Teaching Fellow in Dance
BPerfArts(Auckland) MDanceSt(Otago)
Tel +64 3 479 8891
Email sofia.kalogeropoulou@otago.ac.nz
Research Expertise
- Dance, culture and national identity
- Dance and gender
- Choreographic composition
- Performance
- Contemporary dance and ballet techniques and repertoire
- Dance in popular culture
- Somatic practices
Sofia has graduated with a Masters of Dance Studies from the University of Otago and holds a Bachelor in Performing Arts with a major in dance from the University of Auckland. A certified member of the Royal Academy of Dance she has taught ballet in professional and community institutions in Greece, London UK and New Zealand. She is a graduate of the City Ballet Foundation in Auckland where she was mentored by Timothy Gordon in Contemporary Ballet and Alexander Technique, Juliet Fisher in Graham Technique and Mary Jane O'Reilly in Limbs Repertoire. Sofia was a principal dancer with Company Z in Auckland and now is a freelance choreographer.
Her research focuses on dance, culture and national identity, and dance and gender. She also explores the relationship between dance and somatic practices, in particular ballet and Alexander Technique.
Performance Credits
Dancer in the following productions:
- Dances about Love, Pretty Gay Productions, Playhouse Theatre, Dunedin (Nov 2011).
- Ocean Wave by Lyne Pringle, Caroline Plummer Community Dance Fellow, Dunedin (Sept 2011).
- House of Memories by Suzanne Cowan, Caroline Plummer Community Dance Fellow, Dunedin (July 2010).
- Cell, Dance Lab, Dunedin Fringe Festival (Mar 2010).
- Tertiary Colours, Dance Lab, Tempo Dance Festival, Auckland (Oct 2008).
- Crossing Borders, Dance Lab, Fringe Festival, Dunedin (April 2008).
- Alana Haines Fundraising Gala, Auckland (May 2007).
- Peter and the Wolf, Mass, Fragments, and KROOF (chor. Timothy Gordon) and Love Song (chor. Mary-Jane O’Reilly), Tempo Dance Festival, Auckland (Oct 2006).
- Blue Tango (chor. Timothy Gordon), Littleweed Festival, Kati Kati (Mar 2006).
- TVNZ Halberg Sports Awards, Manukau (Feb 2006).
- Star Jam Stage Show, Fundraising Gala, Manukau (May 2005).
- Limbs Re-booted, Littleweed Festival, Kati Kati (Feb 2005).
- Gravitations (chor. Timothy Gordon) and Ironsand, Reptile, Talking Heads, St. Matthews Passion (chor. Mary-Jane O’Reilly), University of Auckland (Nov 2004).
- St. Matthews Passion (chor. Mary-Jane O’Reilly), Trinity Cathedral, Auckland (Apr 2003).
- Spartacus (chor. Mary-Jane O’Reilly) with the Auckland Dance Company, Trinity Cathedral, Auckland (Dec 2002).
Supervision
Current students
Wallace Kelsi, studying towards a Master of Science (MSci), Landing Biomechanics in Competitive Irish Dance, co-supervision with Dr Peter Lamb.
Publications
Wallace, K., Kalogeropoulou, S., & Lamb, P. (2021). The time-continuous association between turnout and axial joint moments in the competitive Irish dance ‘fly’ landing. Sports Biomechanics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/14763141.2021.2016927
Kalogeropoulou, S. (2021). [Review of the performance Parris Goebel presents the Royal Family NZ Tour]. DANZ Magazine. Retrieved from https://danz.org.nz/DANZ Magazine Reviews
Cattermole, J., Halba, H., Kalogeropoulou, S., & Tucker, H. (2021). Welcome / Haere Mai. Performance of the Real, 2, 4. doi: 10.21428/b54437e2.b2522cdc
Martin, A. F. (director), Kalogeropoulou, S. (choreographer), & McCormick, A. (vocal director, production manager) (2021, 15-18 April). Heathers: The musical, presented by Pop Up Productions NZ, based on the film written by Daniel Waters, New New New Corporation Brewery, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Performance].
