Nikos Kalivas was born in 1988, studied Mathematics at the University of Patras and Dance at the professional dance school Aktina. As a dancer, he has worked with choreographers such as Annie Vigier, Frank Apertet, Antigoni Gira, Betty Dramisioti, Xaris Mandafounis, Giannis Antoniou, Patritsia Apergi, Konstantinos Rigos, Leyya Mona Taiwil, Xaris Kousios and more. As a choreographer he created «TripTap», «Psychord», and «RoomsToLet». In 2018 he was selected by Aggeliki Stelatou as an upcoming choreographer and worked at Munich Biennale Platform in collaboration with Onassis Culture Center. In 2019 he co-founded RopisCo and choreographed «Dépaysement» at Onassis Culture Center at the Festival of Young Choreographers. Since 2015 he has been teaching contemporary dance and improvisation at the professional dance school Aktina and other schools.