Dance: Between Access and Ecology

Familiarization workshop with the toolkit of the European SEED project

Demy Papathanasiou and Medie Megas are facilitating the workshop “Dance: Between Access and Ecology” on Friday, July 10, 2026, in Syros, as part of the 13th Akropoditi DanceFest, titled disabilities within.

In a slightly blurred photograph, bodies with and without wheelchairs move through the space. The lens focuses on the outstretched hand of a woman lying on the floor reaching toward the hand of a wheelchair user passing by her. In the upper left corner, a red frame displays the title “Dance: between accessibility and ecology,” and in the lower right corner, a mint-green frame contains the logos of liminal and l’eveilleur. In the lower left, the outline of a flower forms the logo of the SEED programme.

The workshop introduces artists, choreographers, and educators with and without disabilities to the toolkit of the European project SEED – Social and Ecological Engagement through Dance, offering practical tools and methodologies that combine ecological sustainability with accessibility.

How can we choreograph and teach dance today in ways that are both socially and ecologically responsible?
What is the intersection between ecological awareness and the principle of accessibility?
Can these two vital axes enrich our content, narratives, and methodologies?

In the workshop “Dance: Between Access and Ecology”, participants are introduced to a practical toolkit developed within the framework of SEED. They are invited to explore hands-on strategies and methodologies for creating more sustainable and inclusive choreographic processes.

The workshop encourages reflection on how we create, teach, and coexist through artistic practice.

In a high-ceilinged space with a black dance floor, four people wearing comfortable clothing are in motion. They are jumping, running, or moving their limbs across the floor with intensity, causing their extremities to blur in the camera lens. Water bottles, notebooks, and other objects scattered around the space suggest they may be warming up or rehearsing.

Who is it for?

The workshop is designed for artists, choreographers, and educators with or without disabilities, who wish to re-examine their creative and teaching practices through the lenses of ecological sustainability, accessibility, and social justice.

🔵 Participation is free.

You can reserve your place until May 31 by completing the form below.

Participation Form

The toolkit was developed by liminal (Athens, Greece) and l’éveilleur (Avignon, France) within the framework of the European project SEED – Social and Ecological Engagement through Dance, which is funded by the Erasmus+ programme.

The facilitators

Demy Papathanasiou
Portrait photo of a red-haired woman with blue eyes, wearing tortoiseshell eyeglasses and pale skin. She is dressed in a black top and poses seriously, taking a selfie from above with her hands raised.

Demy Papathanasiou is a Crip dancer and choreographer. Since 2013, she has been actively involved in programs of the Onassis Foundation and has served as artistic co-director of Theatre enCorps Collectif. In 2018, she completed a Minor Concentration in Contemporary Dance Practices with a focus on choreography, becoming the first disabled dancer in Greece to earn a degree in dance. Since 2019, she has been in ongoing collaboration with the Prosxima Dance Company as a dancer and choreographer, participating in workshops and receiving artistic support from the company. In 2025, she received a grant from Culture Moves Europe to continue her research through collaborative residencies.

Medie Megas
Portrait photo of a young blonde woman with blue eyes. Her hair is tied up in a loose bun, and she is wearing sunglasses pushed up like a headband. She is looking slightly up and to the right, as if deep in thought. She is wearing a short-sleeved black t-shirt.

Medie Megas is a dancer, choreographer, dramaturge, mentor and educator. She is a graduate of the Greek National School of Dance (1998) and has a Master of Arts in Contemporary Dance from Kent University (in affiliation with the LCDS, The Place). She has been active in the field of disability and dance since 2013, teaching improvisation and choreography and continuing to develop her understanding of how dance can become a truly accessible art form. She is a founding member of Arsi Network for Dance and Disability. Following 12 years of teaching history of dance in professional dance schools, in the Autumn of 2024 Megas published Present Bodies: an introduction to dance theory, a reader.

13th International Dance and Performing Arts Festival in Syros

The 13th Akropoditi DanceFest will take place in Syros from July 9 to July 19, 2026! This year’s festival, titled disabilities within gives space and voice to disabled artists, opening a dialogue through artistic theory and practice around the presence, experience, and creativity of disabled people in the performing arts.

👉 Read more about this year’s Akropoditi DanceFest here.

Useful information

Date: Friday, July 10, 2026
Time: 12:30-14:30
Location: 4th Elementary School (Nik. Mandilara 22, Ermoupoli, Syros)
Cost: Free by reserving your spot in this form