Giagos Andreadis

Yangos Andreadis was born in 1944 in Athens. He studied history and archaeology in Greece and specialized in religious studies and mythology in France. He teaches creative writing, cultural history, and theater at Panteion University. In the past, he has taught at the National Theatre School, where he also served as the chairman of the artistic committee, and he was a representative of the Hellenic Theatre Center at UNESCO. He has authored a series of theatrical essays and books, including: "Antigone," "In the Footsteps of Dionysus," "Antigone 2," "From Aeschylus to Brecht: The Whole World a Stage" (Topos 2009), and, together with Pepi Rigopoulou, "Issues in the History of Culture" (Topos 2010). He is the director of the Center for Classical Drama and Theater (KEDRA). As part of his work at the National Theatre School and mainly at KEDRA, he has translated and directed ancient dramas in Greece and abroad, such as "Oresteia" and "The Bacchae." Additionally, he supervises theater studies dissertations and organizes corresponding International Conferences. Twice, in 1996 and 1998, he conducted a theatrical circumnavigation of the Mediterranean, transforming a cargo ship into a theater. He has also written and staged "Ah My Murderer" and "(L)ola Kafta," modern musical adaptations of Sophocles' "Oedipus Rex" and Aeschylus' "Agamemnon," as well as works based on the creations of Dostoevsky, Cervantes, Cavafy, and Lorca. His latest work, currently in progress, is the adaptation and direction of Sophocles' "Trackers." In addition to theatrical works and essays, Yangos Andreadis writes poetry and prose. He has published the poetry collection "Ballad of the Anticancer Metaxas," the short story collection "The Humble Life and Glory of Theophrastos Skordilis," the novel "Tsunami," and "Smugglers: Stories Stolen from Others" (Topos 2008).