Transverse Orientation
Fri, December 9, 2022 at 7:30pm PT
Past EventSat, December 10, 2022 at 7:30pm PT
Past Event
COST:
Tickets start at $32
Warning: This performance contains nudityRun Time: 1 hour and 45 minutes, no intermission
All prices and programs subject to change.
"Like all of Papaioannou’s pieces, it’s a meticulously crafted, intensely visual experience." – The New York Times
“Dazzling with beauty” – franceinfo:culture
“Concocts some truly arresting moments” – The Guardian
Stanford Live has joined an international consortium to commission the latest creation by groundbreaking Greek director, choreographer, and visual artist Dimitris Papaioannou, whose work ranges from experimental theater to the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
A true master of visual spectacle, his epic, evening-length works combine movement, music, and elaborate stage imagery in enigmatic but powerfully moving ways. Taking inspiration from the natural behavior of moths to seek light, Transverse Orientation follows the human compulsion to find meaning on the journey. With a background in fine arts, Papaioannou's creations blur theater, experimental choreography, and live performance to transform bodies and objects by illusion.
Pre-Show Event
Fri, Dec 9 at 6:00 PM
Pigott Theater
Faculty from Stanford’s Art and Art History and Theater and Performance Studies departments lead an interdisciplinary discussion of director and visual artist Dimitris Papaioannou’s Transverse Orientation.
RSVPAcknowledgements
The presentation of Transverse Orientation is made possible with the support of the Stanford Live Commissions and Programming Fund and the ONASSIS STEGI - Outward Turn Program.
Co-Produced by Festival d'Avignon, Biennale de la danse de Lyon 2021, Dance Umbrella / Sadler's Wells Theatre, Fondazione Campania dei Festival - Napoli Teatro Festival Italia, Grec Festival de Barcelona, Holland Festival – Amsterdam, Luminato (Toronto) / TO Live, New Vision Arts Festival (Hong Kong), Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen, Saitama Arts Theatre / ROHM Theatre Kyoto, Stanford Live / Stanford University, 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 (Reggio Emilia), Festival de Otoño de la Comunidad de Madrid, HELLERAU – European Centre for the Arts, National Arts Centre (Ottawa), New Baltic Dance Festival, the ONASSIS STEGI - Outward Turn Program, ONE DANCE WEEK Festival, P.P. Culture Enterprises Ltd, TANEC PRAHA International Dance Festival, Teatro della Pergola – Firenze, Torinodanza Festival / Teatro Stabile di Torino - Teatro Nazionale
Funded by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports
Dimitris Papaioannou’s work is supported by MEGARON – THE ATHENS CONCERT HALL
Program
View the digital program here.
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Fri, December 9, 2022 at 7:30pm PT
Past EventSat, December 10, 2022 at 7:30pm PT
Past Event
COST:
Tickets start at $32
Warning: This performance contains nudityRun Time: 1 hour and 45 minutes, no intermission
All prices and programs subject to change.