Kalogeropoulou, S. (2021, October). Performing resilience and reconciliation: Vigils, silent marches and collective action [Panel: Collectivities, COVID and embodied actions]. Verbal presentation at the Galvanizing Dance Studies: Building Antiracist Praxis, Transformative Connections, and Movement(s) of Radical Care, [Online].
Wallace, K., Kalogeropoulou, S., & Lamb, P. (2021). The time-continuous association between turnout and axial joint moments in the competitive Irish dance ‘fly’ landing. Sports Biomechanics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/14763141.2021.2016927
Journal - Research Article
Kalogeropoulou, S. (2016). “Zorba the flashmobian”: National communities go viral. Dance Research Aotearoa, 4, 153-169. doi: 10.15663%2Fdra.v4i1.51
Journal - Research Article
Kalogeropoulou, S. (2013). Greek dance and everyday nationalism in contemporary Greece. Dance Research Aotearoa, 1(1), 55-74. doi: 10.15663%2Fdra.v1i1.6
Journal - Research Article
Kolb, A., & Kalogeropoulou, S. (2012). In defence of ballet: Women, agency and the philosophy of pleasure. Dance Research, 30(2), 107-125. doi: 10.3366/drs.2012.0042
Journal - Research Article
Kalogeropoulou, S. (2021). [Review of the book Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui: Dramaturgy and engaged spectatorship]. Dance Research, 39(1), 130-131. doi: 10.3366/drs.2021.0327
Journal - Research Other
Kalogeropoulou, S. (2021). [Review of the performance Parris Goebel presents the Royal Family NZ Tour]. DANZ Magazine. Retrieved from https://danz.org.nz/DANZ Magazine Reviews
Journal - Research Other
Cattermole, J., Halba, H., Kalogeropoulou, S., & Tucker, H. (2021). Welcome / Haere Mai. Performance of the Real, 2, 4. doi: 10.21428/b54437e2.b2522cdc
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Kalogeropoulou, S. (2020). Leap Dance Symposium: Dancing Heritage, Tracing Lineage. DANZ Magazine, 59, 28-29. [Review].
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Kalogeropoulou, S. (2016). Greek dance, identity, and difference in a cosmopolitan Europe. Proceedings of the Congress on Research in Dance (CORD) Conference. (pp. 235-239). doi: 10.1017/cor.2016.32
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Kalogeropoulou, S. (2019). Dancing Greekness in-between biculturalism and multiculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand. Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of the New Zealand Studies Association (NZSA): A Sea of Islands: The View from the Pacific. Retrieved from http://www.nzsa.co.uk/conferences.htm
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Kalogeropoulou, S. (2021, October). Performing resilience and reconciliation: Vigils, silent marches and collective action [Panel: Collectivities, COVID and embodied actions]. Verbal presentation at the Galvanizing Dance Studies: Building Antiracist Praxis, Transformative Connections, and Movement(s) of Radical Care, [Online].
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Kalogeropoulou, S. (2018, July). Dance, cultural identity and the 'significant other': Re-defining national identity in times of conflict. Verbal presentation at the Dance Studies Association Annual Conference: Contra: 'Dance and Conflict', Valetta, Malta.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Headley, J., & Kalogeropoulou, S. (2017, October). Expressing Greekness in a time of crisis: kalozoia ['good life'] versus austerity? Verbal presentation at the European Union Centres Joint Conference: Fulfilling the Vision: EU Futures? Melbourne, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Kalogeropoulou, S. (2016, April). 'Zorba the Flashmobian': National communities go viral. Verbal presentation at the Ritual and Cultural Performance Hui and Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Kalogeropoulou, S. (2016, November). Dancing Greekness in-between biculturalism and multiculturalism in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the Congress on Research in Dance & Society of Dance History Scholars, Claremont, USA.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Kalogeropoulou, S. (2015, November). "Zorba the Flashmobian": National communities go viral. Verbal presentation at the International Conference on Community Dance: Moving Communities, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Headley, J., & Kalogeropoulou, S. (2014, June). Expressing Greekness in a time of crisis: 'Kalozoia' versus austerity? Verbal presentation at the 10th Central and East European International Studies Association (CEEISA) Convention, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Kalogeropoulou, S. (2013, February). Thinking and sensing: A case study of ballet as a somatic practice. Verbal presentation at the Institute for Yoga, Dance and Movement Studies Symposium: Eastwest Somatics, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Kalogeropoulou, S. (2010, June). Dancing nationalism in the Balkans. Verbal presentation at the International Dance Symposium: Dancing Across the Disciplines, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
du Plessis, H. (cello), Halba, H. (writer, curator, director), O'Connor, S. (writer, curator, director), Young, S. (writer, curator, director), & Kalogeropoulou, S. (choreographer) (2021, 2-10 July). Struggling with Lentils, an immersive theatre installation, presented by Talking House in association with the School of Performing Arts, Allen Hall Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Performance].
