A Brief study of the body as a metaphor: At war between or in unity with. It either concurs the battle, survives trauma or surrenders. Following a journey of both visual and physical landscapes, the group exposes tension through these themes, and experiences the layers of their intimate worlds through their bodies,… they dance in order to speak a language unspoken…one that is always there but broken.
Nominated for 'Best Choreography' and 'Best Ensemble' in the 2015 Hong Kong Dance Alliance Awards
International Dance Companies (Remounted),
BODHI Project (AT),
Tasdance (AUS),
International Tours -,
Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong,
M1Dance Festival Singapore,
BNU Dance Festival Beijing China,
New Faces New Dances Festival Austria,
Republic Salzburg Austria,
Spanski Borci Dance Festival Ljubljana Slovenia,
Deltebre Dance Festival Spain,
Sziget Festival, Budapest Hungary,
Battery Dance Festival New York United States,
Moonah Arts Centre, Hobart Australia,
Princess Theatre Launceston Australia,
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ABOUT
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Co-artistic directors Christine Gouzelis & Paul Blackman established the Athens (Greece) based company JUKSTA (aka) Jukstapoz in early 2010.
The choreographic duo creates multilayered atmospheres and other-worldly mise en scenè, to make work that balances both chaos and harmony upon a body of symbolist, fable-like beauty. The constant aesthetic inquiry into sensory experiences, both intimate and shared, results from deconstructing narratives and juxtaposition of associated ideas, characters and concepts placed side by side compared and contrasted.
As the recipient of multiple international commissions, the co-directors have choreographed and collaborated at various, theatres, institutions, festivals and companies worldwide, among others -
Götenburgs Operans Danskompani, Teatro Alla Scala, Sadlers Wells, Salzburg Festspiele, Wiener Staatsoper, Onassis Cultural Centre Athens, Athens Epidaurus Festival, Tasdance Australia, Kalamata International Dance Festival.
The team's continued vision is engagement with a highly versatile range of platforms from contemporary dance, ballet, opera, theatre, music, fashion, film and involvement with educational and pedagogical training.
Jukstapoz continuously strives to establish lasting foundations that uphold its vision and commitment to collaborative practices. Mutually respectful, trust-based engagements continue to be invaluable for every creative outcome the company engages with.
Photo@JonathanHung
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Co-artistic directors Christine Gouzelis & Paul Blackman established the Athens (Greece) based company JUKSTA (aka) Jukstapoz in early 2010.
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PLATFORMS
- Götenburgs Operans Danskompani .
Teatro Alla Scala .
Salzburg Festspiele .
NeedCompany .
Venice Biennale .
Wiener Staatsoper.
Sadlers Wells .
Onassis Cultural Centre Athens .
NTM - National Theater Mannheim .
Athens Epidaurus Festival .
Kalamata International Dance Festival .
Theater in der Jozefstadt.
Arc for Dance .
Theater Kiel .
TicTac Art Centre .
Creative Producer Indiindi .
Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater .
Tasdance Australia .
Greek Ministry of Culture .
New York Battery Dance Festival .
Salzburg Landestheater .
53rd Dimitria Festival Thessaloniki .
Klangforum .
The New Dance Festival Beijing .
Sziget Festival .
Jasmin Vardimon (JV2) .
Linz Tanzhafenfestival .
AN-TRE Program.
Beijing Academy of Dance .
Gate8 Workshops .
Spider Festival .
Too Far East.
B12 .
Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance .
Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts .
National School of Dance Greece .
West Australian Academy of Performing Arts .
Iceland University of the Arts .
Fontys Dance Academy .
Dot504 Company Prague .
Beijing BNU Dance Festival .
The Place London .
Festival Deltebre Dansa .
Singapore M1Dance Festival .
IMEROS Organisation Cultural Development .
Ravnedans Festival .
Dan.c.ce Cultural Centre .
Greenwich Dance .
203Y Dance Theatre China .
Dance New Amsterdam .
Strut Dance Australia .
LaborGras Studio Berlin .
Jette Studio Brussels .
Spanski Borci Dance Festival .
Disney Hong Kong .
- Götenburgs Operans Danskompani .
FRAGILE MATTER
- Direction, Choreography, Concept
- Christine Gouzelis & Paul Blackman
- Costume Designer
- Suwa Wong
- Sound Designer
- Benson Li
- Lighting Designer
- Luca Sirviö
- Set Designer
- Dimitiris Nasiakos, Christine Gouzelis
- LYRIC THEATER HONG KONG 2014
- Direction, Choreography, Concept
- Christine Gouzelis & Paul Blackman
- Costume Designer
- Suwa Wong
- Sound Designer
- Benson Li
- Lighting Designer
- Luca Sirviö
- Set Designer
- Dimitiris Nasiakos, Christine Gouzelis
- LYRIC THEATER HONG KONG 2014
