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	FAQs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Dimitris Papaioannou has said that the opening ceremony has an Apollonian theme and the closing ceremony has a Bacchus theme.
		Dimitris Papaioannou has said that he has tried to represent the spirit of Greece and to focus on the celebration of the Olympic Games in their host country.
		Dimitris Papaioannou is the Artistic Director leading a very talented and almost entirely Greek creative team.
	www.athens.olympic.org /en/FooterFaqs/faq?oid=8d5c8c94e4e0cf00VgnVCMServer28130b0aRCRD (2576 words)

	ekathimerini.com \| Greece to be ‘star’ of Olympic ceremonies
		ATHOC chief Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki and Dimitris Papaioannou, artistic director, at a volunteers’ audition yesterday.
		Papaioannou said the opening ceremony will draw from the myths of the ancient Greek god Apollo, best known as the mythical deity of the bow, music and for his connection with oracles.
		Papaioannou said organization of the ceremonies had progressed substantially.
	www.ekathimerini.com /4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_5301640_06/02/2004_39289 (497 words)

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		Dimitris Harissiadis, as the official photographer of the Greek National Theatre, recorded the Epidaurus Festival between 1954 and 1966.
		Voula Papaioannou, together with other humanist photographers who were her colleagues believed that her photographs could change the world, move people, excite their interest and awaken their conscience and these are the very beliefs that lend a particular character to her work.
		Dimitris Harissiadis’ photographs were shot as part of commissioned photographic news coverage from 1945 to 1955.
	www.benaki.gr /archives/en/ex_photo.asp (3380 words)

	Inside Binghamton University
		Koniordou and Papaioannou have ties to the Binghamton campus that stretch back to 1999 and their performances, cornerstones of the University’s semester-long Homage to Greece celebration.
		Koniordou was so convinced that Papaioannou’s artistic vision for the Olympics’ opening ceremonies would be so wonderful that she said she would have participated blindfolded.
		Papaioannou “had created a small universe in the stadium and it was like a journey in time - so beautiful and deeply moving,” she added.
	inside.binghamton.edu /news/newspage.cgi?issue=2004aug26&id=16 (474 words)

	Webshots AP News Headlines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		That would honor me greatly," said the 40-year-old choreographer-director Dimitris Papaioannou, who has become an overnight cultural sensation for the opening even as he scrambles to put together the closing ceremony.
		Before his work with the Olympics, Papaioannou was best known for his Omada Edafous Dance Theater troupe, which made an international splash with its award-winning, sultry performance of "Medea," a wordless telling of the ancient tragedy.
		Papaioannou said he and his 7,000 volunteers must take advantage of the stage they've been given now, and make the country proud.
	daily.webshots.com /content/ap/current/h56039377.html (796 words)

	Inside Binghamton University
		Dimitris Papaioannou, co-founder and artistic director of the Edafos Dance Theatre, believes that grounding liberates and gives life to the human spirit.
		Papaioannou’s hopes for the performance are to project sophistication, and the audience is not likely to be disappointed.
		With Papaioannou at the helm, the Edafos Dance Theatre created a vision of Medea that is “not a theater, not a ballet,” said Spyros Mercouris, a member of the executive committee of the Network of Cultural Capitals of Europe.
	inside.binghamton.edu /September-October/7oct99/electra.html (755 words)

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		Recently, large truckloads of what appeared to be sand were seen being dumped in the infield, covering the area between the track and the hole.
		Papaioannou reportedly has used water before in a ballet based on an ancient Greek play by Euripides.
		In telling the tragic tale, Papaioannou flooded the stage, while his dance troupe used abstract dance, acted without words and relied on minimal props.
	cbs.sportsline.com /print/olympics/story/7400359 (756 words)

	Show full of surprises promised: Olympics Ceremony -DAWN - Sport; 09 August, 2004
		Dimitris Papaioannou signalled in a rare interview he was unfazed by the reports and confident an estimated global television audience of four billion was in for a treat on Friday.
		Games officials were angered last month when Britain's Sunday Mirror said it had information the Olympic stadium would be flooded with water during the opening ceremony, a boat would sail across it and a comet would fall in the middle.
		Papaioannou, one of Greece's most influential modern dancers and choreographers, gave little away but said about 9,000 artists, technical staff and others would take part in the show.
	www.dawn.com /2004/08/09/spt11.htm (319 words)

