CHRISTODOULOS PANAYIOTOU

Born in Limassol, Cyprus, 1978
Lives and works in Limassol, Cyprus

EDUCATION

2003 – 2001 MA/ MAITRISE, Performing Arts (Dance Department) / Arts du spectacle, University of Surrey, London, England
Université Lumière Lyon 2 (Lyon). With a scholarship of the French Government and the E.U

2001 – 2000 LICENCE, Arts du spectacle (Mention Danse), Université Lumière Lyon 2, France

2000 – 1999 DEUG, Arts du spectacle, Université Lumière Lyon 2, France

RESIDENCIES

2007 CPH AIR, Copenhagen, Denmark

2006 Garanti Platform Center of Contemporary Art, Istanbul, Turkey

2005 The Cultural Organization of the Municipality of Kalamaria (Thessaloniki) in collaboration with the Forum for European Artistic Exchanges (Forum), with the support of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, Thessaloniki, Greece

SELECTED SOLO SHOWS

2006 Prologue: Quoting Absence, Museum Of Modern Art Oxford, Arrivals, Oxford, UK
Christodoulos Panayiotou - Video Works, National Gallery of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Umjetnicka Galerija) - XXII International Festival Sarajevo (Sarajevo Winter 2006), Bosnia and Herzegovina

2004 Forever is gonna start tonight, Medieval Castle of Limassol, Limassol, Cyprus

2003 You make me feel brand new, Archimede Staffolini Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS

2007 Disco Corporation, Locus Athens, Athens, Greece (upcoming)
As long as it’s dark, YAMA, Istanbul, Turkey (upcoming)
Mediterranean Dialogues, Citadel, St. Tropez, France (upcoming)
Reality Crossong (2nd International Fotofestival Mannheim/Ludwigshafen, Heidelberg) (upcoming)
LISTE (Performance programme) Basel, Switzerland
Space.Gaze.Desire, Den Frie, Copenhagen, Denmark
Shoebox, Bell Street Project Space, Vienna, Austria
The nightly news, Luxe Gallery, New York, USA
Crossings, Espace Camille Claudel, Amiens, France

2006 Everybody Dance Now, EFA Center, New York, USA
Radio Gallery / Radio Time Capsule (by Ryan Gander and Francesco Manacorda), Resonance FM, London, UK
An Outing: The Beltzios Collection: Contemporary Art in Greece in the 21st Century, Matsopoulos Mill, Trikala, Greece
Crossings, Fort St. Angelo, Birgu, Malta
While we were sleeping, Platform-Garanti, Istanbul, Turkey
The Collection-Nikos Alexiou, Mac Gallery, XXII International Festival Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Boznia and Herzegovina

2005 The Gesture, Quarter, Centro Produzione Arte, Florence, Italy
DESTE Prize, DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece
Accidental Meetings, The Nicosia Municipal Arts Center, Nicosia, Cyprus

2004 HyperLinks, Evagoras & Kathleen Lanitis Foundation, Limassol, Cyprus
Bodyworks, The Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus

2003 20 Rooms (St. George Lycabettus Hotel), Kappatos Gallery, Athens, Greece

STAGED PERFORMANCES

2005 Anthem, Rialto Theatre, Limassol, Cyprus, Festival Al Sud, Faro and Lisbon, Portugal

2003-2004 Evergreen, (in col. with Lia Haraki). 1st Prize at the 3rd Platform of Dance – Cyprus / Aerowaves Landon Prize. Limassol (Rialto Theatre), Zagreb (Vidra Theatre), London (Aerowaves Festival), Prague (Tanec Praha Festival), Amsterdam (Julidanst - Aerodance), Malmo (Palladium Theatre), Leipzig (Euro-Scene 2004)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

2007 Love is Overrated: A Conversation between Christodoulos Panayiotou and Shiri Reznik on the performance Slow Dance Marathon, Culture 2000, Nicosia, 2007

2006 Prologue: Quoting Absence, Edition Modern Art Oxford, Distribution Cornerhouse, London, 2006

2005 Utopia has had to be postponed, for the performance Anthem

2004 Il n’y a pas de Yukali, for the performance Soundproof by Lia Haraki

2002 Mickey Mouse is Dead, for the artist Polys Peslikas, Impatient youths of the sun, Carré Sainte Ann, Montepellier

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

2007 November Paynter, Bidoun, New York, March 2007
November Paynter, Contemporary, London, January 2007

2006 Robert Clark, The Guardian, London, 5 August 2006

2005 Marina Fokides, Cool, Athens, October 2005
Asteropi Lazaridou, To Vima, 24 September 2005
Yorgos Karouzakis, Eleftherotipia, Athens, 21 September 2005 (Interview)
Mary Adamopoulou, Ta Nea, 21 September 2005
Christina Lambrou, Politis, 21 September 2005

2004 Yiannis Toumazis, 20 Rooms (Catalogue), Kappatos Gallery, Athens, 2004
Donald Hutera, Dance Europe, London, March 2004
Elena Parpa, Fileleftheros, Nicosia, 8 February 2004 (Interview)
Alexandra Koroxenidis, International Herald Tribune, Paris-Athens, 2 December 2004
Giorgos Vamvakides and Stathis Panagoulis, Time Out Athens, Athens, 4 December 2004 (Interview)

PRIZES

2005 4th DESTE Prize, DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece
2003 5th Platform of Contemporary Dance Prize for the performance Evergreen (in collaboration with Lia Haraki), Nicosia, Documentary
DESTE Prize (Interview), National Greek Television, with Menelaos Karamaghiolis
Between the Soul and body (on Evergreen), Director: Andrea Sestakova, Camera: Thomas Krivy, Czech National Television, Tanec Praha