Michalis Theophanous

Michalis Theophanous has graduated from the Hellenic National School of Dance (KSOT) and holds a MRes in Choreography and Performance from the University of Roehampton, London.

In 2017, he made his first choreographic steps and has already presented a number of productions: “The Rabbit Hole”, in collaboration with Georgia Tegou, for which they received an award by the Arts Council UK (2018); “TIRESIAS” (2018); “Sans Word” (2019), etc. Apart from his works as a dancer/choreographer, he also works as a movement director in various theatrical performances. He has been a rehearsal coordinator and assistant choreographer with Compagnie Linga in Switzerland for years. In the past, he has worked with Konstantinos Rigos, the Carte Blanche (Norway), the National Theater, the Hellenic Dance Company, the Theater Organization of Cyprus (THOC), etc.

Moreover, he has a longstanding collaboration with Dimitris Papaioannou, since 2011, and has participated in his works “Inside”, “Primal Matter” and “Still Life”. In 2015, he starred with Lucinda Childs in “Adam’s Passion”, directed by Robert Wilson, with music composed by Arvo Pärt. In 2018, he played the leading role in the production “Oedipus Rex”, again directed by Robert Wilson.