Stella Dimitrakopoulou

is a dance and performance artist. She holds a PhD from Trinity Laban (London). In her practice-based doctoral research «(Ιl)legitimate Performances: Copying, Authorship and the Canon» (2016), she unpicked notions central to the evaluation of choreographic works and practices. In 2009 she graduated with distinction from the MA program Dance Theatre «The body in performance» (Laban). In her master thesis she unpicked the relationship between performance and everyday life, working with actions such as cooking, dining and sleeping, as a means of investigating the intermingling of public and private spaces. In her latest works, she looks into dance as transformation of energy and as a process of exchange of qualities between human and other (im)material bodies. Experimenting with vocal and movement improvisation, she creates rituals that take the form of live performances, videos and installations. Since 2014, she co-runs the project ‘Philosophy on our feet’ and has organized the 2nd International Symposium Performance Philosophy School of Athens (EMST, 2017). At the same time, she participates in research projects that combine art with technology. She teaches at the University of Peloponnese and also works as performer, dramaturg and production manager. She has worked with Tino Sehgal, Dora Garcia, Les Gens d’Uterpan, William Hunt, Lea Anderson, Synthesis 748, A priori dance co and others