Athina Vahla
@athinavahla.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer: CSM, London. Choreographer, interdisciplinary artist, performance researcher, and teacher working internationally.
Soon to escape X completely. The sooner, the better...
Soon to escape X completely. The sooner, the better...
Varying portals captured during research and development trips: Montague, South Africa & The Genkō-an temple Kyoto, Japan.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Varying portals captured during research and development trips: Montague, South Africa & The Genkō-an temple Kyoto, Japan.
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From May 2024:
Photographer: Tracey Mendum
Performers: Emma Redding and Athina on
Performance interventions
For the exhibition Making the Invisible Visible.
Courtesy and permission from curator and director of the VCA gallery David Sequeira.
Photographer: Tracey Mendum
Performers: Emma Redding and Athina on
Performance interventions
For the exhibition Making the Invisible Visible.
Courtesy and permission from curator and director of the VCA gallery David Sequeira.
November 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
From May 2024:
Photographer: Tracey Mendum
Performers: Emma Redding and Athina on
Performance interventions
For the exhibition Making the Invisible Visible.
Courtesy and permission from curator and director of the VCA gallery David Sequeira.
Photographer: Tracey Mendum
Performers: Emma Redding and Athina on
Performance interventions
For the exhibition Making the Invisible Visible.
Courtesy and permission from curator and director of the VCA gallery David Sequeira.
Clip from a television broadcast of
Splinter in the Flesh
By Athina Vahla
More info about Athina's work at the new webpage: bit.ly/Link_AV
Link also in the bio.
@imitatingthedog #choreography #choreographer #dancechoreography
Splinter in the Flesh
By Athina Vahla
More info about Athina's work at the new webpage: bit.ly/Link_AV
Link also in the bio.
@imitatingthedog #choreography #choreographer #dancechoreography
November 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Clip from a television broadcast of
Splinter in the Flesh
By Athina Vahla
More info about Athina's work at the new webpage: bit.ly/Link_AV
Link also in the bio.
@imitatingthedog #choreography #choreographer #dancechoreography
Splinter in the Flesh
By Athina Vahla
More info about Athina's work at the new webpage: bit.ly/Link_AV
Link also in the bio.
@imitatingthedog #choreography #choreographer #dancechoreography
The Siege of Tripoli by the Mamluks in 1289. British Library.
November 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The Siege of Tripoli by the Mamluks in 1289. British Library.
Another photo from when I lead the choreography course at the the Greek State School of Dance, under director P. Veremi.
I is amazing to be featured at Pavlina's website, where more of these photos are available:
www.pavlinaveremi.com/blackbox-sit...
I is amazing to be featured at Pavlina's website, where more of these photos are available:
www.pavlinaveremi.com/blackbox-sit...
November 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Another photo from when I lead the choreography course at the the Greek State School of Dance, under director P. Veremi.
I is amazing to be featured at Pavlina's website, where more of these photos are available:
www.pavlinaveremi.com/blackbox-sit...
I is amazing to be featured at Pavlina's website, where more of these photos are available:
www.pavlinaveremi.com/blackbox-sit...
From Feb 2023:
A pic taken at the Alexander the Great exhibition at the British Library. Zoning into the artefact, escaping...
A pic taken at the Alexander the Great exhibition at the British Library. Zoning into the artefact, escaping...
November 8, 2025 at 12:24 AM
From Feb 2023:
A pic taken at the Alexander the Great exhibition at the British Library. Zoning into the artefact, escaping...
A pic taken at the Alexander the Great exhibition at the British Library. Zoning into the artefact, escaping...
From a work titled
Strand
By Athina Vahla
Part of the Infecting the City Festival, Cape Town,
South Africa.
A site-specific commission for Infecting the City Festival that took place in the city hub of Cape Town.
Strand
By Athina Vahla
Part of the Infecting the City Festival, Cape Town,
South Africa.
A site-specific commission for Infecting the City Festival that took place in the city hub of Cape Town.
October 31, 2025 at 11:21 AM
From a work titled
Strand
By Athina Vahla
Part of the Infecting the City Festival, Cape Town,
South Africa.
A site-specific commission for Infecting the City Festival that took place in the city hub of Cape Town.
Strand
By Athina Vahla
Part of the Infecting the City Festival, Cape Town,
South Africa.
