Dipla Nina was born in Thessaloniki. From 1980 to 1985 she was a member of the Greek national team of rhythmic gymnastics. At the age of 15, she began ballet at  Thessaloniki with Daniel Lommel then joined with a « Special scholarship »  from Mme Hightower the International Dance Center Rosella Hightower in Cannes school. At 17, she signed her first contract with the National Theatre of Thessaloniki. At 1989 also with a scholarship she  went to study at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen, where she will graduate in 1993. She becames member of the Folkwang Tanz Studio (FTS) and work, among others, for Pina Bausch, with whom she dances The Rite of Spring. Since 1999, she collaborates as interpreter and choreographer  with various choreographers, composers and directors. She was an assistant at Tanz Wuppertaler Theater (Pina Bausch) for the resumption of Tannhäuser.

Nina lives  at present in Paris. She obtained  her Diploma of State of  pedagogy and intervenes in ERAC (Drama School of Cannes) as a dance teacher. She also teaches at the CND of Paris and Lyon, in CNSMDC Lyon, at  La Menagerie de Verre Dance Studio, Studio Kelemenis, the company Philippe Saire (Geneva) , to the Choreographique Center of Grenoble J.C. Galotta, to the Choreographic Center of Tours,  the  Choreographic Center of Orléans Josef Nadj and proposes workshops abroad . In 2006, she collaborated with the director Maria Giparaki for opera Ariadni of Naxos, presented at the Festival of Patras (Greece). The same year, she worked with the director Anne Alvaro for Esprit – Madeleine, at the Théâtre de Chaillot and Troilus and Cressida, played at the House of Maria Casares in Alloue, and CDD, in Montreuil (2007). In 2007, she collaborated with the director Jean-Pierre Vincent, for a Oresteia, presented at Théâtre Aquarium (Cartoucherie, Paris). In 2007-2008, after attending the Art Laboratory Colina, the need to continue working on the creation is evident.

In creation, Gravity duo will be in residence at Marseille (the theater Bernardine), the Choreographic Centre of Orléans (Joseph Nadj) at Dance City (New Kassel), Portugal (Rui Horta). In 2007 -2008, she collaborated with the director Claudia Stravinsky  Jeux Doubles, presented at Théâtre des Célestins (Lyon) and La boîte à Zouzous concert with the Orchestre National de Lyon. She was invited as a choreographer and  teacher at the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Montpellier, under the direction of Ariel Garzia Valdés. She was also in collaboration with Ateliers de Paris – Carolyn Carlson in May 2008 ( proposing the choreographic workshop  Afdas with Josef Nadj). In 2010/2011 Nina Dipla is creating a « Hommage to Pina Bausch » with a new solo, An Invisible Attraction, and Kyma, a piece for seven dancers. For the seasons  2011/2012 and 2012/2013  Nina Dipla is guest choreographer at the School of CCN Roubaix (Carolyn Carlson) for  the creation Fragilities with 15 dancers. At the same time, she is guest choreographer in Brescia (Italy) to create Approaches  a piece for 20 dancers (June 2013).

For her solo Rosa, Nina Dipla has obtains a support  to  creation and ra esidency at NCC Orleans (Josef Nadj). Since 2013 she collaborates with Theater Aktion ANTAGON Germany for the creation of  Faust as choreographer. In 2015 Nina Dipla presents the solo VA in Asia as well as the beginning of the international project “7 steps of life” Let’s Dance For Peace. From 2016 until  present Nina she  is in collaboration for  the “7 Steps of Life” Let’s Dance for Peace  project with Theater X in Tokyo, Van Body, Wan Sha Theater in Tainan, Cloud Gate Company space  in Taipei, Aether Theater and Art Foundation Cugna Macau.

Nina Dipla is regularly invited France (CND, various NCC) and abroad (Canada, Greece, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, England, Serbia, Slovakia, Italy, Cyprus, Germany, Japan, Taiwan, Sweden, Hong Kong and Macau) as choreographer and teacher.

Experience

Since 2007-2019

Dear Pina… , Japan Creation

Kaguya Conversations with the moon, Japan Creation

All in the Mind, solo Taiwan-Japan Creation

The other side of the sacred, Macao Fringe Festival Creation

7 Steps of Life, Japan, Taiwan, France, italy Creation

Like peaces of cloud, duet

Alice and Other Wonders, Emmanuel  Demarcy Motta

Ladylafé, video clip choreographie for TRYO

Soleil Dedans, danse inspiration for the musician Arthur H

Games Doubles, Mouvement for theater  Claudia Stravinsky

Gravity, Nina Dipla, Fabien Prioville, Hans Hansen

The country before being born, Nina Dipla, Gaspar Claus

An Invisible Attraction, Nina Dipla, Sophie Luque Ortiz

Ithaki, solo  Nina Dipla

KYMA 7 dancers

Fragilités, 15 dancers

An Invisible Attraction, Solo version, Nina Dipla

Approaches,  20 people

Rosa, Nina Solo Dipla

VA, Solo Nina Dipla

7 Steps Of Life, 35 people

2006

Colina, International Artistic Laboratory

2004-2006

The Persians, Mathieu Cipriani

Here or Elsewhere everything is the same -Ithaki, Nina Dipla, Francion Eymery

2002

Schienen, Bernd Uwe Marszan

2001-2002

The Bacchae, Theodoros Terzopoulos

Oedipus, Tadashi Suzuki

1999-2004

Teaching contemporary dance (adults and children), Wuppertaller Werkstat – Wupertal

1994 – 1999

The Rite of Spring, Pina Bausch

Drops of Rain, Mark Sieczkarek

Esperas, Daniel Goldin

It Volto di Aria, Raffaela Giordano

Einsames Königsreich, Rainer Behr

Easy to love, Mark Sieczkarek

Tu-wa-ga, Suzanne Linke

Creations

2011-2016

“Like Cloud That Dissolves at the sun light” Duet for Tokyo Biennale

“7 Steps of Life” Let’s Dance For Peace, creative project for 35 artists, Japan and Taiwan

“VA” solo 3rd part of trilogy _ mystical poems of Rumi

Chromata tou Kosmou, creation for  8 artists and 2 musicians, Belém, Amazonia Brasil

Approaches, creating for 20 people (international), Brescia, Italy

Rosa, Solo

Frailties, new version of the play for the school SCC Roubaix (Caroline Carlson)

2009-2011

Frailties room for school SCC Roubaix (Caroline Carlson)

An Invisible Attraction, Solo

Kyma, creating for 7 dancers

2008-2009

An Invisible Attraction, Duo

2007-2008

Besides all the same-Ithaki, Solo

Stiol / ex Gravity, Duo

2005

No name, room for 14 players

Ithaki, Solo

2004

Choreographic returns, piece for 16 dancers, Dance Biennial UNSS

2003

Soglia, choreography for the film Diemut Schilling (Wuppertal)

2002

Ismini, Solo

2000

Hänsel, wo bist du ?, Award for choreography, Forum Young Choreographers (Ettlingen)

Musica nel mondo altro, Music composed by Konrad Hüpfer

1996

Into the Silence, Unesco Prize for Young Choreographers

1995

La couleur des etoiles

Languages:

French, Greek, English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese