For the frame of the Choreographic Convention, choreographer and performer Lydia Touliatou opens up her interdisciplinary collaboration with visual artist Xiao Zhiyu — an investigation into how choreographic scores can suggest new ways of experiencing visual artworks beyond their static display. Zhiyu’s research considers the relationship between painted objects and contemporary image economies, where representation is shaped by circulation, distortion, and screen-based perception. From this, Touliatou enacts solo durational scores of intimacy, rest, and travel with the artworks.
Choreographic Convention parcours 5, 6, 7
Lydia Touliatou is a Helsinki-based Greek choreographer and researcher trained in Bharatanatyam and Western dance techniques. She holds a BA in contemporary dance from Trinity Laban and an MA in Choreography from the University of the Arts Helsinki. Since 2023, she has been part of the “Terra-Performing” research project that investigates the intersection of Machine Learning, Extractivism, and Choreography. Her latest work is ATROPOS(2025), presented at Zodiak Centre for New Dance.
Choreography, performance: Lydia Touliatou
Visual art: Xiao Zhiyu
Costume: Hilla Ruuska