
«To everything there is a season […]» a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance!
From July 18-25, the city of Kalamata will be crowned dancing queen for the 19th successive year, gathering the elite of contemporary dance at its renowned International Dance Festival that supports and promotes the art of dance via research, education, and artistic activities, according to the GreekNewsAgenda.
The performance will coincide with the opening ceremony of Kalamata’s Dance Megaron, a 675- seat central stage, equipped with the latest audiovisual technology that aspires to become a true dance temple!Wim Vandekeybus’ exciting dramaturgy on the breathtaking music of De Mey and Vermeersch promises to remind us What the Body Does Not Remember, an explosive performance that will take your breath away!
An unedited, six-hour video documentation of Dimitris Papaioannou’s INSIDE final night will be projected in high-definition onto a large screen installed inside the Castle Amphitheatre on July 25, letting the audience in on a large-scale, on-stage experiment and Angeliki Stellatou’s Little lives, or the body I live in will illustrate in motion people’s relationship with time, loss, anxiety and hope.
In addition, a wide range of parallel events like Dance research workshops, publications and video dance productions will acquaint dance enthusiasts with all trends of modern dance in a unique feast of creativity!! Still hesitating? Perhaps, Nietzsche can convince you that «We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once.»

