Ancient Greek dramatic texts have evolved to a universal commodity, a global culture legacy and inheritance for generations to come, thanks to their diachronic quality and unique depth of meaning.

 

The systematic promotion of the theatrical aspects of ancient drama in the educational process offers multiple benefits to everyone involved, due to the new skills, the profound understanding of values and the broader education they offer. Staging ancient drama, along with teaching ancient Greek language, literature and aesthetics, aims to enhance enormously the drama education of students of all academic levels – through the values contained in the works of ancient Greek dramaturgy – as well as to re-enforce collaborative creativity.     

 

Michael Cacoyannis Foundation, within the framework of the multi-layered program: “Ancient Drama in 21st Century Education” is organizing, on Friday 30th and Saturday 31st of January 2015, the 1st International Forum “Ancient Drama in Education: Reflections – Views – Opposing Views”.

 

The creation and establishment of this new institution by Michael Cacoyannis Foundation aims to consolidate Greece as a metropolitan touchstone in terms of study, research and presentation of ancient drama, with the contribution of renown artists and scholars from Greece and abroad.

 

At the same time, through the 1st International Forum “Ancient Drama in Education: Reflections – Views – Opposing Views”, Michael Cacoyannis Foundation elevates its efforts to provide modern school students and teachers with the necessary tools, in order to meet the educational demands and challenges of the 21st century.

 

The 1st International Forum “Ancient Drama in Education: Reflections – Views – Opposing Views” consists of five major thematic panels in the course of two days and it involves Scholars from Greek and Foreign Universities, Teachers of Secondary education, Theatrologists, Theatre Directors, Actors, Composers, etc.

 

 

 

 

Coordinator: Natasha Merkouri, Classics High School teacher, Member of the Advisory Committee of the Program «Ancient Drama in 21st century education»

 

Spyros Antonellos, Inspector of Greek Literature and Drama – Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus, Director

Clio Fanouraki, Dr. of the Department of Theatre Studies – University of Patras

 

Vasilis Tsafos, Associate Professor – National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Natasha Merkouri, Classics High School teacher, Member of the Advisory Committee of the Program «Ancient Drama in 21st century education»

 

 

 

Coordinator: Platonas Mavromoustakos, Professor, President of the Department of Theatre Studies – National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

 

Lorna Hardwick, Emeritus Professor of Classical Studies at the Open University, UK, Honorary Research Associate at the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama – University of Oxford

 

Eleni Papazoglou, Assistant Professor of Ancient Drama, Department of Drama, School of Fine Arts – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

 

Stavros Tsitsiridis, Professor of Ancient Greek Literature & Ancient Theatre in the Department of Theatre Studies of the University of Patras

 

Elisa-Anna Delveroudi, Professor, Film and Theatre Historian

 

Kaiti Diamantakou, Associate Professor in the Department of Theatrical Studies – National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

 

 

 

Apostolos Vettas, Architect, Stage Designer, Emeritus Professor of the School of Drama, Faculty of Fine Arts of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Member of the Advisory Committee of the Program «Ancient Drama in 21st century education»

Fernando Balestra, Former Artistic Director, INDA, Director, Ancient drama historian

 

Lydia Koniordou, Actress, Director, Theatre educator

 

Filippos Tsalahouris, Composer, Professor of the Drama School of Athens’ Odeon

 

Apostolia Papadamaki, Choreographer, Director, Performer

 

 

 

 

 

Nicos Tsouchlos, Chief Conductor, Associate Professor of the Ionian University, Chairman of the Directors Board of Athens’ Odeon

 

Thodoris Ambazis, Artistic Director of the Municipal-Regional Theatre of Patras, Director, Composer

 

Costas Filipoglou, Director, Actor and artistic collaborator of the theater company: Complicité

 

Manolis Manousakis & Ageliki Poulou, members of Médéa Electronique

 

 

 

 

Emmanouil Koutsourelis, Director, President of the Hellenic Centre of the International Theatre Institute, member of the Advisory Committee of the Program «Ancient Drama in 21st century education»

 

Peter W.  Meineck, PhD. Clinical Associate Professor – New York University, Founder of  Aquila Theatre

 

Elli Merkouri, Actor-Theatrologist

 

Yolanda Markopoulou, Director-Producer

 

Dimitra Chatoupi, Actress, Founder and Director of the acting schood “dilos”, Director

 

Justine McConnell, Dr., Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Oxford,The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH) University of Oxford