Maria Mavridou is a dancer, performer, maker and teacher whose work develops through improvisation and sustained physical research. Her practice draws on Body Weather and real-time composition, bringing attention to the relationship between bodily sensation, space and the unfolding performance. She trained at the State School of Dance in Athens and the School for New Dance Development in Amsterdam, followed by postgraduate study in New York with an Onassis Foundation scholarship. Her experience includes extensive work with Katerina Bakatsaki, Frank van de Ven and Katie Duck, alongside international collaborations with musicians, actors, visual artists and filmmakers.