GEORGIA PAIZI (she/her) is a bilingual (Greek/English) Intimacy Coordinator, movement teacher certified in FM Alexander’s & Joan Skinner’s techniques, and a funded choreographer (cochleares.com).
Georgia is the first Greek performing arts professional, and one of the very few based in Southern Europe & the Balkans, to specialize as an intimacy coordinator. She has a background in dance & voice, and university degrees in theatre & social sciences, with studies across Greece, Europe, UK & the US (BA, PG, MA, vocational trainings). She is an ARTworks (SNF) fellow in choreography, (2021), a State Scholarship recepient, a Gill Clark Bursary and Trinity Laban awardee, while in 2023-24 Georgia was shortlisted for a British Council Alumni Award (Culture and Creativity) and a Fulbright Greek Arts Professionals Scholarship.
Having worked primarily as a choreographer & movement educator in Athens, London & Berlin -with additional experience as a performer in dance, film & theater, as well as assistant directing and producing- Georgia brings over 15 years of experience in working with actors & dancers in the performing arts industry & education to her roles. Since 2020, Georgia curates COCHLEA studia and is the artistic director of international mid-career dance & movement course GUTS | EYES | BONES | BOUNDARIES. She has an extensive experience in the pioneering movement pedagogies developing in Northen Europe & the US since the 1970s.
Georgia’s work is rooted in continuous education, high artistry and strong bonds to the collegial community. She is a member of the Alexander Technique teachers’ International, the Skinner Releasing Technique teachers’ Network, the Greek Dance Union, and the greek department of Women in Film & Television. Georgia is a mother of two.
Languages: English, Greek
Intro / Ongoing SRT Certificate:
Introductory, Glasgow 2023-2024
Location:
Athens, Greece
Website:
www.cochleares.com
Email:
contact@georgiapaizi.com