Konstantinos Papanikolaou holds a postgraduate degree in dance from University Paris 8 | Vincennes – Saint-Denis and has studied psychology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. As a performer he has collaborated with Gerard & Kelly, Alexandra Bachzetsis, Patricia Apergi, Jenny Argyriou and others and has performed in the Biennale of Munich, Lyon and Birmingham, the Centre Pompidou (Paris), Hellerau (Dresden), The Place (London), Mercat des Flors (Barcelona), etc. In 2021 he choreographed and performed the solo ‘ The diving horse and other mythologies’ at the Onassis New choreographers Festival. Portions of the research and development for his next work  “A User’s Manual” were undertaken at Trois C-L (Luxembourg), Le Grand Studio (Brussels) and Pole Sud Strasbourg as part of the support provided by the Réseau Grand LUXE network. In 2024 his first group piece ‘’The Correction’’ was supported by the Greek Ministry of Culture . He has been  awarded the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Artist Fellowship by ARTWORKS (2021).