Spring Forward, the great celebration of contemporary dance, comes for the first time in Greece, from April 28 to May 1, 2022. On the occasion of its 10-year anniversary edition, the city of Elefsina will become an international center of contemporary dance for four days, hosting 25 performances from 16 countries, with free entrance. More than 100 choreographers and dancers from Europe and Asia will participate in the event, attracting the interest of lovers of contemporary creation.
In this context, the first Startup Forum will be launched: a group of emerging dance presenters will be guided through the festival by four Aerowaves Partners, addressing current programming issues by example. Awards will be offered to three of them to plan presentations of Aerowaves artists when they return home. Aerowaves board member and former director of Dance Umbrella Betsy Gregory will lead the initiative.
Participants: Nicolas Vamvouklis (GR), Eva Posedel (SI), Pétur Armannsson (IS), Chiara Bersani (IT), Tendai Malvine, Makurumbandi (NO), Fatima Ndoye (FR), Guillaume Guilherme (CH), Maria Manoukian (GR), Jenna Jalonen (HU), Thjerza Balaj (DK), Aleksandra Lytvyn (UKR).
Spring Forward is a co-organization of the 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture, in collaboration with the artistic organization DAN.C.CE UNITIVA and the largest European network for contemporary dance, Aerowaves.
More information: https://aerowaves.org/
Access to Elefsina
# 21 km
Via car or motorcycle via Attiki Odos or Athinon Avenue, just a 25-minute drive from the Athens city center.
Via bus (lines 845 and 871 from Piraeus, line 876 from the “Agia Marina” metro station and line 878 from Acharnai).
Via the suburban railway (Magoula Station and then bus line 863).
Via KTEL (intercity public transport bus service -> line Megara – Nea Peramos – Eleusis; starting point at Asomaton Square, Thission).
*Nicolas Vamvouklis is a curatorial SNF ARTWORKS Fellow.