NO IM NOT digs into the abuse power dynamics within the dance world. Challenging the façade of wellness often presented in the sector, the piece shows how dancers struggle with their mental health in a toxic work environment – navigating systemic abuse, manipulation, and unrealistic expectations in their professional lives.
NO IM NOT is a continuation of Are You Okay?, Panos’ previous full evening group work, which showcases the duality of the dancers’ experiences unravelling the dissonance between the societal pressure to appear “okay”, and their inner turmoil.
Panos Malactos is a Cypriot dancer and choreographer whose work moves between intimacy, surrealism, and the everyday. He explores themes of queerness, identity, mental health and transformation through a physical, emotionally charged language. Rooted in both theatricality and raw movement, his creations unfold like lived stories—shifting between humor, tenderness, and unease—reflecting a deeply human search for belonging and expression.
Choreographer: Panos Malactos
Music credits: Aenaa – Die Arkitekt, The Swan – Camille Saint-Saëns, Dystopia – Wax Wings&Die Arkitekt, NO IM NOT – Music and production by TEO.x3 , Lyrics by Ody Icon
Costume designer: Orestis Lazouras
Lighting designer: Vasilis Petinaris
Dancers: Styliana Apostolou, Natalia Vasiliki Vagena, Melina Sofocleous Assistant: Magda Argyridou
Pictures: Pavlos Vrionides
