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Greek National Theatre
The National Theatre of Greece () is based in Athens, Greece. History The first permanent theatre in modern Greece had been the Boukoura Theatre from 1840, but it had difficulty in managing its operation and stood empty for long periods of time. The National Theatre of Greece was decided to be founded in 1880, with a grant from King George I and Efstratios Rallis to give theatre a permanent home in Athens. The foundations for this new project were laid on Agiou Konstantinou Street and the building itself was designed by the famous Saxonian architect noted for many other public buildings in Athens at the time, Ernst Ziller. Despite problems getting the building done in time, it was eventually completed in the late 1890s and in 1900 it was opened as Royal Theatre. Angelos Vlachos was appointed as the Director. The National Theater began to expand its operations and in 1901 a drama school was opened. The same year, the Royal Theatre opened its doors to the public with a monol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Katina Paxinou
Katina Paxinou ( gr, Κατίνα Παξινού; 17 December 1900– 22 February 1973) was a Greek film and stage actress. She started her stage career in Greece in 1928 and was one of the founding members of the National Theatre of Greece in 1932. The outbreak of World War II found her in the United Kingdom and she later moved to the United States, where she made her film debut in '' For Whom the Bell Tolls'' (1943) and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. She appeared in a few more Hollywood films, before returning to Greece in the early 1950s. She became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1951. She then focused on her stage career and appeared in a number of European films including '' Rocco and His Brothers'' (1960). Early life Paxinou was born Ekaterini Konstantopoulou in 1900, the daughter of Vassilis Konstantopoulos and Eleni Malandrinou. She trained as an opera singer at the Conservatoire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikos Kourkoulos
Nikos Kourkoulos ( el, Νίκος Κούρκουλος; December 5, 1934 in Athens, Greece – January 30, 2007) was a highly respected Greek theatrical and film performer, one of the most talented and recognizable actors in Greece of modern times. Kourkoulos is best known to Greek audiences for playing "Angelos Kreouzis" in '' Oratotis miden'', but he also appeared in other movies such as ''To Homa vaftike kokkino'', ''Exodos kindynou'', ''O Astrapogiannos'', ''O Katiforos'' among others. Life and career Nikos Kourkoulos grew up in the Athens district of Zografou. As young sports and football were his loves. He belonged to Panathinaikos F.C. roster during his school years. Acting came before him rather accidentally. As he himself had claimed, he decided to become an actor after reading books on theatre. He studied acting at the National Theatre of Greece's School of Drama, and made his stage debut in a 1958 Athens production of Alexandre Dumas, fils' ''La dame aux camélias'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elias Venezis
Elias Venezis ( el, Ηλίας Βενέζης) (March 4, 1904 - August 3, 1973) is the pseudonym of Elias Mellos (), a major Greek novelist. He was born in 1904 in Ayvalık (Kydonies) in Asia Minor and died in Athens in 1973. He wrote many books, of which the most famous are ''Number 31328'' and ''Aeolian Earth''. He is considered to be one of the writers of "Generation of the '30s". Biography Elias Venezis was born and raised in Aivali (the hellenized pronunciation of ), where he completed high school. During the Asia Minor Catastrophe, Venezis’ family fled from Aivali to Lesbos to avoid persecution but returned to Asia Minor after the Greek army took over Smyrna and its hinterland in 1919. When the area was recaptured by the Turkish Army, Venezis was taken prisoner and enslaved in a “labour battalion”. He was 18 years old. The prisoners were marched into the interior, but few arrived at the destination, since most of them were either killed on the way, or died of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yórgos Theotokás
Yiorgos Theotokas ( el, Γιώργος Θεοτοκάς), formally Georgios Theotokas (Γεώργιος Θεοτοκάς; 27 August 1905 – 30 October 1966), was a Greek novelist. Biography He was born in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey). He became one of the main representatives of the " Generation of the '30s". After studying in Athens, Paris, and London, his first essay was ''Free Spirit'' (1929). This was followed by three novels before World War II: ''Argo'' (1936), ''The Demon'' (1938), and ''Leonís'' (1940). His first and most influential novel, ''Argo'', dealt with the problems of young people growing up in difficult and turbulent times. After the war he became more involved with the theatre, and was twice director of the Greek National Theatre. Today he is perhaps best remembered for his friendship and correspondence with major figures of the Generation of the Thirties including the Nobel prize-winner George Seferis; but ''Argo'' remains in print. He died in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelos Terzakis
Angelos Terzakis ( el, Άγγελος Τερζάκης; 16 February 1907 – 3 August 1979) was a Greek writer of the "Generation of the '30s". He wrote short stories, novels and plays. Life He was born in Nafplion in 1907 and lived there until 1915, when he moved to Athens, where he finished school and studied law at the University of Athens. He made his first appearance in Greek literature in 1925 with the short story collection ''The Forgotten'' (Ο Ξεχασμένος). He took part in the war of 1940 and documented this experience in some of his short stories and especially in his book ''April'' (Απρίλης). In 1969 he was awarded the prize of Literary Excellence (Αριστείο Γραμμάτων) of the Athens Academy. He died on 3 August 1979 in Athens. His son, Dimitri Terzakis, is a noted composer. Works Novels * ''Prisoners'' (Δεσμώτες, 1932) * ''The Decline of the Skleros family'' (Η παρακμή των Σκληρών, 1933) * ''The Purple City'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kostis Bastias
