Theatre and the Region
ETHAL celebrated its 20th anniversary (founded on Christmas 1988) by organizing a two-day symposium on Saturday, March 14, and Sunday, March 15, 2009, in Limassol at the “Pefkios Georgiades” Amphitheatre, which was provided by the Cyprus University of Technology for this purpose.
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Theatre and… The Region. Models of Theatrical Decentralization.
PROGRAM
Opening Remarks by the President of the ETHAL Board, Doros Ieropoulos
Opening Speech by the Minister of Education and Culture, Andreas Dimitriou
Greetings from the Deputy Mayor of Limassol, Giannos Daniilidis
Greetings from a representative of the Cyprus University of Technology’s governing body, N. Demertzis
Greetings from the President of the THOC Board, Dimitris Karagiannis
Greetings from the President of the Cyprus Electricity Authority, Dino Lyra
Introductory Speech by the Artistic Director of ETHAL
Presentations:
Savas Patsalidis, Professor of Theatre Studies, University of Thessaloniki
On the Margins of Discourse: Some Utterly Melancholic Thoughts [Lecture]
Christina Bampou-Pagoureli, Translator, Vice President of the International Theatre Institute (ITI)
DIPETHE: An Attempt to Evaluate a Substantial Institution [Lecture]
Giorgos Oikonomou, Director, Artistic Director of DIPETHE Rhodes
DIPETHE: Curtain or Encore? [Lecture]
Tsipi Pines, Artistic and General Director of the Beit Lessin Theatre, Tel Aviv
The Israeli Theatre – A Wandering Theatre [Lecture]
Michalis Virvidakis, Actor, playwright, and director, Founder of the Memory Theatre Company, Chania
Theatre Education and the Region [Lecture]
Titos Kolotas, Limassol History Researcher
Faces and Events in Limassol’s Theatrical History [Lecture]
Andreas Messis
Amateur Theatrical Creation in Limassol from 1950-1990 [Lecture]
Grigoris Ioannidis, Theatre Scholar and Critic
Impressions of a Traveling Spectator [Lecture]
Hanna Ackerfelt, Dramaturg
Theatre in Finland and Finnish-Swedish Theatre [Lecture]
Day Two Presentations:
Introductory Speech by ETHAL Artistic Director, Minas Tingilis
Thomas Irmer, Researcher, Critic, Dramaturg, Filmmaker
Regional Theatres in Germany – Aspects of a Changing Culture [Lecture]
Stavros Benos, Former Minister of Culture, Former Mayor of Kalamata
DIPETHE: So Problematic, So Necessary [Lecture]
Nikos Charalambous, Director, Actor, former Artistic Director of DIPETHE Kalamata and Limassol
Theatre Decentralization and the Completely Misguided Approach of Local Government and the State
Nikos Siafkalis, Director
Regional Theatres [Lecture]
David Norris, Senator of Ireland, Founding Chairman of the James Joyce Center in Dublin
Ireland: The Language in Theatre
Xenakis Kyriakidis, Artistic Director of Theatre Antidote
Theatre Antidote: Decentralization in Practice [Lecture]
Discussion & Conclusions
Closing remarks and conclusions by the Artistic Director of ETHAL, Minas Tingilis.
Parallel to the symposium, the Technohoros hosted a series of artistic performances from Greece, Israel, Ireland, Nicosia, and Larnaca.