The actor, director and acting professor Lydia Koniordou, renowned for her specialized work on ancient Greek drama and the “Aloni Theatre”, will lead a unique seminar on Euripides’ “The Bacchae”, followed by a presentation.

 

The seminar is organized by the “Aloni “Theatre, with the support of the Center of Ancient Greek Drama “Desmi”.

 

The seminar will include students and young actors from Greece and other countries, and will be held in Greek and English.

 

Those interested must apply by June 10nth by sending their resume and a recent photo at ancdrama@gmail.com.

 

 

 

 

• 11am- 3pm daily voice and body training, special for ancient Greek drama, with Lydia Koniordou in a forest of exceptional beauty.
• Play analysis
• 7pm- 11pm rehearsals at the “Aloni” Theatre, a unique 500 seats theatre, under the forested mountain, with a breathtaking view over the sea. There will be a full moon.

 

• During one of the days there will be a trecking tour through the old passages in the forest of the wonderful mountain of the Centaurs, Pelion

 

• Same schedule

• Work in progress presentation before an audience at the theatre.

Walter Puchner, professor of Theatre Studies at the Athens’ University will hold a discussion with the actors and the audience about the play.

 

 

• Visit to an archeological site of the area, with special interest on ancient theatre. [There will be a bus for the purpose]

 

 

• Free stay at the village’s renovated, old traditional School rooms
• The school has cooking facilities and can cover breakfast and light meals.
• Possibility of daily super market supplies [cost not included]
• Food cost in the village’s traditional taverns is not included.
• There is a special price offer of 8 Euro per meal, for the participants of the seminar.
• Walking distance of the School from training and theatre space takes 15 – 20′ of pleasant walk through the traditional stone roads -‘calderims’ of the village.

 

• Rooms in a traditional Pelion hotel.
• Cost of meals not included.
• Same special prices of 8euro per meal.
• Same walking distance.