Organizing Committee
Antonis Pasvantis
Born in Germany he is a diverse artist and whose activities span through various areas of arts by mixing circus, theater and dance techniques.
He has attended seminars at the school of circus ' Espai de circ ' in Valencia (Spain), the circus space Katakomben in Berlin (Germany) and at the school of theatre s.MOU.th. (Musical Theatre Workshop) of Larissa.
He has collaborated with the national theatre of Greece in the production of ' Schoinobates ' directed by Stamatis Fasoulis, in the rock opera ' DRAGON ' which was a European partnership production presented at the Theatro vrachon, at the REX Theatre in the musical ' Mata Harry’ , in the Casablanca Music Hall in the musical performance ' Venteta’ as a member of the dance team choreographed by Apostolia Papadamaki, in theatrical ' performance ‘Acrobats of Luck’΄ of Kelly Stamoulaki in the Glass musical theater and circus Circus Magic show at the Coronet theater.
In 2008 his collaboration with the Helix Street Theatre Group began and he participated in numerous events and festivals abroad such as the Fairy Puppet in Sofia (Bulgaria) with the project ' the madness of the day΄, at The 31st session of ' the nation ' in Nanjing (China) with the Project Prometheus bound ', in the Ulicnih Sviraca festival in Serbia with the production ' Comedia ' as well as in various festivals in Greece with the shows ' Dies Irae '/' what a world dad '/' Eon '.
However, his need for personal expression lead to him creating his own productions and directing various circus performance such as SEVEN ' at the El arte del convent. He Created the Cirque team 2005 Musical which collaborates with the Glass musical theater and through his own direction directed on the central stage of the theater of the circus-fairytale show entitled ' life journey ' and the contemporary circus show ' the Magic of dreams '. The ΄Circus performance Cabaret΄ in Pirre and the circus-tale ΄Adventured in land of Christmas΄.
The last few years he has its own performing arts company entitled DEVA performing arts and he works with the large production companies where they participate in tv commercials, corporate events, video clips, fashion shows, presentations products and in various events in municipalities across Greece.
The last 7 years he owns his own studio area entitled ΄Aerial Circus Lab΄ and teaches aerial stunts on silks and other such skills such as juggling as well as providing seminars thoughout Greece.
Katialena Xalkidi
She was born and raised in Athens. From an early age, she demonstrated a strong interest in and commitment to dance. At the age of four, she began formal training in ballet, contemporary dance, jazz, and hip hop, which she continued until the age of eighteen. She subsequently pursued her studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Russian Philology.
In parallel with her academic studies, she began training in aerial acrobatics and was introduced to the artistic world of circus arts. Her current objective is to carry forward the vision and dreams of her late husband, Angelos Stamatiadis, founder and organizer of the competition, who passed away in 2025. He left behind a significant legacy and a vision for the continuous growth and development of the aerial acrobatics community year after year
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