Themelis Glynatsis

Short Bio

Themelis Glynatsis was born in Athens. He studied Comparative Literature and Theatre at the University of Kent, Classics at the University of Nottingham, and in 2004, he completed his practice-based PhD on Antonin Artaud at the University of London. Ever since, he has been working as a theatre director, working in Greece’s most prestigious venues, like the Greek Festival, the Onassis Cultural Centre, the Arts Theatre, the Greek National Opera a.o, directing plays by, amongst others, Koltès, Racine, Sophocles, Broch, Hoffmann. Ever since 2014, he has been actively engaged in the production of classic and contemporary music theatre and opera. From 2010-2013, he was the Artistic Director of the performance space KNOT Gallery, dedicated to experimental performance. In November 2018, he was appointed Vice Chair of the Board at the Greek National Opera. Parallel to his directing career, he has translated a variety of texts (novels, poetry, theatre, theory) from English and French (Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Oscar Wilde’s Salome, Shakespeare’s Sonnet 57 and others) and has worked for some of Greece’s most prestigious publishing houses as translator or editor.  

Collaborating Artists

Andys Skordis

Andys Skordis

Co-OPERAtive's Music supervision/ Conductor/Sound design

Cyprus

Evi Nakou

Evi Nakou

Education Specialist

Greece

Ann Kristin Sofroniou

Ann-Kristin Sofroniou

Musician & Artistic Associate of the Learning and Participation Department

Sweden

Eleni Moleski

Eleni Moleski

Dramaturge

Cyprus

Panagiotis Exarcheas

Panagiotis Exarcheas

Actor

Greece

Edgen Lame

Choreographer

Albania

Katerina Gevetzi

Katerina Gevetzi

Dancer

Greece

Christina Spanou

Christina Spanou

Set, Costume, Video & Light Designer

Greece

Giorgos Matskaris

Yorghos Matskaris

Special Associate to the GNO Artistic Director / GNO School of Dance Head of Studies

Greece

Eva Karterou

Eva Karterou

Production Manager

Greece

Niki Xenou

Niki Xenou

Partnerships Strategic Planning

Greece

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