Nowhere
Film by Dimitris Papaioannou
A filmed version of the original stage production NOWHERE which was commissioned by the National Theatre of Greece to inaugurate its renovated Main Stage in 2009. For the first time, the full edit of NOWHERE will be released. Created, filmed, and edited by Dimitris Papaioannou. NOWHERE was conceived as a site-specific project. 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 was performed twice daily in overlapping shows, bringing the audiences face-to-face. NOWHERE is a thought about the very nature of theater, 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 7 years ago in June 2014, and went viral with over 2.5 million views, and has been copied extensively.
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Duration: 38 minutes
NOWHERE (2009) – Original Production
Conceived, Visualized + Directed by DIMITRIS PAPAIOANNOU
Music + Sound Design COTI K.
Associate Visual Artist ZAFOS XAGORARIS
Lighting Design ALEKOS YIANNAROS
Costume Design THANOS PAPASTERGIOU
Assistant Director - Artistic Producer + Coordinator TINA PAPANIKOLAOU
Performed by PROKOPIS AGATHOKLEOUS, THANASSIS AKOKKALIDIS, PANOS ATHANASOPOULOS, MARIA BREGIANNI, ILIA DE TCHAVES-POGA, NIKOS DRAGONAS, ALTIN HUTA, YORGOS KAFETZOPOULOS, KONSTANTINOS KARVOUNIARIS, EURIPIDES LASKARIDIS, KONSTANTINOS MARAVELIAS, YORGHOS MATSKARIS, YIANNIS MICHOS, CHRISTOS PAPADOPOULOS, YIANNIS PAPAKAMMENOS, SIMOS PATIERIDIS, ARIS PLASKASSOVITIS, ILIAS RAFAILIDIS, EVANGELIA RANDOU, KALLIOPI SIMOU, DIOGENIS SKALTSAS, TADEU LIESENFELD, SIMEON TSAKIRIS, SOPHIA TSIAOUSI, MANOLIS THEODORAKIS, ANTONIS VAIS
Commissioned + Produced by the NATIONAL THEATRE OF GREECE Athens, Greece, 2009 (Artistic Director YANNIS HOUVARDAS)
NOWHERE – Director’s Cut
Filmed + Edited by DIMITRIS PAPAIOANNOU
Additional filming by KYRIACOS KARSERAS + STELIOS KAMITSIS
Editing Advisor MATT JOHNSON
Additional Sound Recording by KOSTAS MICHOPOULOS
Editing of the full performance video co-commissioned by the DANCE UMBRELLA FESTIVAL (London, United Kingdom), and RUHRFESTSPIELE RECKLINGHAUSEN (Recklinghausen, Germany)
With the support of TEATRO DELLA PERGOLA – FIRENZE (Florence, Italy), SAITAMA ARTS THEATRE (Saitama, Japan), and the NATIONAL THEATER & CONCERT HALL (Taipei, Taiwan)
Produced by 2WORKS
Dimitris Papaioannou is supported by MEGARON – THE ATHENS CONCERT HALL
International Relations + Communication Manager JULIAN MOMMERT