The Challenge of Being Greek in Today’s European Theatre: A roundtable with Ioli Andreadi and Aris Asproulis, Alexandra K*, Yannis Kalavrianos, Stathis Livathinos, Yiannis Panagopoulos, Elli Papakonstantinou, Thanos Papakonstantinou, Savas Patsalidis, Takis Tzamargias, Sofia Vgenopoulou

Irene Moundraki

The Challenge of Being Greek in Today’s European Theatre

A roundtable with Ioli Andreadi and Aris Asproulis, Alexandra K*, Yannis Kalavrianos, Stathis Livathinos, Yiannis Panagopoulos, Elli Papakonstantinou, Thanos Papakonstantinou, Savas Patsalidis, Takis Tzamargias, Sofia Vgenopoulou

Authors

Irene Moundraki National Theatre of Greece, Universities of Peloponnese and Athens

Abstract

Greece, a border of both East and West, is constantly in a delicate balance trying to explore issues of identity, historicity, and orientation. Greece has the privilege – but also the great responsibility – of bearing the heritage of the ancient tragic and comic drama as the birthplace of theatre and this is at the same time an obstacle for contemporary Greek theatre as any comparison with its glorious past is always painful.

During my research, I met eleven influential Greek theatre people and we shared our thoughts and worries on the main questions regarding the present and the future of Greek theatre and its relation with the rest of Europe

Author Biography

Irene Moundraki, National Theatre of Greece, Universities of Peloponnese and Athens

Eirini Mountraki has obtained a BA, a MA and a PhD in Theatre Studies from the National and Apodyteria University of Athens. She also studied Arts at the University of Milan, Italy on a scholarship. She works at the National Theatre of Greece since 1999 and she is head of Drama, Library, Archive and International Relations Departments. She teaches in the MA Programmes at the Universities of Peloponnese and Athens. She also teaches at Drama Schools. She taught Theatre in the Army and has directed several plays with her students. She is the founder and head of the Greek Play Project, a dynamic platform for the promotion and study of contemporary Greek dramaturgy (greek-theatre.gr). Alongside her work as a dramaturg, she has published books and translations, curated exhibitions, organized and led workshops and seminars and lectured about theatre in Greece and abroad. She is an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP 2013) Alumnus of the USA and member of the IATC. Among other significant roles, she has been President of the Consultative Committee on Theatre Grants of the Greek Ministry of Culture (2017-2021) and President, Vice President and member of the board of the Hellenic Association of Theatre and Performing Arts Critics (2016-2023). She is a member of the Board of the European Theatre Convention.

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Published

2024-07-27

How to Cite

Moundraki, I. (2024). The Challenge of Being Greek in Today’s European Theatre: A roundtable with Ioli Andreadi and Aris Asproulis, Alexandra K*, Yannis Kalavrianos, Stathis Livathinos, Yiannis Panagopoulos, Elli Papakonstantinou, Thanos Papakonstantinou, Savas Patsalidis, Takis Tzamargias, Sofia Vgenopoulou. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai - Dramatica, 69(1), 133–164. Retrieved from https://dramatica.ro/index.php/j/article/view/307