Thoughts
It is a fleeting day today.
And it will soon pass.
It is as fleeting as any day can be.
And this is my suggestion: why can’t every day – equally fleeting, precarious, frightening, mesmerizing as today - be a new beginning?
Every day has the potential of a miracle.
Every day has the potential of a nightmare.
Life has nothing to do with perfection. You can never be prepared for that which shall arrive.
But - if you want - you can make choices.
You can love unconditionally. Get hurt. Get ecstatic. Fall on your face – or on someone’s lap.
You can be passionate about your work. Choose your profession. Find your purpose in life. Claim your way to lead it. Change your mind, again and again and again. Start over.
No compromises.
You can have empathy for the people around you. You can be open-minded and caring.
You can protect the soil you step on and the air you breath.
You can cherish life in all its forms and expressions.
You can stand your ground and live. Every moment. Of every day.
To the fullest.
No regrets.
Being human was never about being perfect or fitting into a certain image. Accept your flaws and the flaws of others. Be considerate. Come closer. Feel.
I guess to ‘have succeeded’ is to become the closest to human as possible.
If you want.
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PENELOPE MOROUT
cross-disciplinary artist. mover. designer. storyteller
CV
MOROUT PENELOPE
EDUCATION
â–ª September 2018-ongoing: Master Theatre Practices (MTP) at ArtEZ University of the Arts, Arnhem - NL.
â–ª 2009-2012. Bachelor’s Degree in dance, choreography and teaching. K.S.O.T. (Greek National School of Dance), Athens - GR.
â–ª 2007-2008. Certificate of Higher Education in Dance Theatre. Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, London - UK.
â–ª 2000-2008. Bachelor's degree of Architect engineer (Master equivalent). N.T.U.A. (the National Technical University of Athens) - School of Architecture, Athens - GR.
â–ª 2016. Certificate of Course Completion: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) & Automated External Defibrillator (AED) by Rescue Training International (R.T.I.)
â–ª 2016-2017. Certified Trainer in Group and Personal Training by the International Aerobic and Fitness Association (I.A.F.A. College).
â–ª 2011-2016. Fighting Monkey Practice, founded by RootlessRoot (Linda Kapetanea – Jozef Frucek).
â–ª 2011-ongoing. Sculpting Body-Images (improvisation and release technique), Movement Playground (outdoor training) and Body Crafting (mat routine): designing athletic and dance/movement courses.
PERFORMANCES
â–ª 2020/05/11-15. H.I.I.T. [High Intensity Identity Training] (performer + creator) – ArtEZ University of the Arts, Arnhem – NL. / postponed - Covid-19
â–ª 2020/03/02-24. Ψ (choreographer + set designer) – Apo Koinou Theatre, Athens – GR.
â–ª 2019/03/02-31. Folie à Deux (director + choreographer) - Sfendoni Theatre, Athens – GR.
â–ª 2019/01/24-26. T.E.P. 4th COME TOGETHER Festival - Frascati Theatre, Amsterdam - NL.
â–ª2019/02/15. Public Restitution | Witchcraft Room. Vest&Page – ArtEZ Performance Practices, Arnhem – NL.
â–ª 2016. Friday night/Game night. Neos Kosmos Theatre, So7, Athens - GR.
â–ª 2015. Prometheus Bound. On tour, Kostas Filippoglou, GR.
â–ª 2015. Moving Pictures. Music in Motion Festival - Trianon Theatre, Alma Libre Co, Athens - GR.
â–ª 2015. Opera Alcestes. Athens Concert Hall, Juxtapoz Company.
â–ª 2012. Old man's dream. KSOT, Anton Lachký Company.
â–ª 2012. Folly. KSOT, Juxtapoz (Christine Gouzelis – Paul Blackman).
â–ª 2011. BROCANTE International Circus Festival, Val Colvera – Italy.
â–ª 2010. Alles Gut (Valasia Simeonidou), Athens International Dance Festival.
RESIDENCIES
â–ª 2020/04/10 – 03/30. Artistic residency for H.I.I.T. at Murate Art District, Florence, Italy. / postponed - Covid-19
â–ª 2020/03/29 – 23. Artistic residency for H.I.I.T. at P.A.R.C. / Fabbrica Europa, Florence, Italy. / postponed - Covid-19
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â–ª 2020/03/31 – 05. Artistic residency for H.I.I.T. at Ecole Nationale de Cirque, Châtellerault, France. / partially postponed - Covid-19
â–ª 2019/03/24 – 07/04. Artistic residency with the master’s program, PAF, Reims, France.
â–ª 2019/02/24 – 03/03. I:M. Artist in residence, Kinitiras Studio, Athens, Greece.
â–ª 2014. Porcelaine. Artist in residence, Kinitiras Studio, Athens, Greece.
â–ª 2013. WEAVE. Improvisation and Community artists-in-residence, Brussels, Belgium.
WORKSHOPS AND LECTURES
â–ª 2019, May. Movement Playground within the context of START-Create Cultural Change, a cultural initiative to generate a positive social impact on the local community of N.Philadelphia - Athens, GR.
â–ª 2019, March. Lecture and open discussion with the students of the Department of Theatre Studies of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, as part of their ‘New Ways of Directing’ module.
â–ª 2019, March. Open workshop to share my choreographic strategies for I:M - Applying early filming techniques, such as the zoetrope, to movement investigation.
â–ª 2014, January. When the Absurd becomes Normal. Inspired by Beckett’s The Bald Soprano, Chairs and Lesson, a physical theatre intensive workshop with a chosen group of performers, which led to an open showing.
â–ª 2011, August. Movement Playground for children, as part of the teaching faculty of BROCANTE International Circus Festival, Val Colvera – Italy.
â–ª 2010-2019. Movement Playground (outdoor training), Body Crafting (mat workout) and Release Technique classes in Athens, GR.
INSTALLATIONS
â–ª 2019/06/24-28. A Weaver’s Tales. An interdisciplinary installation (drawing, crafting, audience participation) in Master Theatre Practices in ArtEZ University of the Arts, Arnhem, Netherlands.
â–ª 2019/01/18-20. TRACE film at the 9th Athens Video Dance Festival), Greece. Previous participation with other dance films at AVDP's 4th and 5th edition.
â–ª 2015. Face / Contre le Mur. Photography and video installation. Ruimte in Beweging, Schiedam - NL.
ARCHITECTURE/RESEARCH
â–ª 2008. Dance Centre in Tavros / Thesis nomination for the Technical Chamber of Greece Award.
â–ª 2005-2006. Choreographing Space: meeting points between Dance and Architecture / Dissertation. National Technical University, Athens, Greece.