+18 +22 +25 +28 +29.1
23.1 | Double performance |17:30 & 20:00
Alexandra Trianti Hall
Opening of new presale | Monday 19 December
Co-production
Dimitris Papaioannou – Athens Concert Hall
The Athens Concert Hall and Dimitris Papaioannou have scheduled seven new performances of “INK”, after the first nine originally announced performances were sold out.
In five of the new performances, Haris Fragoulis will perform the role that Dimitris Papaioannou created for himself. This surprise is the result of the collaboration between the two artists for the completion of “INK”: Haris Fragoulis entered the process as associate director, helping to develop the role, and Dimitris Papaioannou, impressed by his stage genius, decided to share with him the performances not only in Athens but also in the world tour that follows.
In the additional Athenian performances we will see:
January 29 Dimitris Papaioannou
On January 18, 22, 25 and 28, Haris Fragoulis
On January 23, Dimitris Papaioannou at 17:30.
and HarisFragoulis at 20:00.
New artistic collaborations
The intensive creative remixing of “INK” materials for the complete version of 2023, which is being presented for the first time at the Megaron, has led to new artistic collaborations.
Dimitris Papaioannou, working on the final presentation of the work, included new and recognized collaborators, such as:
- The contemporary music composer Cornelios Selamsis who created new original music, giving a symphonic dimension to the darkness, tenderness and paranoia of “INK”.
- Theodore Kourentzis, who made the gift to the performance of conducting Cornelius’ music and recording it with musicAeterna in Berlin.
- Canadian sound designer David Blouin who designs the soundscapes of the performance, amplifying and distorting the sounds produced by live bodies and water on stage.
- The 22-year-old Frenchman Lucien Laborderie, who joins forces with Dimitris Papaioannou and Stefanos Droussiotis in redesigning the lighting for the show.
- Finally, the Greek-German newcomer Antonio Papazis who is preparing for the role of Šuka Horn, and Dimitris Papaioannou plans to present him as a surprise in some of his performances in Athens.
Residency
Dimitris Papaioannou’s residency at the Athens Concert Hall is celebrating its 5th anniversary this year. In this workshop, “The Great Damascene”, “Since She”, “Sisyphus/Trans/Form”, “Transverse Orientation” and -unpredictably in lockdown- “INK” were created.
The productions are international, the collaborations numerous with regular partners the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris, the Festival de Avignon, Sadler’s Wells in London and BAM in New York. The main producer of Dimitris Papaioannou’s works remains the Onassis Cultural Centre. The Athens Concert Hall is his home; the place where everything Papaioannou imagines takes shape is in the basement of the Concert Hall. This year, this collaboration is renewed for five more years.
INSIDE | Video-installation
To celebrate the renewal of the residency, the Megaron is offering the large video installation “INSIDE” FREE to the public, which will be presented daily from 17 to 30 January (18:00-00:00) in the Banquet Hall.
“INSIDE” is a six-hour project by Dimitris Papaioannou that invites you to spend as much time as you want with him sitting comfortably or lying down with or without your drink.
Entrance to “INSIDE” is free with priority tickets. Visitors can watch the play for as long as they wish, leave the room and return to it as many times as they wish.
Concept & direction | Dimitris Papaioannou
Music | Konstantinos Vita
Lighting | Alekos Yannaros
INK (2023)
Concept – Direction – Props – Costumes – Lighting | Dimitris Papaioannou
A play for two
Dressed man | Dimitris Papaioannou / Haris Fragoulis
Naked man | Šuka Horn / Antonio Papazis
Music | Cornelios Selamsis
Sound design | David Blouin
Lighting design | Lucien Laborderie, Stefanos Droussiotis
Production Management + Assistant Director | Tina Papanikolaou
Associate Director | Haris Fragoulis
Team Training | Šuka Horn
Photography + Cinematography | Julian Mommert
Music recorded by musicAeterna
under the direction of Theodoros Kourentzis
The name of the work was given by Angelos Mentis
The octopuses were made by Nektarios Dionysatos
Technical direction | Manolis Vitsaxakis
Stage management – Sound designer | David Blouin
Stage management – Stage manager | Jela Christopoulou
Lighting design | Lucien Laborderie
Technical support | Marios Karaolis, Martha Kapazoglou, Kostas Kakoulidis
Production Management | 2WORKS in collaboration with POLYPLANITY Productions
Production Associate | Vicky Strataki
Production Assistant | Kali Kavvatha
International Relations + Communication | Julian Mommert
Commissioning and co-production | Torinodanza Festival / Teatro Stabile di Torino – Teatro Nazionale + Fondazione I Teatri / Festival Aperto – Reggio Emilia
Tour co-producers.
Supporter | Ministry of Culture and Sport
Since 2017, the Athens Concert Hall has been hosting Dimitris Papaioannou and his team during the creation, preparation and rehearsals of his works.