Toula Limnaios – Contemporary Dance and Composition

The body as a mediating element, the connection between the earth and the sky –
A bodywork based on Release and Alexander technique, as well as a contemporary
language of movement and a floorwork method that has been developed over
years, with a focus on relaxation and coordination between breathing and dynamics
of movement.

The impulse to move comes from the center, the source from which all
energies flow. Through the conscious use of muscular relaxation, the body can raise without exertion, it can release and flow inner energies in order to create an „economics” of the body that strengthens the performers expression, brings the quality/dynamics of their movements into focus and aggravates their inner musicality.

There are no “recipes” for choreographing. Even though a personal signature is
being developed over time, each piece remains a new challenge. Approaching
various subjects from different angles results in the search for an „original“
movement language in correspondence to the subject, in the search for adequate
compositional means needed to develop an inner logic of composition, the
dramaturgically important inner „threads“, as well as, to convey own ideas and
visions, to give „worlds“ to others, and to communicate selves nonverbally.

The focus is on contemporary dance, dance as an expression, as non-verbal
communication and reflection of our era, our here and now…