Dimitris Papaioannou captivates audiences around the world with his monumental stage works in which each tableau is an aesthetic revelation. This year’s Kontakt festival programme includes his INK, in which the guardian of a dark, flooded universe is trying to hold its fragile balance and preserve order. An intruder from the bowels of the earth bringing both gentleness and cruelty disrupts his solitary existence. In a duet that soon shades into a duel, the great Greek artist Dimitris Papaioannou, accompanied by the fascinating dancer Šuka Horn, probes the limits of reality, passing it through the filters of science fiction and horror.
Production
Biennale de la Danse de Lyon 2023, Sadler’s Wells London, MEGARON – THE ATHENS CONCERT HALL
Creative
Concept, direction, sets, costumes, lights: Dimitris Papaioannou