Kalamata dance festival asks hard questions, focuses on the positive

What can be considered revolutionary today? How can the human body help bridge human differences? Can the marriage between traditional and contemporary dance facilitate the need to rethink identities and notions in a rapidly changing world? These and many more questions of a philosophical nature are being addressed at this year's Kalamata International Dance Festival, taking place for the 23rd consecutive year in the southern Peloponnesian city starting on Friday and running to Sunday, July 23.

The program features eight foreign and four Greek contemporary dance ensembles, a seminar, three workshops, two masterclasses and six parallel events, with the festival spreading across different venues around the city.

There will also be a special tribute to the celebrated Greek choreographer Zouzou Nikoloudi (1917-2004), marking 100 years since her birth. For Artistic Director...