopoulou, Lia Boura, Betty Angelopoulou
Drop-in participations: Maria Zervou, Nefeli Kastania, Anna Papouli, Emilia Drakaki
Annual Seminar 2020-2021 (Athens)
Dare Dance Digitalize organized an annual seminar from 6/10/2020 to 6/6/2021. The annual seminar was attended by 12 participants. Three of the participants created their own videodance which was screened at Fabrica Athens.
Everyday a liitle bit closer- Andriani Vlastari
We all explore our relationships with people and our relationship with space and time. We create fluid systems that pulsate and change affecting every moment of our life. If a table is added in our space, a union will emerge. Emotions and thoughts will be reflected on the table. Will this relationship work out? Will a conflict arise? Or the sense of giving? Are relationships of the past, capable of being projected around the table? All these negotiations are the ones that lead us everyday a little bit closer to ourselves.
Concept: Andriani Vlastari
Direction: Antonis Bertos & Artemis Manakou
Choreography: Artemis Manakou & Andriani Vlastari
Cinematography/Editing: Vangelis Papaevangeliou
Music: Lemonostifel (with the kind courtesy of their song’s rights)
Artemis Papageorgiou //////////IN BETWEEN\\\\\\\\\\\\
What exists between two neighboring countries? A sea of expectations, obstacles, goals, passages, paths and a literal sea that turns them into communicating vessels. The performer’s personal journey over the last four years between Greece and Italy anchors in the former New Philadelphia Zoo.
How does the sea of a personal journey relate to the condition of a ruined fantasy and the echo of the imprisonment of animals in cages? The urban space of the park brings its own performance and its own flow, through the movement of the body that enters, through the journey’s transport, so as to remain there, in between.
Concept: Artemis Papageorgiou
Direction: Antonis Bertos & Artemis Manakou
Choreography: Artemis manakoy & Artemis Papageorgiou
Cinematography-Editing: Vangelis Papaevangeliou
Lia Boura - e * motion, anatomy of the movement and emotion
Motion intelligence: a look at the evolutionary journey. How can a delicate flower do, so as not to get burned near the crater of a volcano? How much freedom has a mobile device with movable joints as each stage of the movement changes the information about the position of the movable limb in space?
How does an organism that is born, lives and dies at the same place, move?
How clever is the amphibian left to the randomness of the sea-waves so as to be fed, instead of chasing?
Each move has the character of a complex operating system and the elements that take part in its performance vary, as it is possible that the same result can be achieved through completely different ways.
When you feel overwhelmed by emotions and thoughts, you have to move to be liberated and dominated, to give birth to the form of your experience and provide the meaning you wantQ Dare and Dance! …..and Digitalize
Concept: Lia Boura
Direction: Antonis Bertos & Artemis Manakou
Choreography: Artemis Manakou & Lia Boura
Cinematography-Editing: Vangelis Papaevangeliou
Music: Strange Effect-Unloved
Neapolis Laconias- 3 days workshop
August-September 2021
Dare Dance Digitalize organized for the 2nd year, in Neapolis Laconia the summer seminar that started from 30/08 until 02/09/2021. The seminar provided free accommodation for the participants coming from Athens. The workshops took place in a beautiful hall suitable for dancing in the Municipality of Lachi.On the 2/9, the workshop was implemented at the beach of Neapolis, where the shooting of the videodance with a steady camera and a drone.
Organization: Artemis Manakou & Antonis Bertos
Teaching at the seminar: Antonis Bertos & Artemis Manakou
Photos: Nikos Mpillinis
Steady Camera & Drone Operation: Nikos Mpillinis
Editing: Vangelis Papaevangeliou
Participants in the seminar that danced for the videodance: Eugenia Saridi, Akrivi Spyropoulou, Giorgos Mpouteris, Chronis Alexandrakis, Ioanna Ismirnioglou, Giannis Milogiannis
