INTERNATIONAL SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR ANCIENT GREEK  DRAMA

The International Summer Institute for Ancient Greek Drama started in the year 1998 as a summer school activity, running parallelly with the International Meeting and Festival of Theatre Schools, organised under the auspices of the Cultural Identity and Development Committee of the International Theatre Institute, as a yearly event. In the year 2000 it was upgrated to an Institute running a Professionsl Summer Session on Ancient Greek Drama.

The International Summer Institute for Ancient Greek Drama and Theatre became gradually a centre for the study of various methods in approaching and performing ancient greek plays.

Partallel activity, is the workshop production of an ancient Greek play, illusrating in a practical way the diversity of approaches employed in producing ancient Greek drama for contemporary audiences.

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2009 ACTIVITY REPORT

Thanks to the support of the Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Summer Institute for Ancient Greek Drama included in its Professional Session lectures and workshops for elementary and secondary education teachers.

Fourteen teachers and three drama students participated in the programme, attending for seven hours daily lectures and workshops on the study and staging of ancient Geek drama.

The programme which lasted for twenty two days, from 23 July to 13 August, consisted of attending lectures, viewing videotapes of exceptional international performances and watching performances of the International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama at the Pafos Ancient Odeon.

All participants were involved in the workshop production of Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, which was finally presented at the Droushia Open Air Theatre and at the Polis Municipal Gardens on 11 and 12 August respectively.

The lecturers were: Prof. Freddy Decreus from Gent University of Belgium, Ahmed Etman from the Cairo University. George Mikellis from Greece, Chua Soo Pong from the Chinese Opera Institute of Singapore and Nicos Shiafkalis from Cyprus.

The parts in the workshop production of Oedipus Rex were interpreted by: Niki Sakka (Oedipus), Marilena Socratous (Jocasta),

Eleana Stylanou (Creon), Maria Costa Charalambous (Teresias), Loukia Mavrogeni (Priest), Stelios Odysseos (Angelos), Christoforos Tsangarides (Shepherd) and Max Montel ( Messenger)

Chrisina Georgiou, Polymnia Hadjineophytou, Despina Katsantoni, Kyriaki Kyriakou, Flora Mavrommati, Ismini Mouzatiki, Evi Nikitaki and Elena Savva were in the Chorus.

The direction was by Nicos Shiafkalis, the dramaturg was George Mikellis, Choreographer and set designer was Yianna Ioannou, stage manager was Evi Nikitaki and programme editor was Stelios Odysseos.

ΘΕΑΤΡΙΚΗ ΕΠΙΜΟΡΦΩΣΗ ΚΑΘΗΓΗΤΩΝ/ ΦΙΛΟΛΟΓΩΝ ΔΑΣΚΑΛΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΣΠΟΥΔΑΣΤΩΝ ΓΙΑ ΤΟ
ΑΡΧΑΙΟ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΔΡΑΜΑ 2009

Έκθεση για τα επιμορφωτικά μαθήματα αρχαίου Ελληνικού δράματος σε καθηγητές που ασχολούνται με το θέατρο στην εκπαίδευση

Χάρις στην οικονομική στήριξη των Πολιτιστικών Υπηρεσιών του Υπουργείου Παιδείας και Πολιτισμού το Θερινό Ινστιτούτο Αρχαίου Ελληνικού Δράματος εγκαινίασε εδώ και δύο χρόνια τον θεσμό των Επιμορφωτικών Σεμιναρίων για φιλολόγους/καθηγητές και δασκάλους που ασχολούνται με το θέατρο στην εκπαίδευση.

Επτά καθηγητές/φιλόλογοι, επτά δάσκαλοι και τρεις φοιτητές δραματικών σχολών παρακολούθησαν με επιτυχία καθημερινά και επί επτά ώρες ημερησίως σεμινάρια μελέτης μεθόδων παρουσίασης του Αρχαίου Ελληνικού δράματος στο σύγχρονο κοινό.

Βασικός στόχος των σεμιναρίων ήταν η προσφορά κατευθυντηρίων γραμμών ερμηνείας και παρουσίασης του αρχαίου δράματος και γενικότερα του θεάτρου στην εκπαίδευση.

Το πρόγραμμα των σεμιναρίων, διάρκειας 22 ημερών ,απο 23 Ιουλίου-13 Αυγούστου 2009 περιλάμβανε παρακολούθηση σημαντικών οπτικογραφημένων παραστάσεων καθώς και παραστάσεων του Διεθνούς Φεστιβάλ, ως και επίσης και πρακτικές ασκήσεις υποκριτικής, εκφοράς του λόγου , κινησιολογίας και σκηνοθεσίας. .

Όλοι ανεξαιρέτως έλαβαν μέρος στην εργαστηριακή παράσταση του Οιδίποδα Τυραννου που παρουσιάστηκε στις 11 και 12 Αυγούστου στο Υπαίθριο Οέατρο Δρούσειας και στο Δημοτικό Χώρο Εκδηλώσεων της Πόλης Χρυσοχούς.

Τα μαθήματα δίδαξαν οι:

ΦΡΕΝΤΥ ΝΤΕΚΡΕΟΥΣ, καθηγητής Πανεπιστημίου Γκεντ Βελγίου,

ΑΧΜΕΝΤ ΕΤΜΑΝ , καθηγητής Πανεπιστημίου Καίρου,

ΓΙΩΡΓΟΣ ΜΙΚΕΛΛΗΣ, Θεατρολόγος

ΤΣΙΟΥΑ ΣΟΟ ΠΟΝΓΚ, καθηγητής του Ινστιτούτου Κινέζικης Όπερας

ΝΙΚΟΣ ΣΙΑΦΚΑΛΗΣ, σκηνοθέτης.

