Ioannis Mandafounis

Unfortunately 'Faded' cannot go ahead due to an injury suffered by Ioannis Mandafounis which means that he will be unable to dance for several months.

You saw him dance at deSingel in performances by William Forsythe, with his own choreographic work, and as a performer in work by Laurent Chétouane. Ioannis Mandafounis now returns with a tribute to his first love – ballet. He dances a solo - his own ‘grand finale’. ‘Faded’ shows a dancer’s career as a marathon of challenges, as a sometimes superhuman battle concealed behind apparently painless dancing. As a dancer’s career progresses, they must fight the inevitable. Their body becomes exhausted, but holds out against decline and defeat. For the dancer, is a triumphant farewell still possible? With musical accompaniment from the virtuoso flautist Antigone Frida, Ioannis Mandafounis shines one last time as a dancer, especially for you.