The cie. toula limnaios is an ensemble for contemporary dance and was founded in Brussels in 1996 by the choreographer and performer Toula Limnaios and the composer Ralf R. Ollertz. In 1997 they moved their headquarters to Berlin. In 2001 they were honoured with the ‘Meeting Neuer Tanz’ award. Their Beckett trilogy was produced as a television film for ZDF/arte in 2004 under the title ‘atemzug’. In 2003, she opened her own venue HALLE, which has established itself as an internationally networked theatre and production house. 

Since 2005, the company has received support from the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe and for the years 2008 - 2010, the Fonds Darstellende Künste awarded it conceptual funding for ‘top ensembles of independent theatre and dance’. In 2012 she received the ‘George Tabori Prize’.

In addition to her artistic work, she is not only committed to innovative working structures, but also to the dissemination and communication of dance in our society. With its ensemble, cie. toula limnaios presents 60 - 70 performances per year and works with 18 permanent employees, who are supported by numerous artists working with them on a temporary basis.
With flexible, lean but highly effective structures and in co-production with international partners, it continuously performs high-quality ensemble work, making it one of the most successful contemporary dance companies today.

As a cultural ambassador of the Goethe Institute and the Federal Foreign Office, cie. toula limnaios presents its repertoire on international stages in Europe and around the world. The company has been institutionally funded by the State of Berlin, Senate Department for Culture and Europe since 2014.

cie. toula limnaios presents dance that is awake, critical and courageous in its endeavours for people, made by and for people.

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