Οι φιλόλογοι/καθηγητές, δάσκαλοι και φοιτητές που έλαβαν μέρος στα επιμορφωτικά σεμινάρια εξέφρασαν την ικανοποίησή τους και την ευχή όπως ο θεσμός που συμβάλλει εποικοδομητικά στο έργο που επιτελούν για την εμπέδωση του θεάτρου στην εκπαίδευση. συνεχιστεί και επεκταθεί.

Οι άξιοι εκπαιδευτικοί που πήραν μέρος στο σεμινάριο και τη παράσταση είναι: Νίκη Σιάτη, Μαριλένα Σωκράτους, Ελεάνα Στυλιανού, Μαρία Κώστα Χαραλάμπους, Λουκία Μαυρογένη, Στέλιος

Οδυσσέως, Χριστόφορος Τσαγγαρίδης, Μαξ Μοντέλ, Χριστίνα Γεωργίου, Πολύμνια Χατζηνεοφύτου, Δέσποινα Κατσαντώνη, Ζήνα Πολυκάρπου, Κυριακή Κυριάκου, Φλώρα Μαυρομάτη, Ισμήνη Μουζακίτη, Έλενα Σάββα, ΕύηΝικητάκ

Με τον σκηνοθέτη συνεργάστηκαν ο φιλόλογος-θεατρολόγος Γιώργος Μικέλλης και η χορογράφος Γιάννα Ιωάννου.

Νίκος Σιαφκάλης 20.08.2009

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2008 ACTIVITY REPORT

The International Summer Institute for Ancient Greek Drama, in co-operation with the Cyprus Centre of the International Theatre Institute, thanks to the support of the Cultural Services f the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Droushia Community Council, was able to organize the yearly educational and cultural events on the study and presentation of ancient Greek drama, at the Paphos Ancient Odeon.

The professional session of the Institute started on 1 July at the Conference Hall of Cyprotel Droushia Heights on an every day basis, between 10.00 and 13.00, for three weeks, until 23 July 2008 .

The afternoon practical lessons started on the same date, with exercises on movement by choreographer Skevi Menelaou and on speech by Nikos Shiafkalis. Part of the training was also watching the performances of the International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama at the Paphos Acient Odeon and video projections of famous performances. All the performances were discussed, as part of the training method, by the participants, who also had the opportunity to watch rehearsals of the workshop production of the Trackers by Sophocles.

Prof. Freddy Decreus from Gent University of Belgium, Prof. Ahmed Etman from the University of Cairo, George Mikellis , theatrologist , from Greece, Dr. Stellios Hadjistyllis and Nikos Shiafkalis from Cyprus, lectured during morning and afternoon sessions.

Within the same framework of activities, the DDS Summer Institute organized the week of the International Meeting and Festival of Theatre schools, between 13 and 23 July.

The participating schools were: the Moscow Theatre School ‘M. Shchepkin ', the Lebanese University of Beyrouth , the University of Cairo , the University of Gent and the Experimental workshop of the Cyprus University .

The scenes were presented at the Paphos Ancient Odeon on 22 July 2008 .

All students and professors during that period attended the activities of the Summer Institute and had the opportunity to discuss amongst them the diverse approaches regarding the presentation of ancient Greek drama. The activities of DDS Summer Institute have been established as an exemplary expression of the priority given by the I.T.I to artistic education and they illustrate in a practical way the diversity of approaches that can be used in the production of ancient Greek drama .

The summer events were concluded by a farewell meeting at the conference room of the Cyprotel Droushia Heights, in the presence of the Secretary General of the Cultural Identity and Development Committee of the I.T.I the president of the Cyprus Centre of I.T.I, Mr. Christakis Georgiou.

2008 REPORT ON THE
INTERNATIONAL MEETING AND FESTIVAL OF THEATRE SCHOOLS

The members of the jury arrived at the decision of awarding the prizes after a detailed discussion of all the scenes that were presented at the PAPHOS ANCIENT ODEON taking into account all the aspects of the interpretesional approaches of the different schools which consciously or subconsciously carry their traditional cultures as a determining factor. The first conclusion that the jury unanimously arrived at was that the general level of the performances was more than satisfactory and they appreciated the genuine emotion they showed in presenting to the best of their ability the scenes they acted. One of the specific factors the members of the jury took into account was the pedagogical character of the whole project but at the same time they took into account the level of their interpretational skill to the best of their ability.

Accordingly the jury decided:

1st prize : Russia

The Moscow Mali Theatre School ‘M. Shchepkin '

for Hippolite by Euripides

Directed; Shuysky Alexandre

Cast; Olga Larionova , Anna Khalilulina

2nd prize:

Lebanese University of Beyrouth

for Oedipus Rex by Sophocles

Director: Elie Lahoud

Cast: Alain Saade , Leyale Ghanem , Charbel Ghostine

shared with

University of Cairo

A Belle in the Prison of Socrates, after the Clouds , by Aristophanes, by Ahmed Etman

Director: Hani Afifi

Cast: Amal Abt Alla , Walied El Sayed , Hani Afifi

3rd prize:

Cyprus University

Experimental Workshop of Creative Expression

for MEDEA by Euripides

Director: Efthimia Priki

Cast: Efthimia Priki , Nikolas Kakkoufa , Petros Michael

shared with

MEDEA by EURIPIDES

Cast: Jessy Khalil - Beiruit University

Jo Hierman -University of Ghent

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Yours,

Nicos Shiafkalis

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