Fora etc.

National Network
اليونان
Address

2, Praxitelous str
Melissia 15127

Athens
اليونان

Telephone
0030 210 8104587
Telephone (other)
0030 6932728829
E-Mail
manolis@andriotakis.gr
E-Mail (2)
medie@andriotakis.gr
E-Mail (3)
foraetc@yahoo.gr
Mobile Phone
0030 6947 202038
Mobile Phone (other)
0030 6932 728829
Organisation Type
Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation
Year of Establishment
2008
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
General Information
Fora etc. is a newly established dance company. Its artistic director is Medie Megas, choreographer, dancer, dance editor,dance and history of dance teacher and co-director of three documentary films. The company consists of two members at the moment but plans to expand, as its artistic activities expand. The main source of income for the company last year was the income from the presentation of its performance ‘Poetic Asylum’ at the Athens Festival 2008 and later in a rented theatre. After this the company was eligible and applied for a state subsidy. The results still haven't been publicized by the Greek ministry of culture. Also, Medie Megas, representing ‘Fora etc.’, has been partisipating in theoretical discussions, artistic events and contact sessions with the community and giving seminars in dance practise and theory. Collaborators: The Isadora Duncan Center of contemporary dance, the Elena Bakaloupoulou dance school + member of DBM network.
Mission and Objectives

Fora etc. is now rehearsing for its next choreographic project. At the same its artistic director has been partisipating in discussions about the future of Greek contemporary dance and giving lectures on her choreographic work, thus promoting the company’s contact with the audience and the artistic community. She is also giving seminars in dance practise.
Also Medie Megas is at present trying to establish a cooperative of Greek choreographers, in an attempt to deal with the general stand still in the artistic field and the intense problems of funds raising in Greece. In a country where artists are not used to collaborating in any way, this is a difficult undertaking but hopefully possible…

Main Projects / Activities

Fora etc. regards dance as an open field that can incorporate a multitude of means of expression, not easily categorized under other art forms. Also, it regards art as a medium of social awareness and civil action.
Both the founders of the company Manolis Andriotakis and Medie Megas consistently write articles in various cultural publications, in which they reflect on social and cultural phenomena. They wish to incorporate this frame of thought into their artistic practice, which is aimed to have a definite social content.
Fora etc. considers collaboration and mobility within various (Medieterranean, European, Worldwide) contexts as a necessary condition in order for the Greek artistic scene to revitalise itself. The company throught its varied actions and especially through Medie Mega’s position as member of the board of DBM (Danse Bassin Mediterranee), intends to promote this practise.

Contact (1) Full Name
Manolis Andriotakis
Head of the organisation
Medie Megas
Contact (2) Full Name
Medie Megas