ABOUT
Vangelis Legakis
Vangelis Legakis graduated from Laban Center (London, UK) with BA in Dance theatre and MA in Choreography and he holds a Masters in Buddhist Studies from Hong Kong Univerisity. He is dedicating his career to offer his knowledge and experience to assist in the growth and education of young artists as well as professionals.
He was a part of the 50 days project in Costa Rica 2010 from where he has been spreading and developing Flying Low and Passing Through across the Globe. He has been visiting the Forsythe Company regularly since 2004 with which he performed ‘Human Rights’ in 2006. His work is influenced by famous dance artists, David Zambrano, William Forsythe, Julyen Hamilton, Gill Clarke, Rosalind Crisp. He is amalgamating his experience and knowledge from diverse dance artists including energy work (Chi Gong and Yoga) so as to provide a holistic approach into dance pedagogue and performance.
Legakis is a therapist internationally teaching and offering therapies. He studied at Morley Collge (London, UK) Reiki I, II, & Master’s levels, Reflexology, Neuro-skeletal Re-Alignment, Deep Tissue and Holistic Massage and he furthered his studies in Structural Energy Awakening Therapy – Thai Massage (Mike Tan), Divine Healing Therapy (Dr, Ahlmeirah Ariel Hallaire), Integrative Biodynamic CranioSacral Therapy, Thanatology (Rosemary Wallace), Abdominal Massage (Felicity Joy) and Tsi Nei Tsang (Khun Ni). He has also studied Kundalini Yoga and Chi Gong for many years with great masters including Mantak Chia, Tew Bunnag, Swami Vivekananda, Mahasattva Ananda Sarita, Marika Bolsfeldt and many others.
He internationally teaches interdisciplinary edifying workshops; Flying Low & Passing Through, Forsythe Improvisation Technologies, Release, Contact Improvisation integrating the philosophies of Tai Chi, Chi Gong, Kundalini Yoga and healing modalities. He has been teaching at Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Academy of Peroming Arts, Hong Kong University, University of Santiago of Chile, Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Istanbul University, Taipei University of the Arts, Taipei University, Beijing Dance LDTX, City Contemporary Dance Company and many other art spaces and companies.
He is the organiser of the International Interdisciplinary NO BORDERS project that takes place each year during December in a different country and city (Link). Also organises the Dance and Martial Arts Festival in Lijiang – China (Link), Dance and Being Arts Project in Adelaide/Melbourne – Australia (Link), Dance and Nature project in Tenerife – Spain (Link). He also organises the Hong Kong Intrnational Collective Artists in Residency for Opportunities and Sustainability - HKICAROS and Hong Kong International Choreography Festival - HKICF (Link). His workshops, festivals and projects reach beyond dance and choreography, they are workshops of human development by fusing dance, spirituality and healing practices.