About Hydrama
About Hydrama Theatre Hydra Greece

About Hydrama

HYDRAMA THEATRE & ARTS CENTRE ENCOURAGES:

  • The study and practice of ancient Greek theatre
  • Contemporary drama and dance activities
through the provision and hosting of performances, workshops, seminars and courses.

Hydrama is a place where students, teachers, actors and other theatre practitioners can study and experience drama and Greek culture.

The centre was founded in 1999 by Corinna Seeds.

The facilities and theatre are offered free of charge to the hosted organisations.

COLLABORATION

We have liaised with drama schools, theatre companies and universities internationally, as well as with the island community.
  • Theatro Technis UK
  • East 15 Acting School
  • Sacramento Theatre
  • Theatro Alpha-Idea
  • University of Southern California
  • Oakland University
  • Ryerson University
  • University of California 
  • Edith Cowan University
  • DePaul University
  • The European Commission
  • The Municipality of Hydra
  • The Athens Centre
  • The University of Athens
  • New York University

THE HYDRA PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL

We host the international theatre and dance companies who participate in Hydrama's annual festival in the summer months. Applications and specifications to perform should be requested six months in advance from: info@hydrama.gr

MASTER CLASSES, WORKSHOPS & TRAINING: 

  • origins and relevance of ancient Greek drama
  • chorus work
  • mask-making
  • set design
  • Greek language & culture
  • Greek dance
  • classical and contemporary dance
  • voice
  • movement
  • improvisation
  • drama games
  • character-building
  • text analysis
  • performance

INSTRUCTORS IN RESIDENCE:

Corinna Seeds: Theatre Director
Arabella Ross:  Mask-making, Greek dancing, Drama workshops & Scuba-diving

GUEST INSTRUCTORS:

THEATRE DIRECTORS & CLASSICISTS

Lee Breuer
Helen Eastman
Kostas Gakis
Stathis Grapsas
Lydia Koniordou
Platon Mavromoustakos
Jeff Mills
Angeliki Petropetsioti 

Anastasia Revi
Peggy Shannon
Karen Sheridan
Olga Taxidou   

Oliver Taplin
Theodoros Terzopoulos Evdokimos Tsolakidis
J. Michael Walton

DANCE SPECIALISTS

Christina Beskou
Vicki St. Denys
Paris Nagual

MASK SPECIALISTS

Tina Parali
Kenny MacLellan
Thanos Vovolis

THEATRE TECHNICIANS

Kostas Koliofotis
Vassilis Papahatzis
Synolda Ross
Courses usually build towards a public performance in the Hydrama amphitheatre. Further performances in Eleusina, Athens, Delphi, Poros and Spetses can be arranged as well as tours to Epidaurus, Athens and Delphi to attend the Hellenic Festival performances.  We hold outdoor screenings of adaptations of ancient Greek dramas from our comprehensive film library.

THE HYDRAMA INTERNATIONAL PERFORMING ARTS CONGRESS
This two-day event is held annually in July and offers post-secondary performance students, scholars and artists from around the world, the opportunity to participate in workshops and performances, and to deliver paper and creative presentations. Abstracts of presentations to be considered for inclusion should be submitted six months in advance.
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THE "WOMEN AND WAR" PROJECT


Hydrama is a partner in the ongoing "Women & War". project. WWP examines the use of ancient Greek drama as a means of inciting global discourse on war and in the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder through plays, workshops and international symposia. 


World premieres of new versions of the ancient Greek plays written by leading female playwrights and directed by Peggy Shannon, were hosted at Hydrama Theatre. These were: "The Intuition of Iphigenia" by Velina Hasu Houston,"Electra in Bosnia" by Judith Thompson and "Ajax in Afghnistan"/"Our Ajax" by Timberlake Wertenbaker.


A photographic exhibition and two international conferences were also held.


WWP is sponsored by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), Ryerson University and the University of Athens.
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