	OLY-Ceremonies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		ATHENS (AP) - Greece will be the star of the Olympic opening and closing ceremonies, and its art and sculpture will help illustrate a fairy tale of its history from antiquity, organizers said Thursday.
		In a first hint of the main theme that will dominate the ceremonies, Papaioannou said Greece will be the central attraction.
		Papaioannou said the opening ceremony will draw from the myths of the ancient Greek god Apollo, best known as the mythical deity of the bow, music and for his power over oracles.
	www.cp.org /english/online/full/ogames/040205/o020506A.html (375 words)

	::::: PHOTOSYNKYRIA 2002 :::::
		Voula Papaioannou, Dimitris Harisiadis, Costas Balafas - three photographers who each made his or her own distinctive mark on the decades, so difficult for Greece, from the 1940's to the 1960's.
		This exhibition, Faces in the Shadow, brings together sixty-six photographs representing the vital moments in the encounter between these photographers and their fellow men - experiencing the horror of war, enduring hunger and poverty, struggling to rebuild their homes and return to some form of ordinary life.
		The photographs chosen for this exhibition were taken in different circumstances; in the case of Voula Papaioannou and Dimitris Harisiadis, most were taken in the course of their work as photographic correspondents.
	www.photosynkyria.gr /2002/exhibitions_eng/11.htm (579 words)

	EMBASSY OF GREECE: PRESS OFFICE - News Flash (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Director, choreographer and visual artist Dimitris Papaioannou will undertake the artistic management of the Olympic and Paralympic Games' opening and closing ceremonies, according to an announcement made on Friday by Athens 2004 executive director Marton Simitsek.
		Simitsek said the proposal made by Papaioannou combines emotion with the great spectacle and strength with sensitivity, while at the same time promoting the splendid Olympic spirit.
		A tender will also be proclaimed in the near future for the company, which will undertake the events' technical infrastructure and support, as well as the one to undertake the management of finances.
	www.greekembassy.org /press/newsflash/2002/May/nflash0511h.html (147 words)

	Olympics' Closing Ceremony based on music, dance
		While the Athens Games' opening revolved around the theme of "love, and the art it inspires", as top artistic director Dimitris Papaioannou said hours after the crisp first ceremony, this Sunday's conclusion aspires to be the biggest concert of Greek pop stars and performers ever held.
		Athens organizers (ATHOC) on Tuesday promised an entirely different flavor for this Sunday's Closing Ceremony in comparison to the colossal and theatrically paced Opening Ceremony, which recreated a seminal portion of western civilization on the floor - initially a miniature sea -- of the main Olympic Stadium.
		Some 250,000 balloons, 2,200 volunteer performers and dancers, addresses by the IOC chief and the mayor of Athens, a brief flag-raising ceremony as well as the passing of the Olympic mandate to Beijing will precede the concert portion of the 2004 Closing Ceremony.
	www.talkaboutthemusic.com /group/alt.music.greek/messages/3975.html (291 words)

	ekathimerini.com \| Dimitris Papaioannou’s anxiety and joy
		Grand Master of Ceremonies Dimitris Papaioannou is anxious, but joyful.
		Naturally, he would have liked to have had more time at his disposal for rehearsing in the stadium; one way or another, however, “there is never enough time,” he says.
		Along with his answers, printed below are a number of other interesting answers posted on the Athens 2004 website, to a series of questions asked directly of the site’s visitors, concerning certain aspects of the opening and closing ceremonies.
	www.ekathimerini.com /4dcgi/_w_articles_civ_32910511_10/08/2004_45862 (199 words)

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		Athens - The director of the opening ceremony for the Athens Olympics promised on Sunday that the show will be full of surprises, despite international media having already published some of aspects of the show.
		In an interview with the Greek Sunday newspaper Kathimerini, Dimitris Papaioannou said the global audience of potentially four billion people were in for a special treat on Friday.
		What happens there on the ground is always the surprise," Papaioannou, who is also directing the closing ceremony, said.
	www.news24.com /News24/Olympics2004/OutsideTrack/0,,2-1652-1655_1569897,00.html (224 words)

	Jack Morton Worldwide - Press Releases - JACK MORTON WORLDWIDE WINS 2004 OLYMPIC CEREMONIES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Dimitris Papaioannou said: Jack Morton Worldwide has an impressive track record and I am looking forward to working with them.
		We are all very honoured to deliver the Ceremonies celebrating a special occasion: The return of the Games to their birthplace.
		The European office of JMW (based in London) led the bid with a team fresh from their successful production of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for both the Salt Lake Paralympic Games and the Commonwealth Games in Manchester in the spring and summer of last year.
	www.jackmorton.com /europe/press/03_01_07.asp (368 words)

