PRESS RELEASES
02 FEBRUARY 2016
“Drops of Breath”

Underwater dance visual performance exhibition at Athens International Airport

(February 1st – April 30th 2016)


In September 2015, under the ancient Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounio, Attica, the world’s 1st underwater dance performance was performed in a unique “theatre” 5 metres below the surface of the water: 15 artists (amongst them three disabled dancers & three children) from France, Greece, and Cyprus, performed the choreography “Drops of Breath”, before an underwater audience,  and a snorkeling audience at the sea surface!

The new airport exhibition “Drops of Breath”

displays a dance performed under the surface of the Mediterannean sea, through a video and large format print pictures. Underwater photographers followed the “Drops of Breath” project since the first rehearsals through the actual underwater performance, and captured the rare moments: in the absence of floor and gravity, dancers with heterogeneity in physical ability and cultural diversities, connected among themselves and their audience, in a liberating universe symbolizing the spirit of equality and diversity.

At the same time, visitors can access and enjoy samples of the Drops of Breath music tracks through the available QR application.

  • Art and Environment Exhibition Area, Departures Level, open on a 24-hour basis.


Exhibition Contributors

Drops of Breath Concept: Sophie Bulbulyan - Apostolia Papadamaki, in collaboration with Lia Haraki
Curator: Stefanos Souvatzoglou
Photographers: Anastasis Agathos, Panayis Chrysovergis, Luc Lakeman, Carolin Negrin
Underwater Music Composer: Trifon Koutsourelis
Production Manager: Theodora Avgoulidou
Media & Communication Artwok Inspirer : Areion Stefanidis


Drops of Breath is part of "The Underwater Heart of the Mediterranean" project.
The project is co-funded by E.U. Creative Europe

Exclusive Exhbition Sponsor: Region of Attica

Official Airline Carrier: AEGEAN airlines -

Official Vehicle Sponsor: Opel


* The work of the exhibition photographers, along with that of the project photographer Alexandros Anagnostopoulos, will be displayed on www.dropsofbreath.com



Drops of Breath:
Dora Avgoulidou                                    
+30 6947 707203 / 6908 618838                     
[email protected]                      
www.dropsofbreath.com                         
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