Kostis ( el, Κωστής) is a hypocorism of the Greek name Konstantinos ( Constantine). Notable people with the name include: Given name * Kostis Adosidis Pasha (1818–1895), Prince of Samos *Kostis Chatzidakis (born 1965), Greek politician * Kostis Gimossoulis (born 1960), Greek poet and novelist *Costis Gontikas (born 1994), Greek professional basketball player * Kostis Gontikas (born 1934), Greek politician *Kostis Palamas Kostis Palamas ( el, Κωστής Παλαμάς; – 27 February 1943) was a Greek poet who wrote the words to the Olympic Hymn. He was a central figure of the Greek literary generation of the 1880s and one of the cofounders of the so-called Ne ... (1859–1943), Greek poet * Kostis Papagiorgis (1947–2014), Greek essayist, columnist, translator of philosophical studies * Kostis Protopapas, American opera artistic director of Greek origin * Konstantinos "Kostis" Stephanopoulos (1926–2016), Greek conservative politician who served as President of Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioannis Gryparis
Ioannis or Ioannes ( el, Ιωάννης), shortened to Giannis or Yannis (Γιάννης) is a Greek given name cognate with Johannes and John and the Arabic name Yahya . Notable people with the name include: * Ioannis I, Tzimiskis, Byzantine Emperor * Ioannis Agorastos-Plagis (John Plagis), Southern Rhodesian flying ace during World War II *Ioannis Alevras, Greek politician who served as Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament * Ioannis Altamouras, Greek painter of the 19th century * Ioannis Anastassakis, professionally known as John Aniston, a Greek-born American actor * Ioannis Andrianopoulos, Greek footballer and one of the founding members of football club Olympiacos CFP * Ioannis Antetokounmpo, commonly known as Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greek basketball player * Ioannis Apakas, Greek painter and priest in the latter part of the 16th century to the early 17th century *Ioannis Argyropoulos, a lecturer, philosopher and humanist, one of the émigré Greek scholars who pioneered the rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athens Festival
Athens – Epidaurus Festival is an annual arts festival that takes place in Athens and Epidaurus, from May to October. It is one of the most famous festivals in Greece. The festival includes musical, theatrical and other cultural events. History It was founded in 1955 with actions of Georgios Rallis (then Minister to the Prime Minister). Its purpose was to promote the artistic and theatrical creation. The director Dinos Giannopoulos undertook the organization of the first Athens Festival, on commission by then-Minister of Culture. Today, the festival is organised by the "Hellenic Festival S.A." company. Between 2016-2019, Vangelis Theodoropoulos is serving as the artistic director following the resignation of Jan Fabre. Since 2019, Katerina Evangelitos has been the festival's Artistic Director. Notable moments Over the years, the Athens Festival has been able to host numerous notable groups and artists.,Giorgos Sarigannis. ''Athens Festival '95'' (performance program), pp. 9– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek National Opera
The Greek National Opera ( el, Εθνική Λυρική Σκηνή, ''Ethniki Lyriki Skini'') is the country's state lyric opera company, located in the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center at the south suburb of Athens, Kallithea. It is a public corporation under the supervision of the Greek Ministry of Culture and administered by the Board of Trustees and its Artistic Director, currently George Koumedakis. The organization is responsible for a wide variety of activities, including the presentation of opera performances, ballet, and musical theatre; in addition, symphony concerts, special presentations of opera and ballet performances for children, and the Opera and Ballet Studio help young artists achieve professional standards. The GNO has created and now organizes a national archive of music, a music library, a costume museum, stage models, musical scores and many items from great performances presented by the company. The company tours both within Greece and internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitris Rontiris
Dimitris Rontiris ( el, Δημήτρης Ροντήρης; 1899 – December 20, 1981) was a Greek actor and director. Biography Rontiris was born in Piraeus. He began his education at a military school and left to study law at the University of Athens. He began acting in 1919. Later, he went to Austria to study theatre, art history and ancient Greek philosophy. He later moved on to Berlin, Germany, where he met the director Max Reinhardt. He returned to Greece and, at the Odeio Theatre he began directing with the musical drama by Kalomiri ''To daktili tis manas'' (Το δαχτυλίδι της μάνας "Mother's Ring"). In 1933, he was appointed director of the Royal Theatre. He became a director at the National Theatre of Greece from 1946 until 1950 and from 1953 until 1955. He ran the ''Greek Scene'' (Ελληνική Σκηνή ''Elliniki Skini'') and the Piraeus Theatre in 1957, where he headlined several periodicals in many countries across Europe, North and South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fotos Politis
German educated Greek stage director Fotos Politis (Greek: Φώτος Πολίτης), 1890–1934, was one of the most prominent figures in the revival of the ancient Greek tragedies in the 20th century. A literary and theater reviewer and playwright, who was responsible for the creation of what came to be called "the theatrical tradition of the National Theater of Greece", he developed original teaching methods for aspiring young actors in Athenian drama schools while the rehearsals for the plays that he staged were known for their long duration and exhaustive intensity. Politis felt an obligation to educate not only the actors, corrupted by the French " Théâtre de boulevard" of the time, but also the general public by bringing it in contact with the masterpieces of ancient Greek tragedy, Shakespeare, classical European theater and avant-garde theater. Early years Born in Athens in an academic environment, Politis was the son of Nicolaos Politis, a professor at the Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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