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. Ηe 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 the theatre, he has colaborated with Argyris Pantazaras, Kirki Karali, Eleni Efthimiou, Lilly Meleme etc. In 2020 he choreographed and performed the solo ‘Tonight and every Night’, presented at the ARC FOR DANCE Festival; and in 2021 he presented ‘ The diving horse and other mythologies’ at the Onassis New choreographers Festival. Portions of the research and development for his latest 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. He has been  awarded the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Artist Fellowship by ARTWORKS (2021).