'I realised sci-fi horror was the language I was speaking': Dimitris Papaioannou on how Alien spawned his show Ink
He has staged Greece's Olympic opening ceremony and scenes evoking myths and old masters. Now, the unclassifiable choreographer is taking his cue from Ridley Scott In the 1980s, Dimitris Papaioannou was showing his performances in a squat in Athens. By 2004, he was choreographing Greece's Olympic opening ceremony in the city. Ten years ago, at the age of 50, he suddenly found himself the darling of the international …