“HERS” at Bios: Eliane Roumié’s choreographic work captures the female experience in the contemporary urban environment

“HERS”, conceived and choreographed by Eliane Roumié, will be presented at Bios from 4 to 7 June 2026.

“HERS” draws inspiration from the narratives of women coming from different social, generational, and cultural backgrounds. Their realities intersect, forming a polyphonic landscape of experiences.

The work takes as its starting point the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which functions as a reference point running through the choreography via personal testimonies. Within these accounts, rights shift from the institutional and abstract into the realm of lived experience – where they are tested in everyday life and inscribed onto the body.

Through small, unseen moments of intimacy and familiarity, “HERS” captures the female experience within the contemporary urban environment, where silent tensions, social pressures, and gender expectations emerge.

Eliane Roumié is a choreographer and dance artist born in Athens, with partial Syrian heritage. Her artistic practice draws inspiration from two cultural worlds, exploring notions of identity through social and gender-related dimensions. She studied Business Administration and Marketing at the Royal Holloway University of London (BSc) and the University of Bath (MSc), before pursuing contemporary dance studies at Tanzfabrik in Berlin, Danscentrum Jette in Brussels, and the Aktina Professional Dance School in Athens. She also holds an MA in Physical Theatre from the Jasmin Vardimon Company in collaboration with Royal Holloway University of London. Her Pilates certification further extends her ongoing engagement with the body and movement.

She has collaborated with artists such as Marina Abramović, Madeline Hollander, Dominique Duszynski, Sevim Akpinar, Patricia Apergi, Yelp Dance Co. and Ingri Fiksdal, among others. Her works have been presented at international festivals and institutions including ARC for Dance Festival, Dance Days Chania, 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture, the Young Choreographers Festival, SoloDuo Internationales Tanz Festival Köln, Solo Contemporary Dance Festival Ankara, Künstlerhaus Mousonturm and the Solocoreografico Festival Torino.

In 2022, she received the ARTWORKS Fellowship through the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Artist Support Programme. Her work has also been supported by the Goethe-Institut and the Municipality of Athens (OPANDA, Technopolis), while her current project is being developed with the support of the Ministry of Culture of Greece, NEON and the Centre National de la Danse (CND). She has also been selected for the Sadler’s Wells Artist Development Programme (2025–2026).

Concept – Choreography: Eliane Roumié
Performers: Dafni Drakopoulou, Natalia Baka, Marina Tsapekou
Movement research: Eliane Roumié in collaboration with performers D. Drakopoulou, N. Baka, M. Tsapekou
Music composition: Manos Paterakis
Dramaturgy consultant: Elena Novakovic
Set design: Thaleia Melissa
Lighting design: Giorgos Antonopoulos
Photography: Lida Touloumakou
Communication: Evangelia Skrompola
Production management & execution: Let’s Talk About
Co-production: Centre National de la Danse (CND)

Under the auspices and with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture of Greece, with the support of NEON.