Biography
Born in 1982 in a small village in the Peloponnese region of Greece, Christos Papadopoulos studied dance and choreography at the School for New Dance Development (SNDO) in Amsterdam; theatre at the National Theatre of Greece Drama School (GNT Drama School); and political science at Panteion University (2000). His distinctive choreographic style stands out by its highly developed visual-art dimension; the close relationship between bodies and spaces, and movements and music; and the importance of the choral group. Nature is forever inventing a profusion of forms, movements and structures – and observing them is a source of inspiration. Greek choreographer Christos Papadopoulos is fascinated by the creativity of natural processes, and conceives a kind of organic dance that transforms how bodies interact and organise themselves – thus expanding perceptions of the ways they inter-relate. Drawing on the basic movements of the human body, he develops experiences akin to a trance-like state, involving all the senses in a multi-dimensional aesthetic immersion. Since 2003, Papadopoulos has taught movement and improvisation at the dramatic art school of the Athens Conservatoire. After assisting various stage directors as a choreographer, in 2016 and 2017 he created his first works, which soon earned him national and international recognition.