About

Georgia Tegou is a choreographer, dancer and stage director. Her work approaches ‘dance-as-design’, intertwining choreography with design practices to craft immersive visual environments. Driven by a deep curiosity about architecture, sculpture, visual arts, science and philosophy, her work explores the symbiotic relationship between dance and spatial arts, seeking to encapsulate nuances of the human condition. Fascinated by the internal, unspoken, and visceral aspects of human emotions, as well as by form, function, and structure, the work navigates the spaces in between, aiming to open up new perspectives and innovative forms.

Objects of the set, lighting, and costumes become integral performative elements, impacting the dramaturgy. A distinct and increasingly central strand of her practice is the pioneering integration of creative technology (holographic imagery, live projection mapping, immersive 360-degree video and virtual and extended reality VR/XR), extending her choreographic language into new, digitally mediated realities. Her expanded artistic practice explores what can be choreographed within an environment, directing bodies and spatial elements. The performances and installations are created through collaborative processes resulting in experiences that blend contemporary dance, visual physical theatre and performance art.

With notable milestones including a UK National Dance Award nomination in 2026 and opening the Dance Umbrella International Festival in 2022, Tegou has presented work at Sadler’s Wells, the Royal Ballet and Opera, the Venice Biennale of Architecture, Onassis Stegi, the Greek National Opera, The Place, ŻfinMalta National Dance Company, Southbank Centre and Whitechapel Gallery among others. Her work has received four and five star reviews and has been described by critics and presenters as “visually evocative” (Eckhard Thiemann, The Lowry), “dreamlike” (The Times), “tremendously clever” and “admirably strong” (Sanjoy Roy). Dance Umbrella has described it as “work that’s shifting and challenging dance and its intersectionality to broaden access to wider communities.”

She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and was previously a Senior Lecturer at the University of Roehampton, where she received an Excellence in Teaching Award. She has guest lectured internationally, including at Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, London Contemporary Dance School and Central Saint Martins. From 2024 to 2028, she serves as External Examiner for the University of Kent and Rambert School for the Foundation Degree and BA in Ballet and Contemporary Dance.

She choreographed two official music videos for dance-pop artist Róisín Murphy, Plaything and The Rumble, and has directed fashion editorials. She is an artist in residence at Somerset House Exchange, a programme supporting extraordinary interdisciplinary practitioners, and one of the 6 resident artists at Studio Wayne McGregor pushing the boundaries of dance, movement and physical intelligence.

Trained at the Greek National School of Dance (KSOT) and the Professional Dance School Rallou Manou in Athens she specialised in classical and contemporary dance. After performing with dance companies in Greece she moved to London to pursue studies in choreography composition and attained a Master of Fine Arts in Choreography with Distinction from the University of Roehampton. Recipient of the Choreodrome 2021 residency at The Place and the Studio Light Moves / Open Futures residency and development award at Dance Limerick Ireland, Tegou continues to produce genre-bending work. Her upcoming work, Homecoming, in collaboration with visual artist Kristina Pulejkova, an ambitious and accessible dance and virtual reality performance and immersive experience, is commissioned by The Place, supported by The Lowry, FACT Liverpool and Dance East and is in partnership with Candoco Dance Company.

Having a mixed background, Georgia’s artistic career began with music, her first creative language. Originally a classical pianist, she played keyboards in a rock/metal band and performed in musical groups and conservatoire concerts. The arc and structure of musical scores continue to shape the way she conceives and designs dance compositions. Alongside her artistic practice, she studied International and European Economics and Politics and holds a Master of Science in Applied Economics and Finance.