Michalis Theophanous

Michalis Theophanous is a movement artist. A graduate of the Greek National School of Dance (KSOT), he also holds an MRes in Choreography & Performance from the University of Roehampton, London. In his continued efforts to approach the very core of performance, he develops his work by means of different artistic disciplines and genres that revolve around performance and the visual arts. He has a longstanding collaboration with the Greek theater director and choreographer Dimitris Papaioannou, appearing in “Inside” (2011), “Primal Matter” (2013, a duet with Papaioannou), “Still Life” (2014), and “Transverse Orientation” (2020).

In recent years, he has also collaborated closely with the American theater director Robert Wilson, starring with Lucinda Childs in his “Adam’s Passion” (2015, music by Arvo Pärt) and playing the title role in his production of “Oedipus Rex” (2018). As a performer, he has worked with numerous choreographers, companies, and organizations, including the Hellenic Dance Company (GR), Carte Blanche (NO), Konstantinos Rigos (GR), the National Theatre of Greece, the Theatre Organisation of Cyprus (THOC), the Greek National Opera (GNO Ballet), and many more. He has presented his work at London’s Dance Umbrella, the Festival of Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, Onassis Stegi in Athens, the Architecture Biennale in Venice, the Napoli Teatro Festival, and elsewhere.