Christos Papadopoulos

Christos Papadopoulos studied dance and choreography at SNDO (School for New Dance Development) in Amsterdam, theater at the Drama School of the National Theatre of Greece, and Political Sciences in Athens. He is a founding member of the dance group The Lion and the Wolf.

His first works, Opus and Elvedon, were met with great acclaim when presented at the Porta Theater in Greece. Elvedon was the first choice of Aerowaves ’16 and was later presented in Paris, Amsterdam, and other European cities. Opus was chosen by Aerowaves ’18, and soon after began its international tour. Ion (2018), commissioned by Onassis Stegi and coproduced by Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, and Le Lieu Unique, Nantes, continues to tour successfully. Larsen C (2021), an international co-production, has already been presented to more than 25 venues and festivals across Europe. In 2023, he created the work Mellowing for the prestigious dance company Dance On and, later on, Mycelium for the Lyon Opera Ballet and the Biennale de la Danse Lyon. In December 2023, he directed Nekyia, a music performance by Giannis Aggelakas. After that, in 2024, he created the work Ties Unseen, a new work for the Netherlands Dance Theater (NDT 1) and in 2025 My Fierce Ignorant Step. These works are touring worldwide.

In February 2025, he received the prestigious Rose International Dance Award established by the renowned English dance center Sadler’s Wells.

He has collaborated as a performer with Dimitris Papaioannou, WeGo company, Alexandra Waiershtal, Robert Stein, Fotis Nikolaou etc.

Christos Papadopoulos has collaborated with numerous theater and film directors, including Yorgos Lanthimos, Costa-Gavras, Michael Marmarinos, and Dimitris Karantzas.