Fokas Evangelinos

Birthplace

Messolonghi, Greece

Biography

Fokas Evangelinos (Greek: Φωκάς Ευαγγελινός; born 1963) is a Greek dancer, choreographer and artistic director for television, film, stage and video clips. He was the creative director of the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 held in Athens and he has also staged and choreographed some of the most memorable performances at the Eurovision Song Contest from different countries. Evangelinos was born in Missolonghi in 1963. After graduated from the Greek State School of Orchestral Art, he worked as a dancer in many dance groups and started his own career as a choreographer in 1991. He founded his own dance school in 1996. He has directed and choreographed performances at the National Theater of Greece, the Athens – Epidaurus Festival, the Greek National Opera, the National Theatre of Northern Greece and other theaters. He has also art directed films, television and music shows, dance groups, television series, video clips, concerts and has worked for international events such as the Eurovision Song Contest. He was also the creative director of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies at the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games held at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. Evangelinos was the creative director and choreographer of the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 held in Athens and of several Greek national finals held by the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) to select its entry for Eurovision.[1] He has also staged and choreographed some of the most memorable performances at Eurovision from different countries including: