ΑΜΑLIA KOSMA
Dance
Amalia Kosma (b. 1985, Athens) studied dance at the Higher Professional Dance School of Anna Petrova (Athens), at Folkwang University of the Arts (Essen, Germany) and at the National School of Dance in Athens (graduating with honours). In addition, she holds a BA in Sociology from Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences. As a dancer/performer, she has worked with artists Euripides Laskarides, Christos Papadopoulos, Dimitris Papaioannou, Iris Karayan, Tzeni Argyriou, Sofia Spyratou, Thomas Moschopoulos, Thanos Papakonstantinou and others. She has performed in several international festivals, including: Julidans Festival (the Netherlands), Lyon Dance Biennale (France), Dublin Dance Festival (Ireland), Romaeuropa Festival (Italy), Aerowaves Spring Forward Festival, Kalamata International Dance Festival, and Athens and Epidaurus Festival. She has worked as a movement director for theatrical performances at the National Theatre of Greece, the Greek National Opera and the Athens Concert Hall. She performed and was also part of the choreographic team for the opening ceremony of the European Games Baku 2015 in Azerbaijan under the artistic direction of Dimitris Papaioannou. Between 2011 and 2019, she was a member of the teaching faculty of the National School of Dance in Athens. She has been awarded the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Artist Fellowship by ARTWORKS (2022).