| Artist ArchiveFOKAS EVAGGELINOS
Choreographer
Choreographer, dancer and dance teacher. He was born in Messolonghi in 1963 and took his first steps in dancing in 1985, at Kiki Maniati's Dance School. In 1988 he graduated from the State School of Dance where he studied ballet, modern dance, rythmics, History of Art, History of Music, History of Literature, avac tomir, Harmony, Music etc., with outstanding teachers, such as D. Tsatsou, Z. Nikoloudi, G. Metsis, Boleova, Michof, L. Erenidis, S. Spiratou
et al.
At the same time, he studied acting in Leonidas Trivizas's "Laiko Piramatiko Theatro" (People's Experimental Theatre). He continued his studies at the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing and at the Royal Academy of Dance in London. In 1990 he attended ballet, modern dance and jazz seminars in three London schools: The Place, The Laban Centre for Movement and Dance and the London Theatre College.
His dancing career had already begun when he was a student at the State School of Dance. He took part in performances of Greek tragedies choreographed by Z. Nikoloudi (chorus), like Agamemnon, Orestia et al. In 1986-87 he participated in performances by Ch. Mandafounis's "Modern Dance Group", G. Bagourdi's Eressi dance group et al. In 1987 he was a member of the chorus in Aristophanes's Birds, staged by the Art Theatre in the Philippi Theatre, in Delphi and in the Herod Theatre.
As dancer, he also performed in various music halls, like "Medusa", working with Giorgos Marinos, and "Show Center", with Tania Tsanaklidou.
His career as a choreographer began in 1991. His first choreography was for the satire Artzi, Bourtzi ke Elas (Hodgepodge Greece, 1991, Park Theatre). He also choreographed the satires Fiesta ki Asta (Jolly Folly, 1992, Park Theatre) , Tam Tam ke Tango (Tam Tam and Tango, 1993, Vretania Theatre), D. Papadopoulou's Den Trehei Tipota (No Problem, 1993, Athina Theatre), et al., the classical play Anna Karenina (1995, Acropol Theatre), S. Philippidou's satire Kou-Kou... Tsa (1996, Municipal Theatre of Volos, Theodora (1996-1998, Acropol Theatre), W. Russell's musical Blood Brothers (1997, Athens Broadway Theatre), D. Psathas's Madamme Soussou (1998, Vretania Theatre), Alimono stous Neous (Alas for the Young, 1999, Park Theatre), Gr. Ksenopoulos's I Fitites (The Students, a musical, 2000, Greek National Theatre-Kotopouli Stage), Lee Hall's Cooking with Elvis (2000, Diana Theatre), Eu. Labisne's play Two and a Half Murders and a Bulldog adapted by M. Repas and Th. Papathanassiou (2000-2002, Pireos 131 Theatre)
In the summer of 2001 the Greek National Theatre assigned him the choreography of Aristophanes's Clouds (ancient theatre of Epidaurus and tour). He also undertakes to choreograph P. Paschidis's musical Miserere (Greek National Theatre-Kotopouli Stage) and the musical Men Prefer Blondes (Athineon Theatre, 2002). In the same year he choreographs the musical performance of I. Kambanelis's Paramithi Horis Onoma (A Tale With No Name), a production of the Municipal Theatre of Larissa, as well as Eleni Randou's play Min Treheis Mama (Mummy, Don't Speed, Diana Theatre). He has also worked with numerous other theatre companies and music performers (Anna Vissi, Sakis Rouvas, A. Protopsalti et al.)
Since 1993 he systematically works for TV, choreographing various shows and other programs. He has also worked for the cinema in the films To Klama Vgike Ap' ton Paradisso (To Cry is Divine) and Varethika Na Skotono Tous Agapitikous Sou (I'm Tired of Killing Your Lovers, 2002).
Fokas Evangelinos has worked with many outstanding directors, like V. Theodoropoulos, G. Iordanidis, G. Kimoulis, V. Nikolaidis, N. Panagiotopoulos, Th. Papathanassiou, M. Repas, K. Tsianos et al.
He also collaborated with "Dancemania" modern dance group, which debuted at the College of Athens Theatre with O Kiklos tis Petaloudas (The Butterfly's Cycle), working as director and choreographer.
In 1996 he founded his own state recognized dance school, which is a member of the following dance academies: Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, Royal Academy of Dancing, Spanish Dance Society and United Kingdom Alliance.
In 2000 he started teaching modern dance at the National Theatre Drama School. In the same year, he took part in the summer Theatre Academy in Monodendri, Epirus, in the Frankfurt Kunstleshaus Mousofliunn Workshop under the instruction of E. Varopoulou, working on the theme of "Ancient Dance and Polyphonic Expression - Working on Folk Tradition". He also participated in the National Theatre seminar entitled "The Identity of Dance. Song and Dance: The Individual's Role As Member of the Ancient Chorus", coordinated by Lidia Koniordou.
In the summer of 2004, he choreographed Aristophanes's Lysistrata, directed by K. Tsianos, for the National Theatre. In 2005 he won the Eurovision contest with his choreography for the song "My Number One", sung by Elena Paparizou, while in the same year he also wins Koula Pratsika's Dance Award from the Theatrical Studies Centre for his choreographies in the performances Pia Eleni? (Eleni Who?) and Lysistrata.
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