	Jack Morton Worldwide - Press Releases - JACK MORTON WORLDWIDE WINS 2004 OLYMPIC CEREMONIES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		NEW YORK (January 7, 2003) — Jack Morton Worldwide has been appointed producer of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the next Olympic Games, to be held in Athens in 2004.
		Jack Morton will support Dimitris Papaioannou, the concept creator and artistic director of the Games’ Ceremonies.
		The European office of Jack Morton, based in London, led the bid with an international team most recently responsible for the successful production of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for both the Salt Lake Paralympic Games and the Commonwealth Games in Manchester in the spring and summer of last year.
	www.jackmorton.com /releases/03_01_07.asp (408 words)

	Specials (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		9/5: Director and choreographer Dimitris Papaioannou took over the artistic planning of the 2004 Olympic Games opening and closing ceremonies.
		Dimitris Papaioannou stated that he would cooperate with all major Greek artists to achieve an excellent outcome.
		Also, starting on January 1, 2003 advertisements of tobacco products in open-air spaces and in cinema theaters will be banned.
	www.mpa.gr /special/review2002/en?page=may (425 words)

	MAC Partners With the Athens 2004 Olympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Both Opening and Closing Ceremonies are the benchmarks of the Games, and have captivated billions of TV viewers around the globe in the past.
		The MAC Cosmetics PRO Team, headed by Co-Directors Nadine Luke and independent makeup artist, Kirsten Piggott along with the Ceremonies Artistic Director, Dimitris Papaioannou, and international fashion designer Sophia Kokosalaki are currently finalizing preparations for the series of inspirational and visually stunning performances that will take place in less than a month.
		The faces will be made-up with elegance and simplicity in order to reveal the individual natural beauty of each person," says Dimitris Papaioannou.
	www.forrelease.com /D20040803/1100221.html (451 words)

	OGAE Greece Website
		The last six contestants of the first group, of the Best36 EuroStar round, performed the songs that they have chosen.
		Dimitris Kiklis, Dimitris Klidas, Theocharis Mosaidis, Thanos Papaioannou, Giorgos Papakalodounas and Apostolos Psychramis were the contestants of the second EuroStar 2nd round show.
		Thanos Papaioannou, with 60 points, won the show.
	users.forthnet.gr /lim/apokou/greekfinal/greekfinal2b.html (393 words)

	noticias - Closing ceremony under a full moon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It will be a totally different style of ceremony, announced Dimitris Papaioannou, Concept Creator and Artistic Director of Openin">
		It will be a totally different style of ceremony, announced Dimitris Papaioannou, Concept Creator and Artistic Director of Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.
		It will feature a colourful mosaic, compiled of pieces of Greek celebrations gathered from all regions of Greece featuring a fast edit of a constant flow, like rivers of energy, of 2,100 volunteers“, Papaioannou told journalists in a press briefing.
	www.noticias.info /Archivo/2004/200408/20040825/20040825_31417.shtm (448 words)

	News of The International Dance Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Congratulations to the choreographer of the opening and closing ceremonies Dimitris Papaioannou, CID Member.
		Also to Dimitris Tsokantas, executive secretary at the CID President's Office and the other CID Members who performed at these grand events, appreciated by billions of viewers.
		Ensembles of up to 25 members total are invited to a folk festival in Korea, 14-17 October 2004.
	www.mmv.ru /p/ballet/2004/cid10.html (356 words)

	NBC’s Olympics-athon begins on Friday - Olympic news - MSNBC.com
		And what a start it should be: a four-hour telecast anchored by the spectacular color and pageantry of the opening ceremonies.
		Using this historic setting as an obvious theme, artistic director Dimitris Papaioannou has created an over-the-top production typical of these events, one that’s best to be enjoyed for its visual splendor rather than trying to figure out the meaning of each movement.
		Papaioannou calls his creation “a fairy tale about the essence of the history of the country.” It’s expected to be told through an infield flooded with water, with 75,000 fans taking part by clapping, ringing bells and using flashlights.
	msnbc.msn.com /id/5677973 (914 words)

	Birch awards gold to Athens opener
		Birch, creator of the opening ceremonies in Los Angeles, Barcelona and Sydney, was in Athens to witness the work of his successor, Greek Dimitris Papaioannou.
		Athens put on a breathtaking ceremony that brought the myths of ancient Greece to life through the magic of 21st century technology.
		After Sydney's 2000 opening spectacular, Athens artistic director Papaioannou had a hard act to follow.
	news.ninemsn.com.au /article.aspx?id=14462 (393 words)

