Papadopoulos studied dance and choreography in SNDO (School for New Dance Development) in Amster- dam (2003), theatre in the National Theatre of Greece Drama School (GNT Drama School) (1999) and Political Sciences in Panteion University (2000).
His works, OPUS and ELVEDON, met with great acclaim when presented in Porta Theatre in Greece, and in a num- ber of festivals abroad. ELVEDON was the first choice of the Pan-European network Aerowaves 16 Dance Across Europe and was later presented with equal success in Paris (Théâtre de la Ville and La Briqueterie), in Amsterdam and other European stages. Presented at Dansens HUs, Oslo in 2016. OPUS – another work of distinction – was chosen by Aerowaves 17, while March 2018 marks the beginning of its international tour, programmed at Dansens HUs, Oslo in 2019.
We got to know Christos Papadopoulos – some may also remember him as Centaur in the 2004 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony in Athens – in the works of Dimitris Papaioannou (2, NOWHERE, INSIDE), Fotis Nicolaou, Mariela Nestora, Alexandra Waier- stall, etc. He was part of the 2004 Athens Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies team and the Baku 2015 European Games. He has choreographed the performances of numerous directors (Dimitris Karantzas, Michail Marmari- nos, Thomas Moschopoulos, Yannis Kakleas, Vasilis Niko- laidis, Vasilis Mavrogeorgiou, Kostas Gakis). He has been with the Drama School of the Athens Conservatoire since 2003, teaching movement and improvisation. He is also a founding member of the dance group The Lion and the Wolf (2015).
After its creation in Athens in 20, at the Main Stage of the Onassis Stegi, Ion is successfully travelling to important European stages and festivals, and will continue to remain available to tour.