Ioanna Paraskevopoulou

Photo: Julian Mommert

Ioanna Paraskevopoulou is a dancer and choreographer based in Athens. She graduated from the Greek National School of Dance and is currently studying at the Department of Audiovisual Arts, Ionian University, Greece. Her artistic practice focuses on the relationship between audiovisual media and movement. She has collaborated, among others, with Iris Karayan, Christos Papadopoulos, Dimitris Papaioannou, Alexandra Waierstall, Katerina S. Andreou, Lenio Kaklea, Sofia Mavragani, Tzeni Argyriou, Patricia Apergi, Andonis Foniadakis, Brendan Fernandes, Harry Koushos, “Ki omOs kineitai,” and Maria Koliopoulou. She has been awarded the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Artist Fellowship ARTWORKS (2019). She created her choreographic video project “All She Likes Is Popping Bubble Wrap” as part of the Onassis New Choreographers Festival 8, which was later awarded the Best Sound Design Award at the FIVideodanza Festival and the Best Video Art Award at the Maracay International Film & Video Festival (MIFVIF). She co-created the video dance piece “Battle of Fishes” in the context of the Miniatures for Revolution—GNO program. “Battle of Fishes” won the Best Cinematography Award in the context of the InShadow—Lisbon Screendance Festival. She presented “MOS” at the Onassis New Choreographers Festival 9. Also, she presented the 10-minute piece “Coconut Effect” at the Danse Élargie competition, in which she won the Young Jury Award. “MOS” was selected by Aerowaves Twenty23 and continues to tour across international festivals.