A site-specific commission for Infecting the City Festival that took place in the city hub of Cape Town.
Image from
Knots
by Athina Vahla
A site-specific commission by Nea Kinisi for the Limassol Summer Dance Festival; based on the historical & social significance of the sea for the inhabitants of the island. It took place on the seafront, performed both in sea & land.
Knots
by Athina Vahla
A site-specific commission by Nea Kinisi for the Limassol Summer Dance Festival; based on the historical & social significance of the sea for the inhabitants of the island. It took place on the seafront, performed both in sea & land.
October 29, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Image from
Knots
by Athina Vahla
A site-specific commission by Nea Kinisi for the Limassol Summer Dance Festival; based on the historical & social significance of the sea for the inhabitants of the island. It took place on the seafront, performed both in sea & land.
Knots
by Athina Vahla
A site-specific commission by Nea Kinisi for the Limassol Summer Dance Festival; based on the historical & social significance of the sea for the inhabitants of the island. It took place on the seafront, performed both in sea & land.
Clip from documentation of Athina Vahla's
Wrestling an Angel (2004)
Link in the bio. Alternatively, try bit.ly/Link_AV
#sitespecific #sitespecifictheatre #sitespecficperformance #performance #movement #avantgarde #movementresearch #choreography #choreographic
Wrestling an Angel (2004)
Link in the bio. Alternatively, try bit.ly/Link_AV
#sitespecific #sitespecifictheatre #sitespecficperformance #performance #movement #avantgarde #movementresearch #choreography #choreographic
October 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Clip from documentation of Athina Vahla's
Wrestling an Angel (2004)
Link in the bio. Alternatively, try bit.ly/Link_AV
#sitespecific #sitespecifictheatre #sitespecficperformance #performance #movement #avantgarde #movementresearch #choreography #choreographic
Wrestling an Angel (2004)
Link in the bio. Alternatively, try bit.ly/Link_AV
#sitespecific #sitespecifictheatre #sitespecficperformance #performance #movement #avantgarde #movementresearch #choreography #choreographic
Image from Athina Vahla:
October (2017)
Link in the bio for News & more info. Or, try here: bit.ly/Link_AV
#sitespecific #sitespecifictheatre #sitespecficperformance #performance #movement #avantgarde #movementresearch
October (2017)
Link in the bio for News & more info. Or, try here: bit.ly/Link_AV
#sitespecific #sitespecifictheatre #sitespecficperformance #performance #movement #avantgarde #movementresearch
October 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Image from Athina Vahla:
October (2017)
Link in the bio for News & more info. Or, try here: bit.ly/Link_AV
#sitespecific #sitespecifictheatre #sitespecficperformance #performance #movement #avantgarde #movementresearch
October (2017)
Link in the bio for News & more info. Or, try here: bit.ly/Link_AV
#sitespecific #sitespecifictheatre #sitespecficperformance #performance #movement #avantgarde #movementresearch
Image from Athina Vahla:
F Stop
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#sitespecific #sitespecifictheatre #sitespecficperformance #performance #movement #avantgarde #movementresearch
F Stop
For more info, link in the bio, or try:
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#sitespecific #sitespecifictheatre #sitespecficperformance #performance #movement #avantgarde #movementresearch
October 13, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Image from Athina Vahla:
F Stop
For more info, link in the bio, or try:
bit.ly/Link_AV
#sitespecific #sitespecifictheatre #sitespecficperformance #performance #movement #avantgarde #movementresearch
F Stop
For more info, link in the bio, or try:
bit.ly/Link_AV
#sitespecific #sitespecifictheatre #sitespecficperformance #performance #movement #avantgarde #movementresearch
Image from
Letter from Oki
by Athina Vahla
Commissioned by Integrated Company Kyo for the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Tokyo, Japan.
For full info: bit.ly/Link_AV
Photo by @shingo_y.berlin
#performance #movement #avantgarde #movementresearch #choreography #choreographer #choreography
Letter from Oki
by Athina Vahla
Commissioned by Integrated Company Kyo for the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Tokyo, Japan.
For full info: bit.ly/Link_AV
Photo by @shingo_y.berlin
#performance #movement #avantgarde #movementresearch #choreography #choreographer #choreography
October 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Image from
Letter from Oki
by Athina Vahla
Commissioned by Integrated Company Kyo for the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Tokyo, Japan.
