Dimitrios Kraniotis (; born 1950) is a Greek dancer and poet who lives in France.
Biography
Early life
Dimitrios Κ. Kraniotis was born in 1950 in
Athens
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,
Greece
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. He studied philosophy and mathematics in Paris, later also theology and poetry. He lived in the monasteries of
Mount Athos
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The mountain and most of the Athos peninsula are governed ...
.
Career
He started his career as a dancer and choreographic assistant with
Jerome Andrews. He was later assistant and dramaturg for
Pina Bausch
Philippine "Pina" Bausch (27 July 1940 – 30 June 2009) was a German dancer and choreographer who was a significant contributor to a neo-expressionist dance tradition now known as . Bausch's approach was noted for a stylised blend of dance move ...
's Wuppertaler Tanztheater. Together with Christine Kono, he has held classes and workshops based on the movement research of Jerome Andrews and classical ballet since 1994.
Bibliography
Poetry
* ''Eros Etrange Etranger'': Desmos/Cahiers grecs, Paris, 1997. Bilingual edition French/Greek, translated by M. Volkovitch.
* ''Altier l'Aurige'' (''O Iníochos Agérochos''): Mimnermos, Athens, 1993. Bilingual edition French/Greek, translated by M. Volkovitch.
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* ''Abysmal Spring'' (''Ávyssos Ánoixis''): Ikaros, Athens, 1989[National Library of Greec]
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Selected poems
* ''D'Estoc et d'Intaille - L'epigramme'': Les Belles Lettres, Paris, 2003
* ''Anthologie de la poésie grecque contemporaine'': Gallimard/poésie, Paris, 2000.
* ''L'accueil de l'Oblique'': Le Nouveau Recueil, N°48, 1998. Scan available at Google Book Search
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References
External links
Official Website
Centre international de poésie Marseille
Printemps des poètes
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Living people
1950 births
Poets from Paris
Greek expatriates in France
Greek choreographers
Greek male ballet dancers
Modern Greek poets
20th-century Greek poets
Greek male poets
20th-century French male writers
Musicians from Athens
Musicians from Paris