My Fierce Ignorant Step Christos Papadopoulos

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Seven performers move left together, wearing blue‑accented costumes.

The piece began with an effort of mine to remember my adolescence period. That moment in life when the world seems full of possibilities, when everything feels urgent, and when we still dare to imagine that things can be different. But this is not a work about looking back nostalgically at youth. It is about the present, and about our need to recover something of that energy today. Ten dancers, their movements and voices gradually come together to form a collective body. I am fascinated by the moment when individual gestures become something shared, when we begin to sense that we are part of something larger than ourselves. The music, the breath, the rhythm and the physical intensity of the dancers all contribute to this evolving landscape. We live in a time marked by uncertainty, anger and increasingly dystopian realities. Against this , I wanted to create a work that makes space for hope, not as an escape from reality, but as an act of resistance to it. A reminder that we can still move, feel, imagine and act together.
Christos Papadopoulos

About Christos Papadopoulos // The Lion And The Wolf Company

Leon and Wolf Dance Company is an independent nonprofit contemporary dance company based in Athens, Greece, founded by choreographer Christos Papadopoulos, who serves as its artistic director.

Since 2014, the company has established a distinctive artistic presence on the international dance scene, presenting its productions at leading theatres and festivals around the world. The company’s artistic identity is shaped by Christos Papadopoulos’s choreographic vision and his ongoing investigation into the relationship between the individual and the collective. Through movement, rhythm, repetition and the subtle dynamics of the human body, his work explores how individual presences can merge into a shared physical experience. The company’s repertoire includes Elvedon, Opus ,Ion, Larsen C, and My Fierce Ignorant Step. These productions have been presented internationally, receiving critical acclaim and recognition, including selections for Aerowaves 2016 & 2018 ,the Rose International Dance Award in 2025 for Larsen C , Sadlers Wells London and Millor espectacle internacional de dansa / Premis de la Critica – Spain. Leon and Wolf Dance Company collaborates with major European and international cultural institutions, theatres and festivals, and is committed to the creation and dissemination of contemporary dance, contributing to the international visibility of Greek artistic creation. At the moment Christos Papadopoulos is an associated artist in Maison de la Dance Lyon- France.

The company continues to develop and present new work, building a growing international presence while maintaining a strong and distinctive artistic identity.

Christos Papadopoulos @ Pinelopi Gerasimou

Artistic Team & Credits

Concept & Choreography Christos Papadopoulos
Dancing And Collaborating Christos Papadopoulos, Themis Andreoulaki, Maria Bregianni, Amalia Kosma, Georgios Kotsifakis, Sotiria Koutsopetrou, Tasos Nikas, Spyros Ntogas, Ioanna Paraskevopoulou, Danae Pazirgiannidi, Adonis Vais
Dramaturgy Consultant Alexandros Mistriotis
Original Music Kornilios Selamsis
Associate Composer Jeph Vanger
Set Design Clio Boboti
Costumes Design Maria Panourgia
Lighting Design Stefanos Drousiotis
Vocal Training Apostolis Psichramis
Assistant To The Choreographer Sevasti Zafeira
Assistant To The Set Designer Aggeliki Vasilopoulou-Kampitsi
Assistant To The Costumes Designer Panayiotis Renieris
Coordination And Line Production Zoe Mouschi – Rena Andreadaki
Tour Lighting Head Giorgos Ierapetritis
Tour Set Managers Marilena Kalaitzantonaki & Aggeliki Vasilopoulou- Kampitsi
Sound Engineer Kostis Pavlopoulos
Tour Manager Konstantina Papadopoulou
Diffusion Art Happens
A Project By Christos Papadopoulos // The Lion And The Wolf

Special thanks to Euripides Laskaridis, Sotiris Melanos and Filanthi Bougatsou
Commissioned & Produced by Onassis Stegi
With the Support of Dance Reflections By Van Cleef & Arpels

Co-Producers
Theatre De La Ville – Paris (France)
Julidans (The Netherlands)
Romaeuropa Festival (Italy)
Onassis Stegi
Dance Reflections By Van Cleef & Arpels
Theatre D’ Orleans / Scène Nationale (France)
Lac Lugano Arte E Cultura (Switzerland)
December Dance Concertgebouw Brugge (Belgium)
One Dance Festival (Bulgaria)
Festival De Marseille (France)
I Teatri Di Reggio Emilia (Italy)
& more to be announced soon

Supported by The Onassis Stegi Touring Program