Address

Iroon Polytechniou 84 84100 Hermoupolis, Syros Greece

City

Hermoupolis, Syros

Mobile Phone

+30 6944-771449

Mission and Objectives

The mission of Akropoditi is to promote dance and performing arts on a local and international level; to make the capital of the Cyclades a place of meeting and cultural exchange between established and new creators from the field of dance and performing arts, from Greece and abroad; to foster the inclusion of vulnarable groups through alternative forms of physical exercise and rehabilitation, to advance research processes in the field of movement and expression. The objectives are to create and maintain through the Akropoditi DAPA Centre Studio the appropriate environment for familiarisation and contact with classical dance and aspects of contemporary dance, and advance the research process in the field of movement and expression; to host alternative forms of physical exercise and rehabilitation. The main objectives of the Akropoditi DAPA Workshop Centre are the cultural development and promotion of the island, hosting and organising artistic and educational programs, performances and offering artistic residencies to creators from around the world. The space is open to partnerships with local organisations, residents, and artists of Syros, as well as national and international stakeholders, inviting people of all ages to participate in its activities. to offer housing to any form of art, expression, and creation that support the cultivation of spirit and body, free creation, individual and group initiative through any action that contributes to the fulfilment and the development of perceptual and expressive possibilities. to organise the International Dance and Performing Arts Festival “Akropoditi DanceFest” with international participations of performing artists to contribute to the empowerment of socially vulnerable groups by offering free activities (Workshops and Performances) every year in order to widen accessibility and include people with limited financial means; to support their integration into the community, to express themselves and improve their motor skills.