Biography | Theatre & Cinema Director

Stratis Panourios

Stratis Panourios

Researcher – Director – WriterActor

CAREER SUMMARY

Stratis Panourios

He is a professional Theatre and Cinema director, actor and writer. He studied film directing at the University of Greenwich, London. theatre directing and acting at the National Theater of Greece. Directed more than 50 plays nationally and worldwide. Has also collaborated with a diverse range of major theatres across the world and some of these include the National Theatre of Greece, The National Theatre of China, The Theatrical Organization of Cyprus. Staged plays across Europe such as Athens, Cyprus and Italy. Proficient researcher relating to the training of young directors, predominantly focusing on the methods and techniques related to ancient Greek tragedy, Shakespeare, Chekhov, Strindberg as well as contemporary and Greek drama. Published writings in multiple publications.

Received the award from the international English magazine “Acquisition International” for its entire work: “Business Excellence Winner – Theater Director of the Year 2018 – Greece” And also was a TEDxAthens speaker in 2017

TEDxAthens speaker in 2017 – link of the Talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zMZaUUW_Xs

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

	Community Outreach	Devising and adapting existing texts

Acting Directing Research	Strategic Planning Skills	Group Dynamics
Leadership and Directorial Skills	Youth Theatre	Actor and Director Training 2016-2020

Research Prison Theatre Program – Athens – Korydallos Prisons (2016 -2020).
In collaboration with the National Theatre of Greece (2016 – 2019) .
In collaboration with the General Secretariat for Crime Policy (2016 -2020)
Director
2020 “The Persians” – Aeschylus (Work in progress)
2019: “Glengarry Glen Rose” -David Mamet
2018:“Ward No. 6”- Anton Chekhov
2017: “The tempest”- William Shakespeare
2016 : “The guest” based on Kipling’s poem “if”-Devised Theatre – supportive by Therapy centre for dependent individuals

Benaki Museum

Titled: Theatrical Voices 2016- 2018

Director:

2018:“3 Kriezotou Street” The 30’s generation of Greek Poets -– The Ghika Gallery
2018: “About Alexandros”- The legends of Alexander the Great – “Iskandar Name” – Persian Poetry 12th century – Museum of Islamic Art
2017: ”What the old man said”- The life of Theodoros Kolokotronis and the Greek War for Independence in 1821 -Main Building – Collection of Historical Heirlooms
2017:”Erofili’s needlework” based on Erofili by Chortatsis-Main Building – Post – Byzantine and Neo Hellenic Art.
2017:”Twelve heads of Garlic and Fifteen onions”-12th Century Byzantine poet by Theodoros Prodromos.-Main Building –Byzantine Art
2016: ”Philoctetes”- The Initiation of Neoptolemos”-Sophocles -Main Building – Prehistoric – Ancient Greek and Roman Art

National Theatre – Experimental Stage

Directos

2006: «Honour the Mother and the Father from The Ten Commandments» – Devised theatre
2004 – 2005: “The Kreutzer Sonata” by Leo Tolstoy, adaption by Stratis Panourios – National Theatre of Greece – Experimental Theatre.

Cyprus Theatre Organization

Director

2011: ”Three princesses dancing and singing” by Stratis Panourios-Children Theatre
2009: “The gift” by Stratis Panourios- Children Theatre

Municipal Regional Theatre of Patras

Director

2014: «Happy birthday Mr. Shakespeare» Municipal Regional Theater of Patras, by Stratis Panourios.
2013: “The Boy With A Suitcase”- Mike Kenny
2013: “Outis Suite” based on Homer’s Odyssey

Municipal Regional Theatre of Agrinio

Director

2008: “The Fearless” by Stratis Panourios

Municipal Regional Theatre of Corfu

Director

2008: The Beauty and the Beast by Xenia Kalogeropoulou and Thomas Moschopoulos

Society of “Cultural Attempts”

Director

2015:“The Death Of The Nile” by Agatha Christie
2015:“waiting for Godot” by Samuel Beckett
2015: “The Maids” by Jean Genet
2015: “One night with Tennessee” one act plays by Tennessee Williams
2014: “The importance of being Earnest”-Oscar Wild
2014:”The swansong”-Anton Chekhov
2013:”The cherry Orchard”- Anton Chekhov
2012:”The seagull”- Anton Chekhov
2011: ”The Present is sold”-One Act plays by Stratis Panourios
2010: ”Comedia”- by Stratis Panourios

Cultural organisation “Kochili”

Director

2015 :“Live or Ride” by Stratis Panourios
2014: “Earth’s Song” by Stratis Myrivilis. Co-Production Organization “Kochili” and the North Aegean region.
2012 “Strindberg Marathon – Paria”, ‘Swedish Institute of Athens’
2012 :”BLÄSTRAD”by Mats Kjelbye
2012: “Odysseus treasure” based on Homer’s Odyssey in Academia Theatre.
2010: “The Emperor of Portugal” by Selma Lagerlöf, Swedish Institute of Athens.
2009: “The Colored Books» Dramaturgy stories of Stratis Myrivilis. Tour in Lesvos Island and the prefecture of Aitoloakarnania. A co-production of the Municipal Regional Theater of Agrinio and the Cultural Organization “Kochili”

Local Government of North Aegean Region

Director

2009: “Eternal Wives” Adaptation of Mark Twain’s short story,” The Diaries of Adam and Eve – Adaption by Stratis Panourios, «Performances in Georgiadis Mansion as part of the Festival “Love – Death,” Mytilene. A production of the Prefecture of Lesvos.

