Welcome to a minimalistic choreographic take on Disney’s Cinderella. Alexandros Stavropoulos exonerates the stereotypical animated heroine, by depriving the iconic character of its narration and placing it in the world of Steve Reich’s rhythmic score Music for Pieces of Wood.
A strong ensemble of eight dancers in doll-like attire and crowned with blonde wigs embark on choreographic patterns inspired by the animated film. Extremely watchable, Stavropoulos’ Cinderella’s fires up the experience of listening to music with witty choreography.
Original idea, Choreography and Direction: Alexandros Stavropoulos
Performers: Stefania Sotiropoulou, Maria Kakolyri, Despina Lagoudaki, Iro Konti, Dafni Stathatou, Maria Manoukian, Gavriela Antonopoulou, Eleftheria Iliopoulou
Music: Konstantina Polychronopoulou
Sound Design: Konstantina Polychronopoulou
Set Design: Alexandros Stavropoulos
Lighting Design: Marietta Pavlaki
Costume Designer: Francesco Infante
Photos & video: Katerina Georgoudis
External Eye: Anastasios Koukoutas
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Alexandros Stavropoulos
Alexandros Stavropoulos was born in Patras in 1991 and graduated from the State School of Dance in 2014. He studied at “The Place School of Contemporary Dance” in London, earning his Master’s degree in 2016. He has worked with renowned choreographers such as Russell Maliphant, Jasmin Vardimon, and Koen Augustignen & Rosalba Torres Guerrero.
In 2020, his first work, “Cinderella’s,” was premiered at the ARC for dance festival. “Cinderella’s” was also awarded at Aerowaves Festival 2021 and toured Europe. His second work, “On Wednesdays We Wear Pink,” premiered in 2022 with support from the Onassis Cultural Centre, winning accolades in Hannover. The same year, he received the “Artworks” award in the field of dance and choreography. In 2023 he choreographed “Hippolytus” for the National Theatre of Greece, directed by K. Evangelatos, and, in 2024 he choreographed “Oxygen” for STEGI, directed by G. Koutlis.