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ETC members - Information

Piramatiki Skini tisTechnis- Amalia Theatre
Address: 71 Amalias Str,
City: Thessaloniki
Postal code: 546 40
Country: Greece
Phone: +30 2310 82148
Fax: +30 2310 821483
Email: pirskini@otenet.gr
Website:

Piramatiki Skini tisTechnis- Amalia Theatre

Founded in 1979, the Piramatiki Skini of Thessaloniki has established itself as one of the most prominent theatre companies in Greece. The Piramatiki Skini has constantly sought to reach beyond the "initiated" theatre-goers, making adventurous theatre accessible to the wider public. Innovative productions of classical plays, the presentation of contemporary playwrights previously unseen in Greece, cross-fertilization between theatre research and theatre practice, and decentralisation of theatrical activity outside the national capital are some of the principles that underlie the Company's continuous activity over the last 30 years.

Piramatiki Skini has toured extensively throughout Greece, and also in Italy, France, UK, Norway, Sweden, Slovenia, Hungary, Egypt and Australia. Piramatiki Skini publishes the Theatrical Notebooks, organises exhibitions, concerts and conferences on things theatrical. For 12 years (1994-2006), the Company has also been responsible for the organization of the international "Spring Theatre Festival". Piramatiki Skini is a member of the European Theatre Convention since 1996.

The company Piramatiki Skini has placed special emphasis on the establishment of a permanent company of actors. Today, the company employs on a full-time basis 15-20 actors, 4 stage-technicians and 4 administrative staff members. Artistic Director is Nikiforos Papandreou, the company's founder. The plays Piramatiki Skini presents on average 6 productions per year, of which 4 are new and 2 repeated from previous seasons. Plays are presented in repertory (3 different plays within the week, 2 different cycles within the year). In the first 24 years of its existence, the Piramatiki Skini has presented 70 plays, covering a wide range of Greek and international repertory.

 

Previous seasons have included: CLASSICS: Homer, The Odyssey; Euripides, Alcestis, Ion; Aristophanes, The Acharnians, Women at the Assembly; Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night, Pericles, The Merchant of Venice; Ben Johnson, The Alchemist; Goldoni, La trilogia della villeggiatura*; Marivaux, La Dispute. MODERN CLASSICS: Tchekhov, Uncle Vanya, The Three Sisters, The Seagull; Ibsen, A Doll's House, Hedda Gabler; Brecht, Der gute Mensch von Sezuan, Der kaukasishe Kreidekreis, Mutter Courage, Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti; Beckett, En attendant Godot; Lorca, Amor de don Perliblin con Belisa, Quimera, La doncella, el marinero y el estudiante, Los Titeres de Cachiporra.

CONTEMPORARY: Dylan Thomas, Under Milkwood*; Ionesco, Jeux de massacre; Bergman, Wood Painting*, After the Rehearsal*; Guerney, The Dinning Room*; Rosewics, White Wedding; Mishima, Four Modern Noh Plays*, The Tree of the Tropics; Kanin, Rashomon; Pinter, The Lover, Night School*; Rohmer, Le Trio en mi bemol*; Catherine Anne, Tita-Lou*; E. Westfal, Toi et tes nuages; Yasmina Reza, Conversations apres un enterrement*; T. Wertenbaker, Our Country's Good*; T. Murphy, The Gigli Concert*; C. Keatley, My Mother Said I Never Should*; B. Friel, Dancing at Lughnasa; G. Tabori, My Mother's Courage*; P. Turrini, Joseph und Maria*; M. Frayn, Noises Off; T. Bernhard, Der Theatermacher*; C. MacPherson, The Weir*; B. Henley, Crimes of the Heart; Jon Fosse, The Child*; Frank McGuinness, Factory Girls*, Joel Pommerat, Les Marchands*, Martin Crimp, The Country. MODERN GREEK: Anagnostaki, The City; Xenopoulos, The Temptation; Kapetanakis, The Party; Ponticas, Domestic News; Ritsos, Moonlight Sonata, The Dead House*; Elytis, Maria Nefeli*; Kambanellis, Inside Passage, In Ibsenland*, The Last Act; Akis Dimou, ... and Juliet*; Michailidou, Walking in the Woods*, R's Dream*; Lyberaki, Kandavlis Wife*; Frangouli, Kyrani of the Woods*; Bakolas, The Head*; Kalogeropoulou-Moscopoulos, Noah's Family; Kehaidis-Haviara, With Strength from Kifissia.


The "Amalia" Theatre The "Amalia" Theatre is the Piramatiki Skini's own home stage and is used exclusively by the company. A converted cinema-house, it seats 250 spectators and has a fully equipped stage measuring 10 m. depth, 12 m. width and 4 m. height. The "Amalia" Theatre closes during the summer months (July-August), while the company is on tour. - THE PIRAMATIKI SKINI OF THESSALONIKI IS FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED BY THE GREEK MINISTRY OF CULTURE/NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEATRE AND DANCE.

* For the first time in Greece. Sprìng Theatre Festìval Established in 1994, under the auspices of the Organisation for the Cultural Capital of Europe-Thessaloniki 1997.