New Vision Arts Festival 2021 NOWHERE (Director's Cut)

NOWHERE, created by Papaioannou in 2009, was conceived as a site-specific project commissioned by the Greek National Theatre for the inauguration of its renovated Main Stage. The scenic space itself was choreographed by programming the new stage mechanisms. A group of humans confronted the spatial challenges created, measuring space with their bodies. NOWHERE is a series of visualised thoughts about the very nature of theatre, as a machine that mirrors human life.
The filmed version of the central scene (dedicated to the memory of Pina Bausch who had just passed away) was published in June 2014, and went viral with over 2.5 million views.
Filmed and edited by Papaioannou, the full performance of NOWHERE will be released for the first time this year. A co-commission by the NVAF and Dance Umbrella Festival (London, UK) with the support of Teatro della Pergola–Firenze (Florence, Italy).

The film contains nudity and audiences below 16 will not be admitted

Date: 26/11-27/11
Time:  8pm
Venue: Hong Kong City Hall Theatre
Progamme details: https://www.nvaf.gov.hk/programmes/18/

About the Artist

Dimitris Papaioannou
Born in Athens in 1964, 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, makeup, and lighting. He was a student of the iconic Greek painter Yannis Tsarouchis before studying at the Athens School of Fine Arts.
In 1986, he formed Edafos Dance Theatre as an initial vehicle for his original stage productions, hybrids of physical theatre, experimental dance, and performance art. Originating in the underground scene, the company challenged perceptions and gained an expanding number of dedicated followers. Medea (1993) marked the company’s transition to big theatres and is considered its iconic work.
His latest work Transverse Orientation (2021), originally scheduled to premiere at Onassis Stegi in Athens, premiered in June 2021 at the Biennale de la Danse de Lyon in France, and will tour to more than 30 cities in 2021 and 2022.