ABOUT HYDRAMA
Hydrama Theatre & Arts
Centre was founded in 1999 by theatre professionals
to:
through the provision and hosting
of performances, workshops, seminars and courses.
Hydrama liaises with leading
drama schools, theatre companies, universities and schools
internationally as well as with the island community.
PROJECTS include
collaboration with : Theatro Technis, East 15 Acting School, Sacramento Theatre, New York Jersey Arts, University
of California Davis, University of Southern California, Oakland University, Ryerson University, New
World School of the Arts,
The European Commission, The Municipality of Hydra, The
Athens Centre and the University of Athens.
ACTIVITIES vary from
one-day seminars to four week workshops. Courses are
individually designed to meet participants’
requirements and combine theory with practice -
as well as with leisure and cultural activities.
GREEK THEATRE STUDY COURSES WORKSHOPS & TRAINING:
the origins and development
of ancient Greek drama,
voice-work, movement, dance, improvisation, drama games, character-building, masks, chorus-work, text analysis,
Greek language & culture
INSTRUCTORS at Hydrama have included (in
alphabetical order)
Theatre Directors:
Lee Breuer, Vassilis Boudouris,
Stathis Grapsas, Corinna Seeds, Peggy Shannon,
Theodoros
Terzopoulos.
Academics:
Dr Christina Dokou, Professor Platon Mavromoustakos, Dr George
Sampatakakis,
Professor Oliver Taplin, Professor Olga Taxidou,
Professor J. Michael Walton.
Dance Specialists:
Christina Beskou, George Golemis, Sara Farouk.
Mask Specialists:
Sally Tonge, Tina Parali, Thanos Vovolis.
PERFORMANCES:
We are pleased to host performances and
visiting artistes. Our courses usually build towards a public performance in the Hydrama amphitheatre. Tours
of performances in Eleusina, Athens, Delphi and Spetses can be
arranged.
We hold outdoor
screenings of adaptations of ancient Greek dramas from our
comprehensive film library as well as arrange tours to
Epidaurus, Athens and Delphi to attend the theatre festivals.
Hydrama is a place where
students, classical scholars, actors and other theatre
professionals can study and experience Greek drama and culture in a
beautiful and inspiring setting which echoes
theatre’s origins.
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