Room 112

About Demmie

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Personal Studies

In 1986 Dimitra received her International Dance Teachers’ Association (IDTA) Teaching Diploma for Modern Dance in South Africa and four years later she received her Teaching Diploma in the Royal Academy of Dance in United Kingdom. She became a Tutor of the Royal Academy of Dance, United Kingdom in 2001. In 2001 Demmie, had BPhil (Hons) Ballet and Contexual Studies in the University of Durham, United Kingdom. Between 1983 and 1986 she studied to become a teacher and recived a Teachers Teaching Diploma from the Technical College in Pretoria, South Africa.

Choreography

In 2013

“The Arrival” Karlstad Gallery, Sweden
“Mother of Time” Platonos Gardens, Limassol

In 2012

“Holy Earth” Old Vinegar Factory, Limassol
“SUMMERWINTERMUD” Rialto Theatre, Limassol

In 2011

“Tear and a Smile” Dance Waves Festival, Dance Lab Nicosia
“Summer-Winter Mud” No Body Motion and Performing Arts Festival, Dance Gate, Dancehouse Cyprus
“Euripides’s Medea” Design-Movement, Buzz Production Theatre, 15th International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama
“Taku-Tuku” The Yard installation site, specific performance, Limassol
“Phoenix” Kasteliotissa, Nicosia

Between 2010 - 2012

“Kati Kinite” Street Performance, Limassol

In 2010

“Endovoli” dance, Waves Festival, Dance Lab, Nicosia
Aerial choreography, five-year anniversary of “Guaba” beach bar.

In 2009

“Flash mob” choreography, Wine Festival, Municipality of Limassol

In 2005

Participation in the experimental video of contemporary dance. Music composer: Lukas Tsolakian, Athens

In 2004

Organization and choreography of “Animal Eye”: dance video in collaboration with the director, Nick Cornelius and the artist, Julian Venter, Athens

Between 1992-2000

Various choreographies in Greece

In 1997

Choreography for an Art exhibition at Gazi, popular exhibition in Athens
Dance Experience
Abundant experience in ballet and contemporary dance.
“Poulos, one of the most promising contemporary dancers in the country.”
The Star Tonight, Friday 2nd May 1986, South Africa
Participation in the dance company of Sofia Smailou and Rallou Manou in Greece. Tour in Italy and Cyprus
Participation in the NAPAC Dance company in South Africa
Solo dance in the dance company of Silvia Glasser “Moving into Dance”
Work in progress with Douglas Dun in New York

In 2013

“The Arrival” choreographed by Demmie Da Costa, Karlstad Gallery, Sweden
“Mother of Time” choreographed by Demmie Da Costa, Platonos Garden, Limassol

In 2012

“Holy Earth” choreographed by Demmie Da Costa, Old Vinegar Factory, Limassol
“The Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union” Opening Ceremony choreography by Chloe Melidou
“The song of Earth” choreographed by Machi Dimitriadou-Lindahl, Satirico Theatre, Aglantzia
“SUMMERWINTERMUD” choreographed by Demmie Da Costa, Rialto Theater, Limassol

In 2011

“Tear and a Smile” choreographed by Demmie Da Costa, Dance Waves Festival, Dance Lab Nicosia.
“Summer-Winter Mud” choreographed by Demmie Da Costa, No Body Motion and Performing Arts Festival, Dance Gate, Dancehouse Cyprus.
“Remains” choreographed by Milena Ugren-Kula, 8th Summer Dance Festival.
“No Regrets” choreographed by Marina Kyriakidou-Speira Arts, 11th Contemporary Dance Platform, Limassol.
“We play, you used to say” choreographed by Arianna Economou-Echo Arts, 11th Contemporary Dance Platform, Limassol.
“Taku-Tuku” choreographed by Demmie Da Costa, The Yard Limassol.
“Phoenix” choreographed by Demmie Da Costa, Kasteliotissa Nicosia

In 2010

“Kati-Kinite” choreographed by Demmie Da Costa, Street Performance Limassol.
“Not that”-choreographed by Milena Ugren-Kula (Sponsor Program) for the support of dancing creation and research, Cultural Services, Ministry of Education and Culture.
“Copy Paste” – choreographed by Pascal Caron. Step.Speak.Productions (Achim Wieland). No Body Motion and performing Arts Festival, Dance Gate, Dancehouse Cyprus.
“Endovoli”- choreographed by Demmie da Costa and Dimitris Spyrou, Dance Waves Festival, Dance Lab Nicosia.
Ballet Master, directed/choreographed by Machi Dimitriadou-Lindahl for the 50th anniversary of the Republic of Cyprus, Tassos Papadopoulos Liberty Stadium.
Aerial choreography for the five-year anniversary of “Guaba” beach bar.

In 2009

“Prosnisosi”-choreographed by Lia Haraki for the opening of the new airport of Larnaca.
“Who forgot what”-choreographed by Milena Ugren-Kula, 9th Platform of Contemporary Dance, Rialto Theatre.
“Flash mob” choreography, Wine Festival, Municipality of Limassol
“Angel” – choreographed by Machi Dimitriadou-Lindahl, Kastelliotissa Nicosia.
Dance Teaching Experience

Between

2007-12

Dance instructor for professional dancers, Dance House, Limassol

2007-10

Dance instructor for professional dancers, Dance Lab Nicosia

2007-13

Dance instructor for non-professional dancers, Nicosia and Limassol

2007-13

Dance lessons for children of all ages in various dance schools in Limassol

2009-13

Dance instructor (replacement) for the Physical Education Department at the University of Nicosia

In 2009

Dance teaching in the summer school of dance of Limassol (Manager: Lambros Lambrou)

In 2006

Intensive ballet course CEM: Centro Em Movimento, Lisbon Portugal

In 2005

Seminar about Wim Vandekeybus, Dance Company Ultima Vez, Brussels Belgium
European Union Arts Summer School, Beijing China
Dance instructor at the “Ecole Superieur de Dance” in Lisbon, Portugal
Intensive Ballet course, Cyprus
Trained a dancer for competitions in Crete and Athens: First prize in the Pan-Hellenic Dance Competition.
Seminar for dance instructors, Athens

Between 2000-05

Head of the National Ballet School, Greece (Teacher of classical Ballet and Ballet Theory)

In 2003

Summer dance school, Nicosia Cyprus
Winter dance school, Limassol Cyprus

In 2001

Summer Dance School, Fondu Italy
Judge at the Borsa di Studi Sara Acquarone, Italy
Judge at the Biennale choreographic competition, Athens Greece.
Trained three dancers for the international Ballet Competition in Helsinki and the International Choreography Competition in Helsinki.

In 1998

Summer School, Athens Greece.
Extensive experience in classical ballet teaching, successfully prepared students for examinations in the Royal Academy of Dance in the United Kingdom and for high level ballet examinations in South Africa and Europe.