Tsakpin is a degree project work that took place in the context of the BA in Dance Performace in autumn 2024. This project is a study on this dance that in Greece is called Tsifteteli, within the framework of a multi-national and institutional context of studying dance in Europe. Having Tsifteteli as a tangible and rich starting point and studying its materials, its history, its phenomena, a discussion is fueled on our positions and understanding around the experience of dance, gender, sensuality, our aesthetic perceptions, patriarchy and the social role of women. The main goal is to place ourselves and practice in this discussion, understanding our own connection and feeling, and the necessities of our time and to develop tactics to negotiate and work with this dance. 

A desire of this project is to give some space, attention and validity to some tradition and geographical/cultural context beyond the western dance canon. To practice drawing knowledge and trusting practices located in spaces beyond the theatre and the studio, in the wider sphere of social and communal life. To explore ways of strengthening the community that is within the narrow confines of a tradition, of empowering its members, and of transforming practices.