Dimitris Papaioannou

This is the new creation, packed with powerful and suggestive images, from Dimitris Papaioannou, a Greek artist originally from the field of the plastic arts, who later immersed himself fully in the world of performing arts, not only as a director but also as a choreographer, performer, set designer, wardrobe designer and lighting designer. He presented The Great Tamer at Teatro Rivoli in 2018, but while chiaroscuro and shades were Papaioannou’s allies on that occasion, in Transverse Orientation the artist makes light the central feature and reclaims the clarity of his previous works such as Primal Matter (2012). These are the foundations on which he constructs a performance that explores the destruction of old models, the creation of new ones and the subsequent rediscovery of original values, and thereby invites us to examine the relationship with our ancestors.


Dimitris Papaioannou  gained early recognition as a painter and comics artist, before his focus shifted to the performing arts, as director, choreographer, performer, and designer of sets, costumes, make up and lighting.


Co-presentation with Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB), on December 10th and 11th.