One of the great poets on the contemporary scene fills the stage with fascinating images in a show that fuses physical theatre and performance to speak of human life as a journey of constant discovery.
Imbued with a rare visual intensity, Dimitris Papaioannou’s shows are a blend of experimental actions, physical theatre and performance. Formerly a painter and comic book author, Papaioannou designs his works by creating storyboards illustrating the dreamlike images that he then transfers to the stage. A soundtrack formed by amplified, distorted noises made by the performers, accompanied by fragmented music and sound landscapes, envelopes the action. Papaioannou uses all these elements to talk about life as if it were a journey in search of great discoveries, hidden treasures or to explore, in an almost archaeological way, the most deeply hidden meanings of our existence. Images that are simple only in appearance, images that speak to us of the most sacred aspects of mundane things.
Although he started out in the world of fine art, Dimitris Papaioannou soon turned to the stage, where he became a director, choreographer, performer and set, costume and lighting designer. He founded the Edafos Dance Theatre, a company he worked with until 2012 and which has become an icon in the Greek performing arts world. However, he is perhaps best-known for creating the opening ceremony for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Dimitris Papaioannou creates his shows in cooperation with the performers, and is aesthetically influenced by artists ranging from Jacques Tati to Luis Buñuel, from Buster Keaton to David Lynch.
Concepció i direcció: Dimitris Papaioannou; Interpretació: Pavlina Andriopoulou, Costas Chrysafidis, Ektor Liatsos, Ioannis Michos, Evangelia Randou, Kalliopi Simou, Drossos Skotis, Christos Strinopoulos, Yorgos Tsiantoulas, Alex Vangelis; Col€laboració en l'escenografia i la direcció d'art: Tina Tzoka; Col·laboració en el vestuari: Aggelos Mendis; Col·laboració en el disseny de la il€luminació: Evina Vassilakopoulou; Col·laboració artística en el so: Giwrgos Poulios; Disseny del so: Kostas Michopoulos; Música: Johann Strauss II (An der schönen blauen Donau / El Danubi Blau, Op. 314); Adaptació musical: Stephanos Droussiotis; Vestuari i utillatge de pintura: Maria Ilia; Producció creativa i ajudantia de direcció: Tina Papanikolaou; Ajudantia de direcció: Stephanos Droussiotis; Direcció d'assajos: Pavlina Andriopoulou; Direcció tècnica: Manolis Vitsaxakis; Regidoria: Dinos Nikolaou; Ajudantia de l'enginyeria de so: Nikos Kollias; Ajudantia de l'escultor: Maria Papaioannou, Konstantinos Kotsis; Ajudantia de producció: Tzela Christopoulou; Management en gira i relacions internacionals: Julian Mommert; Ajudantia del disseny de l'escenografia i pintura de l'escenografia: Mary Antonopoulou; Ajudantia a la producció executiva: Kali Kavvatha;
