After completing her studies in classical and modern dance, M. Alexander and Laban technique, music and dance education, she worked as a dancer with Claudio Bernardo and
Régine Chopinot, and as an assistant with Pierre Droulers. Limnaios received further education at the
Folkwang University of the Arts (at that time: Folkwagen University), where she studied together with
Susanne Linke,
Malou Airaudo, Jean Cébron, Lutz Förster and
Dominique Mercy. She soon became a member of a Folkwang Dance Studio under the artistic direction of
Pina Bausch. Limnaios made her name by performing live- improvisations of the
Duo Landscapes, she founded together with the musicians
Conny Bauer and
Peter Kowald. In 1996 she founded cie. toula limaios, a contemporary dance company that brought her choreographic art onto the stages worldwide, including Africa, Belgium, Brazil, Germany, Lithuania, Latvia, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Austria, Poland, Venezuela etc. Apart from managing her ensemble, Limnaios works as a guest choreographer at the
Theater Osnabrück and the
Frankfurt University of Performing Arts (Hochschule für Darstellende Künste Frankfurt/Main). Between 2007 and 2008 she was a guest professor at the
Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts (Hochschule für Schauspielkunst „Ernst Busch“ ) in Berlin. Toula Limnaios is one of the most eminent figures of German dance scene. == References ==