For full info: bit.ly/Link_AV
Photo by @shingo_y.berlin
#performance #movement #avantgarde #movementresearch #choreography #choreographer #choreography
Letter from Oki
by Athina Vahla
Commissioned by Integrated Company Kyo for the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Tokyo, Japan.
For full info: bit.ly/Link_AV
Photo by @shingo_y.berlin
#performance #movement #avantgarde #movementresearch #choreography #choreographer #choreography
A short clip from our forthcoming video:
E-0923
Credits:
Dancer & Dance Scientist: Emma Redding
Choreographer: Athina Vahla
Film Maker: Andrew O'Keefe
Sound: Mark Pollard
Video filmed at Victorian College of Arts, Melbourne
E-0923
Credits:
Dancer & Dance Scientist: Emma Redding
Choreographer: Athina Vahla
Film Maker: Andrew O'Keefe
Sound: Mark Pollard
Video filmed at Victorian College of Arts, Melbourne
October 1, 2025 at 11:46 AM
A short clip from our forthcoming video:
E-0923
Credits:
Dancer & Dance Scientist: Emma Redding
Choreographer: Athina Vahla
Film Maker: Andrew O'Keefe
Sound: Mark Pollard
Video filmed at Victorian College of Arts, Melbourne
E-0923
Credits:
Dancer & Dance Scientist: Emma Redding
Choreographer: Athina Vahla
Film Maker: Andrew O'Keefe
Sound: Mark Pollard
Video filmed at Victorian College of Arts, Melbourne
A pic from my time leading choreography at the the Greek State School of Dance, under director P. Veremi. Good colleagues & wonderful students. Thanks to Pavlina for those years.
Check out Pavlina's website, where more of these photos are available:
www.pavlinaveremi.com/blackbox-sit...
Check out Pavlina's website, where more of these photos are available:
www.pavlinaveremi.com/blackbox-sit...
September 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
A pic from my time leading choreography at the the Greek State School of Dance, under director P. Veremi. Good colleagues & wonderful students. Thanks to Pavlina for those years.
Check out Pavlina's website, where more of these photos are available:
www.pavlinaveremi.com/blackbox-sit...
Check out Pavlina's website, where more of these photos are available:
www.pavlinaveremi.com/blackbox-sit...
A short clip from our forthcoming video:
E-0923
Credits:
Dancer & Dance Scientist: Emma Redding
Choreographer: Athina Vahla
Film Maker: Andrew O'Keefe
Sound: Mark Pollard
Video filmed at Victorian College of Arts, Melbourne
E-0923
Credits:
Dancer & Dance Scientist: Emma Redding
Choreographer: Athina Vahla
Film Maker: Andrew O'Keefe
Sound: Mark Pollard
Video filmed at Victorian College of Arts, Melbourne
September 5, 2025 at 10:33 AM
A short clip from our forthcoming video:
E-0923
Credits:
Dancer & Dance Scientist: Emma Redding
Choreographer: Athina Vahla
Film Maker: Andrew O'Keefe
Sound: Mark Pollard
Video filmed at Victorian College of Arts, Melbourne
E-0923
Credits:
Dancer & Dance Scientist: Emma Redding
Choreographer: Athina Vahla
Film Maker: Andrew O'Keefe
Sound: Mark Pollard
Video filmed at Victorian College of Arts, Melbourne
Part of a work titled
Strand
By Athina Vahla
Strand
Performance: Leila Anderson
Part of the Infecting the City Festival, Cape Town, South Africa.
Strand
By Athina Vahla
Strand
Performance: Leila Anderson
Part of the Infecting the City Festival, Cape Town, South Africa.
August 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Part of a work titled
Strand
By Athina Vahla
Strand
Performance: Leila Anderson
Part of the Infecting the City Festival, Cape Town, South Africa.
Strand
By Athina Vahla
Strand
Performance: Leila Anderson
Part of the Infecting the City Festival, Cape Town, South Africa.
August 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Clip from a television broadcast of
Splinter in the Flesh
By Athina Vahla
More info about Athina's work at her webpage: bit.ly/Link_AV
Link also in the bio.
#performance #movement #avantgarde #movementresearch #choreography #choreography #choreographer #dancechoreography
Splinter in the Flesh
By Athina Vahla
More info about Athina's work at her webpage: bit.ly/Link_AV
Link also in the bio.
