ideazione e regia Dimitris Papaioannou
con Pavlina Andriopoulou, Costas Chrysafidis, Ektor Liatsos, Ioannis Michos, Evangelia Randou, Kalliopi Simou, Drossos Skotis, Christos Strinopoulos, Yorgos Tsiantoulas, Alex Vangelis
set designer e collaborazione alla direzione artistica Tina Tzoka
collaborazione artistica per costumi Aggelos Mendis
collaborazione al disegno luci Evina Vassilakopoulou
corraborazione artistica per il suono Giwrgos Poulios
installazione disegno audio Kostas Michopoulos
musiche Johann Strauss II, An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314
adattamento musicale Stephanos Droussiotis
disegno sculture Nectarios Dionysatos
costumi e pittura oggetti di scena Maria Ilia
produttore creativo-escecutivo e assistente alla regia Tina Papanikolaou
assistente alla regia Stephanos Droussiotis
direttore prove Pavlina Andriopoulou
direttore tecnico Manolis Vitsaxakis
direttore di scena Dinos Nikolaou
assistente ingegnere del suono Nikos Kollias
assistente scenografo- pittore scene Mary Antοnopoulou
assistente scultore Maria Papaioannou + Konstantinos Kotsis
assistente alla produzione Tzela Christopoulou
tour manager e relazioni internazionali Julian Mommert
assistente produttore esecutivo Kali Kavvatha
produzione Onassis Cultural Centre – Athens (Greece)
in coproduzione con CULTURESCAPES Greece 2017 (Switzerland), Dansens Hus Sweden (Sweden), EdM Productions, Festival d’Avignon (France), Fondazione Campania dei Festival – Napoli Teatro Festival Italia (Italy), Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg (Luxembourg), National Performing Arts Center-National Theater & Concert HallNPAC-NTCH (Taiwan), Seoul Performing Arts FestivalSPAF (Korea), Théâtre de la Ville – Paris / La Villette – Paris (France)
produttore esecutivo 2WORKS
con il supporto di ALPHA BANK
sponsor AEGEAN Airlines
Teatro Politeama
23, 24 giugno 2017
ore 19.00
durata 1h e 40min
The Greek Dimitris Papaioannou is one of the most important names of the International scene. He is a pioneer of Contemporary dance and pitches his new creation: The Great Tamer to the 10th edition of the Napoli Teatro Festival Italia.
His work has been defined as a “hybrid flower” referring to its artistic con-taminations that improve the art-work. Dimitris Papaioannou’s work was discovered by the great maestro Robert Wilson and now is being studied by great choreographers such as Akram Khan, who used the “Body Mechanic System” technique. According to the choreographer from Athens, the human bodies turn into battlefields interacting with raw materials. The bodies blur into hybrid creatures, creating spectacular optical illusions. The eclectic artist with a Belle art background involves 11 dancers to create something focused on the human life. Human life is intended to be a voyage of discovery, the exploration of a hidden treasure. The artist refers to Life as an inner archaeology site full of meanings. The central point is the Mediterranean and the cradle of our civilization. He goes through contemporary languages highlighting the great cultural value of Greece. This Country is developing an interesting sense of research for artistic endeavours, despite of the difficult economical situation.
The passion for art improves the strength of the visual impact juggling his-tory of art allusions and methods of expressions. The choreographic signs are minimal and embedded in impressive scenery, set in a way to create an absurd and surreal carnival universe on the stage. Dimitris Papaioannou’s goal is simple, but the way to reach it is not. His intention in The Great Tamer is to focus on the universal ideas of sacred and profane.
