Dimitris Papaioannou

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dimitris Papaioannou
Occupation	Choreographer
Date Of Birth	Jun 21, 1964(1964-06-21)
Age	60
Birthplace	Athens
Country	Greece
Birth City	Attica
Horoscope	Gemini

Dimitris Papaioannou Biography

Dimitris Papaioannou is one of the most popular and richest Choreographer who was born on June 21, 1964 in Athens, Attica, Greece. Dimitris Papaioannou (Greek: Demetres Papaioannou; born 21 June 1964) is a Greek experimental stage director for theater choreographer, visual artist, and choreographer who received public attention and accolades for his inventive direction for the opening Ceremony at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. His diverse career spans three decades. It has seen him design and direct stage pieces to The Athens Concert Hall, Edafos Dance Theatre, and Elliniki Theamaton As well as perform as a costume design, set and make-up artist and also published more than 40 comics.

Papaioannou was first noticed for his work as a visual artist and illustrator as well as comic book creator. He exhibited his work in a variety of shows as well as illustrated for a variety of magazines, and also designed and co- edited the fanzine of the counterculture called Kontrosol sto Haos (1986-1992) among the few magazines that featured homosexual content that was openly available at the period in Greece. The artist also worked on the Greek gay- friendly journal To Kraximo (1981-1994) in the early 1980s. He also provided an interview to the magazine in 1993. Additionally, he published more than 40 stories in Greek magazine called alternative comics like Babel as well as Para Pende, many of which featured gay themes as well as sexually explicit pictures (such as 1986’s Rock ‘n’Roll My Ex-Boyfriend in 1988, as well as 1993’s Heart- Shaped Earth). He was awarded the first prize in a competition organized by the Marseille Public Transport Authority at the 5th Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean that was which was held in Marseille in 1990 in the comic Un Bon Plan.

Papaioannou, once back in Athens, created The Last Song of Richard Strauss in collaboration with the visual artist Nikos Alexiou in 1990, the first in a series of critical successes for the Edafos Dance Theatre company. The Last Song was incorporated into the 1991 trilogy The Songs, which was selected to represent Greece the following year at both the 6th Biennial from Young Artists of Europe and the Mediterranean in Valencia and at the Seville Expo ’92. The Songs was also seen by the then Greek Minister for Culture Melina Mercouri, who secured regular state funding for the company.

Moons followed in 1992, a two-part work that drew upon the poetry of Sappho and the ballet Le Spectre de la Rose, but it was 1993’s Medea that was to prove the company’s greatest success. This dance-theatre retelling of the Medea myth was performed 52 times by the year 2000, touring festivals and venues across Europe and the Mediterranean region, visiting New York City, and representing Greece at the Lisbon Expo ’98. In her review of the 1998 performance of Medea at the 12th Lyon Dance Biennial, Anna Kisselgoff of The New York Times describes the production as “the festival’s big surprise”, praising its “extraordinary passion” and “striking intensity”. Medea was named “Best Choreography” at the Greek National Awards for Dance in 1994.

Papaioannou began to develop his interest into dance and other performing arts while enrolled in his Athens School of Fine Arts learning and testing as a choreographer and performer and an costume, set and makeup designer for dancing companies from Greece. in 1986 Papaioannou went to New York City where he was exposed to the Erick Hawkins Technique in the dancer’s and choreographer’s studio and also took part in classes on Butoh presented by Maureen Fleming at La MaMa E.T.C. In America, in the United States, he choreographed and was in the 1986 production of The Monk and the Hangman’s Daughter which was produced by Ellen Stewart and presented in Baltimore.

Dimitris Papaioannou Net Worth

Dimitris Papaioannou is one of the richest Choreographer from Greece. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dimitris Papaioannou 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In addition to his involvement as a member of Edafos Dance Theatre, Papaioannou was involved in a variety in other ventures between the years 1986 until 2000.

After his return back to Athens after his departure in June of 1986 established Edafos Dance Theatre (edaphos meaning “ground” in Greek) together with Angeliki Stellatou. The pair continued to develop choreography, direct and direct all 17 productions during the course of its 16-year existence (the company was disbanded at the end of 2002). The company’s first four works The Mountain-The Raincoat in 1987 The Mountain-The Raincoat in 1987, and Room I-Room II in 1988 was a representation of Greece during the 2nd and 3rd Biennials of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean which took place at Barcelona in Spain and Bologna respectively. Both were welcomed with open arms by the press. Stefano Casi of the Italian L’Unita said that the company was “the revelation of the Festival” in 1988.

In 1989, Papaioannou left Greece for Germany to work as an unpaid trainee assistant to Robert Wilson in Hamburg as he prepared The Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets with Tom Waits and William S. Burroughs. He then accompanied Wilson to Berlin to act as a stand-in for the lights for his production of Orlando.

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He directed two operas for the Athens Megaron Concert Hall: Thanos Mikroutsikos’s The Return of Helen in 1999 (which was also performed at the Montpellier Opera in France and the Teatro Verdi in Florence, Italy), and Bellini’s La Sonnambula in 2000. He also directed two stage shows for the Greek singer Haris Alexiou (1995’s Nefeli and 1998’s Tree), and two for Alkistis Protopsalti (1998’s Volcano and 2000’s A Tale).

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Dimitris Ranked on the list of most popular Choreographer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Greece. Dimitris Papaioannou celebrates birthday on June 21 of every year.

In 2001, Papaioannou was appointed Artistic Director of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games by Gianna Angelopoulos- Daskalaki, President of the Athens 2004 Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. Three years in the making, the Opening Ceremony was hailed a “triumph” by Time magazine and The Times of London.