DANCE · CHOREOGRAPHY · PILATES
I am Eliane Roumié, an artist of Greek and Syrian descent, born and raised in Athens. My dual heritage has deeply influenced my artistic journey, often placing me in a state of "in-between," with themes of transition and identity becoming central to my work. A blend of dance and Pilates, my professional practice intertwines artistic expression and body conditioning, fostering respect for the body, its function and its liberation. My choreographic approach is an ongoing process of exploration, driven by both theoretical inquiry and embodied research. It involves posing reflective questions and seeking answers through experimentation and discovery, often reflecting on the crucial topics and profound shifts of contemporary life. Key tools include experiential evidence, documentation of the creative process, score-building, and collective feedback, each of which informs and shapes the development of my work.
BIOGRAPHY
Eliane Roumié is a Greek-Syrian artist born and raised in Athens. Initially trained in Business Administration and Marketing (Royal Holloway, BSc; University of Bath, MSc), she later pursued contemporary dance at Tanzfabrik (Berlin), Danscentrum Jette (Brussels), Aktina Dance School (Athens), and Royal Holloway’s Postgraduate Certificate in Physical Theatre for Dancers and Actors in collaboration with Jasmin Vardimon Company (UK). She is a Pilates practitioner, holding a Comprehensive Teacher Training Certification, as well as numerous advanced diplomas of the technique from the American Academy of Body Arts and Science International (BASI).
As a performer, she has worked in Greece, Germany, Belgium, and Cyprus, collaborating with Marina Abramović, Ingri Fiksdal, Madeline Hollander, Dominique Duszynski, Pierre Antoine Susini, Lydia de Beer, Sevim Akpinar, Patricia Apergi, Yelp Danceco., Nostalghia Theater Co. and more.
Her choreographic work has been presented at festivals such as Young Choreographers Festival/Haut Scene Copenhagen, Our Festival 5 & 6 (2019,2020), SoloDuo Internationales Tanz Festival Köln (2020), Dance Days Chania (2021), Solo Dance Ankara (2021), ARC for Dance Festival (2022), Solocoreografico Festival Frankfurt (2021) and Torino (2023) (Special Jury Award), ELEVΣIS European Capital of Culture (2023), On Bodies Dance & Performance Arts Festival Cyprus (2021, 2024), Colonus Festival Athens (2024).
Eliane received a scholarship from Goethe Institute and was invited by Tanzplattform Rhein - Main to participate as an artist resident at Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, Frankfurt (2022). She was also invited by Between the Seas: Mediterranean Performing Arts Organization (Monemvasia, Greece) to research the coupling of choreography and dramaturgy (2023). In 2021-2023, she participated as an emerging choreographer in the two-year artistic residency program U(r)TOPIAS_Academy of Choreography following which she was selected to present her project 25km in the framework of 2023:ELEVΣIS European Capital of Culture.
Eliane has been awarded the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Artist Fellowship by ARTWORKS (2022) and has been further supported by NEON Cultural & Development Non-profit Organization and the City of Athens (City of Athens Culture, Sports and Youth Organization & Technopolis City of Athens). She is currently developing her new project, Hers, under the auspices and with the financial support of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, NEON and the Centre National de la Danse (CND).
