32nd Kalamata International Dance Festival-ONE BODY/National School of Dance

An evening dedicated to the body as a vessel of memory, imagination and transformation.

The third-year students of the National School of Dance present excerpts from two landmark works of the international contemporary dance repertoire, engaging with memory, collectivity and the enduring power of human presence.

The evening opens in a world where the body flows, carrying memory and being tested as it alternates between serenity and turmoil. Memory and the instinct for survival permeate the body, revealing the profound fragility of the human condition. Through excerpts from Burning Water by Andonis Foniadakis, the power, fluidity and unpredictability of water are transformed into movement.

The second part shifts into an intensely physical and ritualistic landscape, where rhythm, instinct and the strength of the collective become an immersive stage experience. Through excerpts from Sonoma by Marcos Morau and La Veronal, the body becomes a vessel for memory, sound and collective energy.

Two distinct worlds.

One body.