FACILITIES
BUILDING
From its first day of operation until today, the KSOT has been housed in the building at 55 Omirou Street, which was envisioned and founded by its first owner, Koula Pratsika. The foundations of the first Greek Professional School of Dance were laid on the plot at the foot of Lycabettus. The study for the development of this area and the design of the facilities was entrusted to the renowned architect Georgios Kontoleon. The result of this collaboration was a three-storey building typical of Bauhaus architecture (one of the few remaining buildings of this movement in Athens).
At the end of Homer Street, one finds the stone entrance of the School and above it the imposing work of art by Costas Varotsos entitled Dancers. It is a wooden/glass sculpture in a spiral form that symbolizes the endless orbit of movement.
After changes in its interior layout over the years, the building now houses three modern and well-equipped dance halls where classes and rehearsals are held. Of particular value to the School is the first floor room, Whitebox, which has the specifications for its conversion into a small theatre to host frequent performances and presentations of the School.
THE LIBRARY
The Library has been an integral part of the KSOT since its foundation. From October 2009 until today it is housed in a building almost opposite the School, at 60 Omirou Street. Its organization was made possible thanks to the material of Koula Pratsika, the purchase of books made and carried out by the School over the years and the donations of private individuals and educational institutions. It includes about 5,000 book titles and 1,000 issues of magazines. The majority of the material is related to dance, but it also covers other thematic categories such as theatre, painting, architecture, music, philosophy, etc.
The book material is catalogued according to international cataloguing standards and classified according to the DEWEY decimal system. An important part is the archive of the KSOT which includes photographs, programmes and posters of performances as well as rare audiovisual material from the beginning of its operation until today. The purpose of the Library is to support the School’s Programme of Studies and at the same time to serve as a reference point for anyone wishing to conduct research in the field of Dance.
