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Greek and World Theatre: Drama, Performance, Education

MAVROGERGIOU VASILIS

VASILIS MAVROGEORGIOU

Playwright • Director • Actor

Theatre • Dramaturgy • Acting • Improvisation

Vasilis Mavrogeorgiou was born in 1979. Since 2002, he has worked professionally in theatre as a playwright, director and actor.

His artistic activity includes playwriting, adaptation, directing, acting and theatre education.

PlaywritingDirectingActingAdaptationImprovisationTheatre Education
Education
  • Graduated from the Ornerakis School of Drawing in 1998.
  • Graduated from Nelli Karra’s “Archi” Drama School in 2002.
Artistic Career
Since 2002, he has worked professionally in theatre as:
  • Playwright
  • Director
  • Actor
Playwriting

He has written 21 plays, including:

  • Cockroach
  • A Huge Explosion
  • Concrete Beach
Theatre Adaptations
He has adapted a total of 4 theatrical works.

These include Aristophanes’ Assemblywomen, presented at Epidaurus as part of the Athens Festival in 2012, directed by Vangelis Theodoropoulos.

Directing

He has directed a total of 45 productions.

His directing work includes productions at institutions and theatres such as:

  • National Theatre of Greece
  • Neos Kosmos Theatre
  • Art Theatre
  • Athens Festival
  • Porta Theatre
  • Akropol Theatre
  • Regional Theatre of Lamia
  • Regional Theatre of Patras
  • Regional Theatre of Kalamata
Acting
As an actor, he has collaborated with directors and artistic groups including:
  • Blitz Theatre Group
  • Eleni Gasouka
  • Themelis Glynatsis
  • Vangelis Theodoropoulos
  • Marianna Kalbari
  • Peder Kirk
  • Giannis Moschos
  • Thomas Moschopoulos
  • Dimitris Bogdanos
  • Giannis Dalianis
  • Argyris Xafis
Skrow Theater
In 2013, he co-founded Skrow Theater in the Pangrati neighbourhood of Athens with:
  • Maria Filini
  • Katerina Mavrogeorgi
  • Serafim Radis
  • Nikos Maramathas
Film
He has appeared as an actor in the films:
  • Sto Vathos Kipos, directed by Kleanthis Danopoulos.
  • Kafka’s Fitting Room, directed by Kyros Papavassiliou.
Theatre for Children in Hospitals and Institutions
From 2005 to 2010, he participated as an actor, director and playwright in performances for children receiving care in hospitals and institutions, within programmes organised by Neos Kosmos Theatre.
Athens 2004 Olympic Games
He worked as an assistant choreographer for the Closing Ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.
Karolos Koun Directing Award
In 2008, he received the Karolos Koun Directing Award for the play

Only the Truth, which he co-wrote with Maria Filini and which was presented at Neos Kosmos Theatre.

Teaching Acting and Improvisation
Since 2005, he has taught:
  • Improvisation
  • Acting
at drama schools.