Enthused by my training in the Japanese Butoh technique while in New York, I returned to Athens in 1986 and introduced Angeliki Stellatou to those new physical experiences. THE MOUNTAIN was the result. The work was a study of how our two bodies could morph into various animal forms, and of how the transitions between these forms could be done in a smart and smooth way. Such transitions from one image to another were to become one of my major concerns as a choreographer. THE MOUNTAIN was a means of discovering our bodies, a dive into a completely new mood of movement. It also marked the beginning of the EDAFOS DANCE THEATRE company.
1987 / THE MOUNTAIN / A DIMITRIS PAPAIOANNOU - ANGELIKI STELLATOU DUET / EDAFOS DANCE THEATRE
30 minutes Première: March1987, at the Liberal Arts Centre (Athens - Greece) Concept - Direction - Choreography: Dimitris Papaioannou Environment: Nina Pappa, Dimitris Papaioannou Music: Kostas Bokas Performers: Dimitris Papaioannou, Angeliki Stellatou