	FAQs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Is Dimitris Papaioannou going to try to encourage audience participation as well?
		Taking this into account, what techniques is he going to use?
		It will challenge contemporary art to meet history.
	www.athens.olympic.org /en/IntlTorchRelayFaqs/faq?oid=8d5c8c94e4e0cf00VgnVCMServer28130b0aRCRD (2574 words)

	Athens News Agency: Daily News Bulletin in English, 04-08-25
		Minister of Tourism Dimitris Avrampoulos said on Tuesday that the post-Olympic period would be used to promote tourism over a period of ten years, noting that a new era would be inaugurated.
		Speaking at a press conference after a meeting on tourism, presided over by Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis, Avramopoulos said the government's policy on tourism would not be restricted to certain parts of the country but would spread across Greece.
		Hellenic Cosmos, on Pireos street, is not a "museum" in the classical sense of the word, since it does not have collections or permanent exhibits.
	www.hri.org /news/greek/ana/2004/04-08-25.ana.html (6453 words)

	news.ert.gr - Society - Honourary Distinctions by the President (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Some of the people who received awards included the President of the Athens Academy, Manolis Roukounas, writers Galateia Saranti and Nanos Valaoritis, as well as people who decisively contributed to the hosting of the Olympic Games, such as Marton Simick and Dimitris Papaioannou.
		Actually, Mr Stefanopoulos described the distinctions received by Messrs Simicek and Papaioannou as just, since, as he said, "Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki’s work is entitled to being awarded, as the superb organizing of the Athens Olympic Games elevated Greece."
		Gold Cross of Honor: Marton Simitsek, Olympics Organizing Committee Executive Director; Dimitris Papaioannou, artistic director of the Athens Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies; Jacques Bouchard, Professor of Modern Greek Studies at Montreal University in Canada; and Nanos Valaoritis, writer, poet and Honourary Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of San Francisco.
	news.ert.gr /en/newsDetails.asp?id=4589 (559 words)

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		Greece: Vassilis Konstantinou, Theodoros Pallas, Vassilis Siokos, Georgios Firos, Kostas Iosifidis, Stavros Sarafis, Dimitris Dimitriou (Dimitris Paridis 29' (Lakis Nikolaou 75')), Mimis Domazos [c], Michalis Kritikopoulos, Antonis Antoniadis, Dimitris Papaioannou.
		Greece: Panagiotis Kelesidis, Ioannis Kyrastas, Takis Synetopoulos (Koulis Apostolidis 46'), Georgios Firos, Theodoros Pallas, Stavros Sarafis, Georgios Koudas, Christos Terzanidis, Georgios Delikaris, Michalis Kritikopoulos, Dimitris Papaioannou [c].
		Greece: Panagiotis Kelesidis, Ioannis Kyrastas, Georgios Firos, Takis Synetopoulos, Theodoros Pallas, Christos Terzanidis, Stavros Sarafis, Georgios Koudas, Michalis Kritikopoulos, Dimitris Papaioannou [c], Petros Karavitis (Georgios Delikaris 46' (Lakis Nikolaou 74')).
	www.srcf.ucam.org /~nfm24/football/1975e.html (9480 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - NEWS
		ATHOC is looking for "personalities with enthusiasm and zest that can give some of their time.
		The cooperation of 10,000 people will make the dream come true" says Dimitris Papaioannou, creator of the Games' Ceremonies.
		Under the artistic guidance of Dimitris Papaioannou, the volunteers will be able to work with talented and internationally acclaimed artists, in order to create and present the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, which will enchant and inspire spectators and TV viewers from all over the world", stated ATHOC President Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki.
	www.olympic.org /uk/news/olympic_news/full_story_uk.asp?id=139 (335 words)

	Organizers look to ... Apollo, Bacchus for inspiration during Olympic ceremonies
		According to ATHOC, some 6,000 volunteers have already been chosen for the two ceremonies, with another 2,000 expected to be selected by the end of February.
		Meanwhile, the artistic director for the two events, noted Greek choreographer Dimitris Papaioannou, on Thursday offered “hints” of what the ceremonies will feature, saying the Opening Ceremony will revolve around Apollo, the mythical Olympian god of intellect, the arts, prophecy, healing and, above all, light.
		Conversely, Papaioannou said the Closing Ceremony will include a “bacchic” theme – a reference to Bacchus, the mythical god of wine and revelry of ancient Greece.
	www.greekembassy.org /Embassy/content/en/Article.aspx?office=3&folder=200&article=12978 (279 words)

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