RETURNIsidoros Sideris

Isidoros Sideris

Stage Director, Choreographer
He was born in Ismaïlia, Egypt. He studied at the Vafias Drama School and the State School of Dance, Athens. He continued his studies at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, New York. During the period from 1971 to 1988, he worked as an actor with the National Theatre and other private theatre troupes, while he also worked in television. Since 1982, he has been directing and choreographing works for the Athens Concert Hall, Cyprus Theatre Organization, Greek Theatre of New York, New Theatre of Thessaloniki, theatres Knossos and Eliza, and the Municipal Regional Theatre (DIPETHE) of Lamia, Larissa, Kalamata, etc. In 1985 he founded the artistic union Theatrokinisi, for which he directed and choreographed the works Commedia, Blood Wedding, The Trojan Women, Orestes, Forest of angels, Moonlight sonata, Bacchae, A midsummer night's dream, etc. During 2004-2006 he was a member of the Board of the State School of Dance. He teaches physical theatre (Graham technique) as well as acting and movement at the Delos Drama School. He worked with the GNO as director in the productions of Pavlos Karrer’s Marathon-Salamis (world premiere 2004/05, 2010/11) and Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (in collaboration with the Athens Chamber Opera, 2007/08). In addition, during the decade 1989-1999 he choreographed ballet segments in eight operas and two operettas Periklis Koukos’ Conroy and his copies, The godson, The beggar's opera, La vie parisienne, Adriana Lecouvreur, Les contes d'Hoffmann, Minas Alexiadis’ Viva la vida (1995/96) and Die Sieben Todsünden. He also choreographed Michalis Christodoulides’ ballet Mythiamvoi (1990-1991). // Last update of the biography: December 2023 - The list of productions below is continually completed.