DAPHNE DRAKOPOULOU

Dance

DAPHNE DRAKOPOULOU

Daphne is a dancer based in Athens. She was born and raised in Heraklion, Crete. She graduated with distinction from the Greek National School of Dance (2017) and the Department of Communication and Media Studies of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2018). In 2019 she was admitted to the Drama School of the Athens Conservatoire, where she is currently pursuing her studies in theatre. As a member of the Hellenic Dance Company (2015-2017), she performed in pieces and repertoires by Martha Graham, Markela Manoliadi and Andonis Foniadakis. She has collaborated, among others, with Persa Stamatopoulou, Millicent Hodson & Kenneth Archer, Jacqueline Fischer, Christos Papadopoulos, Patricia Apergi, Xenia Koghilaki, Nefeli Gioti and Nadi Gogoulou. In 2019 she participated in the educational program entitled Return Trip (jointly organised by the Athens and Epidaurus Festival 2019 and the Italian Fondazione Nationale della Danza/Aterballetto). in Reggio Emilia, Italy, after securing a scholarship from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. . She has also been awarded the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Artist Fellowship by ARTWORKS (2021). She has participated in many dance workshops and seminars both in Greece and abroad.

I and I, 2019

I and I, 2019

Sundays, 2018

Sundays, 2018

The Cut, 2016

The Cut, 2016

Conus Magus, 2018

Conus Magus, 2018