#performance #movement #avantgarde #movementresearch #choreography #choreography #choreographer #dancechoreography
July 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Clip from a television broadcast of
Splinter in the Flesh
By Athina Vahla
More info about Athina's work at her webpage: bit.ly/Link_AV
Link also in the bio.
#performance #movement #avantgarde #movementresearch #choreography #choreography #choreographer #dancechoreography
Splinter in the Flesh
By Athina Vahla
More info about Athina's work at her webpage: bit.ly/Link_AV
Link also in the bio.
#performance #movement #avantgarde #movementresearch #choreography #choreography #choreographer #dancechoreography
88 seconds
Performer: Emma Redding
Concept Direction: Athina Vahla
Footage and edit: Gary & Tracey Mendum
The improvised clips & subsequent video arose from an experimental encounter on a rooftop, during the filming for a joint research project at Victoria College of Arts, Melbourne in Sep 2023.
Performer: Emma Redding
Concept Direction: Athina Vahla
Footage and edit: Gary & Tracey Mendum
The improvised clips & subsequent video arose from an experimental encounter on a rooftop, during the filming for a joint research project at Victoria College of Arts, Melbourne in Sep 2023.
July 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
88 seconds
Performer: Emma Redding
Concept Direction: Athina Vahla
Footage and edit: Gary & Tracey Mendum
The improvised clips & subsequent video arose from an experimental encounter on a rooftop, during the filming for a joint research project at Victoria College of Arts, Melbourne in Sep 2023.
Performer: Emma Redding
Concept Direction: Athina Vahla
Footage and edit: Gary & Tracey Mendum
The improvised clips & subsequent video arose from an experimental encounter on a rooftop, during the filming for a joint research project at Victoria College of Arts, Melbourne in Sep 2023.
From football final in Naples: fireworks and smoke like in protests all above one’s head. Maradona everywhere.
June 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
From football final in Naples: fireworks and smoke like in protests all above one’s head. Maradona everywhere.
Clip from a television broadcast of
Splinter in the Flesh
By Athina Vahla
More info about Athina's work at the new webpage: bit.ly/Link_AV
#sitespecific #sitespecifictheatre #sitespecficperformance #performance #movement #avantgarde #movementresearch #choreography #choreographic
Splinter in the Flesh
By Athina Vahla
More info about Athina's work at the new webpage: bit.ly/Link_AV
#sitespecific #sitespecifictheatre #sitespecficperformance #performance #movement #avantgarde #movementresearch #choreography #choreographic
June 16, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Clip from a television broadcast of
Splinter in the Flesh
By Athina Vahla
More info about Athina's work at the new webpage: bit.ly/Link_AV
#sitespecific #sitespecifictheatre #sitespecficperformance #performance #movement #avantgarde #movementresearch #choreography #choreographic
Splinter in the Flesh
By Athina Vahla
More info about Athina's work at the new webpage: bit.ly/Link_AV
#sitespecific #sitespecifictheatre #sitespecficperformance #performance #movement #avantgarde #movementresearch #choreography #choreographic
Late night at an empty Central Saint Martins University of Arts. When streetdance takes over.
June 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Late night at an empty Central Saint Martins University of Arts. When streetdance takes over.
Image from
Knots
by Athina Vahla
A site-specific commission by Nea Kinisi for the Limassol Summer Dance Festival; based on the historical & social significance of the sea for the inhabitants of the island. It took place on the seafront of the city & was performed both in the sea and on land.
Knots
by Athina Vahla
A site-specific commission by Nea Kinisi for the Limassol Summer Dance Festival; based on the historical & social significance of the sea for the inhabitants of the island. It took place on the seafront of the city & was performed both in the sea and on land.
June 4, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Image from
Knots
by Athina Vahla
A site-specific commission by Nea Kinisi for the Limassol Summer Dance Festival; based on the historical & social significance of the sea for the inhabitants of the island. It took place on the seafront of the city & was performed both in the sea and on land.
Knots
by Athina Vahla
A site-specific commission by Nea Kinisi for the Limassol Summer Dance Festival; based on the historical & social significance of the sea for the inhabitants of the island. It took place on the seafront of the city & was performed both in the sea and on land.
Full blooms at Regent’s Park.
May 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Full blooms at Regent’s Park.