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The Greek National Opera's Professional Dance School presents the performance etamorphosis, under the guidance of its Head of Studies, Yorghos Matskaris, on Saturday, the 13th, and Sunday, the 14th of June 2026, at 20.00, in the Stavros Niarchos Hall at the SNFCC. After completing another year of studies, students will be tested on four choreographies by Elizaveta Basova / Fotis Diamantopoulos, Cyril Baldy, Jes?s Rubio Gamo, and Danai-Aikaterini Mitsiani, a student at the school.
The modular performance Metamorphosis will open with the neoclassical choreography Hommage, a new piece created by the GNO Professional Dance School's instructors, Elizaveta Basova and Fotis Diamantopoulos, with music by Antonio Vivaldi. This choreography draws inspiration from the renowned choreographer George Balanchine and is dedicated to his unique and lasting artistic influence on dance.
The internationally distinguished French dancer and choreographer Cyril Baldy revisits his choreography With Love and All That, which was first performed at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris. Starting from classical ballet, With Love and All That - ACT II explores the essence of dance by methodically and thoughtfully shaping new choreographic landscapes. Originally conceived as a three-act work, it focuses on dynamic group formations in which structure, momentum, and shifting spatial patterns drive the choreography. The piece aims to reconnect with the raw, expressive power of movement, offering a contemporary approach to ballet's timeless beauty.
The internationally acclaimed Spanish choreographer Jes?s Rubio Gamo presents a revival of an excerpt from his choreography, Gran Bolero. Awarded the Prize for Best Dance Show in 2020 by the Spanish performing arts awards, Premios MAX, Gran Bolero is an intense piece, a hymn to hope and to dance itself. Lightness fights with gravity on the very thin line between pleasure and exhaustion. Gran Bolero is a dance to celebrate the time and space we share.
Alongside the works by renowned choreographers, Danai-Aikaterini Mitsiani, a student at the GNO Professional Dance School, will make her choreographic debut with a new piece titled Between States. This work commissioned from Danai-Aikaterini Mitsiani aligns with the School's educational policy, which aims to develop a new generation of choreographers in Greece.