2008: “A spoonful of Sweet Cherry” Dramaturgy by Lilly Meleme. Performances in Georgiadis Mansion as part of the Festival “Meetings of contemporary art with tradition” a production of the Prefecture of Lesvos.
2008: “Nikos Kavadias poetry”
2007 – 2008: “Readings” Tribute to Elias Venezis, Argyris Eftaliotis, Stratis Myrivilis – Nikos Kavadias. Municipality of Mytilene
2007: “I wanted to say this memory” The Story of a mansion of Mytilene through texts and poems of Stratis Anastellis, Vasilis Samiotis, Nikos Athanasiadis, Odysseus Elytis, Alcaeus, Sappho and newspaper headlines Lesbian Releases 19th and 20th century. A production of the Prefecture of Lesvos.
2004: “Theophilus Hadjimichael – Thyrophylax(Gatekeeper)” A play inspired by the life and work of the homonymous painter with the support of the House of Theophilus, Ministry of the Aegean and the Prefecture of Lesvos, Dramaturgy – by Fotis Marazopoulos.

Hellenic Centre of the international theatre Institute/ Forum of Contemporary plays

Director

2009: “For Julia” by Margareta Garpe, – BIOS Theatre
2008: “Locusts”by Biljana Srbljanovic – BIOS Theatre
2007: “Panic” by Mika Millyaho, Athens in multicultural centre BOOZE

Shaolin theatrical performance “The guardian-protector of the Shaolin Temple” The gong fu school of “Shaolin Temple Secular Disciple’s Union in Greece”

2016:“The guardian-protector of the Shaolin Temple” Second Versionby Shì miào diān in Vembo Theatre – Athens
2014: “The guardian-protector of the Shaolin Temple” First Version by Shì miào diān in Michael Cacoyiannis Foundation Centre (MCF)

Stathmos Theatre – Athens

2015: “Fahişe Çika” by Thomas Korovinis

University of Piraeus

2013:“Three sisters ”- Anton Chekhov

Moraitis School

2012:”Dear Me” – Devised theatre

Fine Art School

1998: ‘Psimithies’ by Stratis Panourios a production of the Theater Group “En Plo”

Theatre Dentro Cyprus

“2019 “Doctor Glas” by Hjalmar Söderberg

PUBLICATIONS

Theatrical Plays

2019: “TheThreeTragedians”-Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides come back to Athens after 2500 years to see what their theater and tragedies have done.
2011: “Comedia”-A play inspired by Luigi Rigoboni’s script “The Italian Married in Paris”

Children&Young Theatre

2003: “Arion’sJourney”-A play that I wrote on the occasion of my son’s birth.
2008: “TheFearless”-A Fairy Tale Inspired by the Grimm Brothers’ Story,
2009: “TheGift”-A Fairy Tale Inspired by Jeff Brumbeau’s Fairy Tale “The qiultmakers’s gift”.
2011: “Threeprincessesdancingandsinging”-A play about the birth of my daughter and the story of her name.
2014: “HappyBirthdayMr. Shakespeare- «A fantastic meeting of William Shakespeare with his son after 450 years».
2015: “Live-Love-Ride”-A demonstration of safe motorcycle riding in collaboration with YAMAHA.

One act plays

2011: “Thepresentissold”-six single acts for the economical crisis in Greece.
2010: “P.I.N”-“The Impact of Financial Lending during the lifetime of a Greek householder”.
2008: “IlSilenzio”-A one-act single play dedicated to my father and the Greeks who fought the Nazis in World War II.
1998: “Psimithies”:”The agony of a hagiographer about his creation nowadays”.

Adaptions

2000: “Lily”Theatrical adaptation inspired by the novel“Nathaniel HawthorneThe Lily’s Quest or Apologue 1837”.

Academic Papers published in Springer 2018

“Actors in a Museum: Towards an Innovative Theatre Stage” in 7th ICSIMAT, Athenian Riviera, Greece 2018 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-12453-3_57

“Follow the Trail of Culture Through Time: The Use of Archeological Sites as Performance Space”in collaboration with Katerina Nikolopoulou 7th ICSIMAT, Athenian Riviera, Greece 2018https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-12453-3_83

AWARDS

2018: Received the award from the international English magazine “Acquisition International” for its entire work: “Business Excellence Winner – Theater Director of the Year 2018
2015: First Prize of the LIVE-LOVE-RIDE play at the Valitsa Theater Festival.
2008: Third Prize at the GREEK SINGLE PARTNERSHIP COMPETITION organized by the Rhodes International Translation Center and DIPETHE Rhodes. With the one-act “Silence”
2006: First Prize for Theater Work at the 2nd Aegean Theater Writers Competition from the Homeric Cultural Center of Chios Municipality with the play “Arion” for children
1991: First Poetry Prize at the Panhellenic Competition of the literary magazine Magazine with the poem “Oh!” Love »

EDUCATION

2020: Film Studies – Directing – University of Greenwich (BA Hons)

2003: Theater Directing – National Theater Experimental Scene – Workshop of Acting and Directing

1993: Acting – Diploma Drama School of National Theater

1992: Writing Theatre School – National Company of Greek Playwrights