Eleni Edipidi
Co artistic director of LDT/choreographer/performer
Originally from Greece, Eleni trained at Laban and gained a MA in European Dance Theatre Practice (2005) and has a BA in Dance and Live Art Practices (2004, MMU). Eleni is a freelance performer and choreographer. She has performed and toured internationally with the Belgian based company Victoria with the work "For All The Wrong Reasons". She has also danced for Marie-Gabrielle Rotie, Leda Franklin,
Blue Eyed Soul Dance Company, Cheshire Dance and has performed in the Opening Ceremonies of the Athens 2004 Olympic and Paralympics Games amongst others.
She has been teaching and devising work since 2009 for The University of Salford.
Eleni is the recipient of The Marion North Mentoring Scheme 2009 and has worked with Lindsey Butcher as her mentor.
photographer: Imran Ali
Bethanie Harrison
Co artistic director of LDT/choreographer/performer
Bethanie has a BA in Dance and Visual Art (2004, MMU). Since 2004, Bethanie has co directed LDT and created work as a choreographer and performer for their productions. Bethanie has collaborated with art practitioners Andre Gingras and Anna Macdonald and has lead workshops in schools in the Northwest with “Charged 2 dance”.
Bethanie is the recipient of The Bonnie Bird New Uk Choreography Award 2010.
Gopan Iyadurai
Multimedia Artist
Gopan has an MSc from Goldsmiths College, University of London (2006) and a BA in Live Art and Visual Art (2004, MMU). His work has been shown in Singapore and in the U.K. Gopan is an interdisciplinary artist who works primarily with moving image. Currently working in broadcast television for Channel 4, Red Bee Production Centre and founder of the production company RUN4MEDIA.
Kleoniki Edipidi Stage Manager
Kleoniki is a Roehampton University graduate with a BA Hons in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies. Since 2006, she has been working closely with Levantes Dance Theatre. She has worked as a stage manager in both the UK and Greece in venues such as the Arcola Theatre (London), the Green Room (Manchester), the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus (Epidavros, Greece), the Athens Concert Hall- (Athens, Greece), the Ancient Theatre of Herod Atticus Odeon (Athens, Greece), Theatre Dasous (Thessaloniki, Greece). Her latest project was being Senior Stage Manager for the Special Olympics, Opening and Closing Ceremonies (Athens, Greece).