Performance
Martin, A. F. (director), Kalogeropoulou, S. (choreographer), & McCormick, A. (vocal director, production manager) (2021, 15-18 April). Heathers: The musical, presented by Pop Up Productions NZ, based on the film written by Daniel Waters, New New New Corporation Brewery, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Performance].
Performance
Adams, P. (music director, conductor), Dennis, T. (music director, piano), Ritchie, A. (music director, conductor), Petersen, T. (orchestra leader, soloist, violin), Du Plessis, H. (orchestra leader, soloist, cello), Kalogeropoulou, S. (choreographer), Bellingham, J. (vocalist), & Cattermole, J. (taonga pūoro) (2019, 2 June). A celebration of Otago in words and music, with the 150th Gala Concert Orchestra, City Choir Dunedin and Southern Concert of Voices, Dunedin Town Hall, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Performance].
Performance
Halba, H. (co-director, researcher, deviser), Roberts, M. (designer (stage, light, sound), deviser, researcher, producer), Hutchinson, D. (physicist, deviser), Kalogeropoulou, S. (choreographer, deviser), & Petersen, T. (musician, deviser) (2019, 26-30 March). Fission, an afterburner production, Allen Hall Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Performance].
Performance
Huber, R. (director), Fortin, M. (performer), & Kalogeropoulou, S. (choreographer) (2019, 15 November). La Panamericana, based on the short story La Autopista del Sur by Julio Cortázar. Performed at the joint New Zealand Hispanic Studies Seminar (NHUSS) & Leap Dance Symposium, Allen Hall Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Performance].
Performance
Fortin, M. (performer), Huber, R. (director), & Kalogeropoulou, S. (choreographer) (2018, 12-14 March). The Motorway, at the Dunedin Fringe Festival, based on the short story The Southern Through-Way by Julio Cortázar, New Athenaeum Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Performance].
Performance
Fortin, M. (performer, translator), Huber, R. (director, playwright), Kalogeropoulou, S. (choreographer), & Cattermole, J. (taonga puoro) (2018, 15-17 March). The Subterraneans, at the Dunedin Fringe Festival, New Athenaeum Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Performance].
Performance
Huber, R. (director), Kalogeropoulou, S. (choreographer), Fortin, M. (performer), & Roberts, M. (lighting designer) (2017, 23-24 March). The Motorway (23-24 March), based on the short story La Autopista del Sur by Julio Cortazar, Allen Hall Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Performance].
Performance
Cattermole, J. (Taonga pūoro), Kalogeropoulou, S. (choreographer), & Huber, R. (director) (2016, 13 July). Department of Music Showcase Series: World Music Concert I: Aotearoa & Java, with the Gamelan, Marama Hall, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Performance].
Performance
Huber, R. (director), & Kalogeropoulou, S. (choreographer) (2016, 28-29 April). Carrion Flower, written by David Howard, Allen Hall Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Performance].
Performance
Huber, R. (writer, director), Shaw Bennett, N. (recorded voice), Cattermole, J. (performer), Roberts, M. (lighting design), Kalogeropoulou, S. (choreographer), Huber, F. (music), & Powell-Moore, P. (music, recorded sounds) (2016, 15-16 September). Meat/Love/Die, Allen Hall Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Performance].
Performance
Kalogeropoulou, S. (2013). Dancing Greekness: Folk dance and national identity in Greece (MDanceSt). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/4474
Awarded Masters Degree
