Dimitris papaioannou biography of mahatma gandhi

Greek choreographer and visual artist (born 1964)

For the footballer, see Mimis Papaioannou.

Dimitris Papaioannou is an Athenian born in 1964 who emerged from the Greek underground art scene as a defining figure.

Starting as a comics creator, he became a director, choreographer, performer, and designer of sets, costumes, and lighting.

His hybrid creations gained a growing dedicated audience in Greece, and in 2004 he became the youngest artist to have been assigned to direct the biggest show on earth: the Summer Olympic Games Opening Ceremony (Athens 2004).

A decade later, in 2015, he was discovered by European programmers and was invited to tour.

He is now an internationally acclaimed avant-garde theatre maker, considered "a philosopher of dance" (Τanz magazine), "one of the four most important choreographers in the world" (Le Figaro), "a masterful theatrical magician and imagist" (The Times), "the most original choreographer of our time" (La R