Sotirios Panagoulias

Sotirios began training in dance at the Limassol Municipal Dance Centre. They continued their education at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, graduating with a BA degree in Modern Ballet. After the Scottish Ballet’s Cinderella tour, they worked as a dancer at Scottish Opera. Later, they danced in Czech Republic, collaborating with Ballet Prague Junior, Prague Chamber Ballet and South Bohemian Ballet. There, they had the opportunity to dance a wide range of repertoire from classical ballet to contemporary, opera and musical theatre. Sotirios has postgraduate studies in Cultural Policy and Development while continuing their education in Teaching and the Performing Arts. Today, they work as a Lecturer in Ballet at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and as Associate Tutor in the Department of Dance Science and Education at the University of Edinburgh. Their research interests include gender in dance, traditional culture and costume in performance. They continue to build their choreographic career and research with new works in Cyprus and the UK. Previous works include: Fragmental (2019), Concerto 2.0 (2023), Shuffle and Cut (2023), The Gardener on a July Day (2023), The Burden (2023), Were you sleeping? (2025), Agrino Lounge (2025).