Dimitris Papaioannou
INK
November
2023
National premiere
Thu
30/11
Fri
1/12
Sat
2/12
Sinopse
The guardian of a dark, flooded universe tries to maintain order. It is a fragile balancing act only he can perform. The intrusion of a visitor from the bowels of the earth disrupts his solitary existence, introducing tenderness and torment, to the point of cruelty. In a duet that soon shades into a duel, Dimitris Papaioannou, accompanied by the fascinating dancer Šuka Horn, probes the limits of reality through the filters of science fiction and horror. The result is a gripping chase, a nightmarish manhunt... Unless it is us trying to escape our own subconscious?
metamorphoses
escape
duality
desire
entrails
© Julian Mommert
© Julian Mommert
© Julian Mommert
© Julian Mommert
© Julian Mommert
Info sobre horário e bilhetes
Thu
30.11
19:30
Fri
1.12
19:30
Sat
2.12
19:30
RivoliGrand Auditorium
Aditional info
- Price
12€
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Duration
1h15
- Age rating
14+
Acessibilidades do espetáculo
Accessible to wheelchair users
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Author's bio text
Dimitris Papaioannou, born in 1964, is an internationally acclaimed Greek avant-garde theatre director, choreographer, and visual artist. He is the youngest artist to have been assigned the creative direction of an Olympic Games Opening Ceremony (Athens 2004). Papaioannou is the first artist invited by the Tanztheater Wuppertal to create an original work after the death of Pina Bausch (SINCE SHE, 2018) and the first Greek artist to have received the European Theater Prize (2017). His accolades also include two Emmy Award nominations (2016) and two Olivier Awards nominations (2019 + 2022). Papaioannou’s more than 30 productions range from mass spectacles with thousands of performers to intimate pieces. His creations have been commissioned, co-produced, and presented internationally by the most renowned festivals and theatres, enjoying sold-out performances on extensive tours worldwide.
Co-presentation with:
Teatro Central
41.º Festival de Otoño (Teatros del Canal)
Co-presentation with:
Teatro Central
41.º Festival de Otoño (Teatros del Canal)
Ficha Técnica
- Created (concept, direction, sets, costumes, lights) by
Dimitris Papaioannou
Dressed man
Dimitris Papaioannou
Nude man
Šuka Horn
Music
Kornilios Selamsis
Sound design
David Blouin
Lighting design
Lucien Laborderie, Stephanos Droussiotis
Creative, executive producer and assistant director
Tina Papanikolaou
Associate director
Haris Fragoulis
Rehearsal director
Pavlina Andriopoulou
Performers’ physical training
Šuka Horn
Photographs and cinematography
Julian Mommert
Music recorded by
Teodor Currentzis, musicAeterna orchestra
Name of the play
Aggelos Mendis
Octopuses
Nectarios Dionysatos
Visual design associate
Evangelos Xenodochidis
- International relations, communications manager and tour programmer
Julian Mommert
Technical director
Manolis Vitsaxakis
Atage manager, sound engineer
David Blouin
Props master and stage manager
Tzela Christopoulou
Lighting programmer
Lucien Laborderie
Stage technician and rigger
Aggelos Katsolias
Executive production
2WORKS in collaboration with Polyplanity Productions
Executive production associate
Vicky Strataki
Executive production assistant
Kali Kavvatha
Co-produced by
Biennale de la Danse de Lyon 2023, Sadler’s Wells London, Megaron - The Athens Concert Hall
Supported by
Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports in 2023
Dimitris Papaioannou is Artist in Residence at Megaron - The Athens Concert Hall.
We especially thank Teodor Currentzis for conducting the music of INK and offering it to us as a gift.
