US Premiere
Nov 7—11, 2022
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Conceived and directed by Dimitris Papaioannou

Evoking myth and religion, the newest creation by Greek directorchoreographer Dimitris Papaioannou dazzles with meticulous craft, imaginative play, and visual intensity. Like The Great Tamer, his internationally acclaimed, Next Wave 2019 soldout sensation, Transverse Orientation induces awe on a massive scale, set to the music of Vivaldi. With dreamlike, painterly composition—and the rendering of a bull, in all of its lifelike power—it will make you wonder what’s real. Papaioannou—one of the first choreographers to create new work for Pina Bausch’s Tanztheater Wuppertal in 45 years—exacts striking formal language, along with the best of experimental theater art.

Note: This show contains nudity and may not be appropriate for children.

Produced by and created to be premiered at ONASSIS STEGI (2021)

CoProduced by Festival d'Avignon, Biennale de la danse de Lyon, Dance Umbrella / Sadler's Wells Theatre, Fondazione Campania dei Festival, Grec Festival de Barcelona, Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports, Holland Festival, Luminato / TO Live, New Vision Arts Festival, Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen, Saitama Arts Theatre / ROHM Theatre Kyoto, Stanford Live, Teatro Municipal do Porto, Théâtre de la Ville Paris / Théatre du Châtelet, UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance

With the support of Festival Aperto, Festival de Otoño de la Comunidad de Madrid, HELLERAU – European Centre for the Arts, National Arts Centre (Ottawa), New Baltic Dance Festival, ONE DANCE WEEK Festival, P.P. Culture Enterprises Ltd, TANEC PRAHA International Dance Festival, Teatro della Pergola / Teatro Stabile di Torino

With the support of MEGARON The Athens Concert Hall

Part of Next Wave 2022