Maria Anthymidou

President of the dance company CHOREFTES.

She was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. She graduated with a dinstinction from the Greek State School of Dance. She continued her studies in New York at the Schools of Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor and Jose Limon on a scholarship from the "Alexandros S. Onassis" public benefit foundation.

She has perfomed with the "Contemporary Dance Company" of Haris Mandafounis, Z. Nikoloudi's "Chorika", M. Tsouti's "Analia", S. Spiratou's "Roes", "Sine Qua Non", "Accion Collectiva" (Venezuela), Wendy Osserman Co., Rick Merill, Carol Childs (N.Y.) and in Kouroupos', Fotopoulos' and Cheimonas' play "Pylades" which was staged at the Athens Concert Hall (Megaron).

As a choreographer she has collaborated with the New York Center of Greek Culture, Municipal and Regional Theatre of Roumeli, S. Spiratou's "Roes", National Theatre Of Greece, and the Municipal and Regional Theatre of Agrinion.

Maria Anthymidou teaches since 1992 at N. Kontaxaki's Professional School.