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National Theatre of Northern Greece

Coordinates: 40°37′36″N 22°56′59″E / 40.6266°N 22.9496°E / 40.6266; 22.9496
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National Theatre of Northern Greece
Formation1961
HeadquartersThessaloniki, Greece
Artistic Director
Asterios Peltekis
President
Yiannoula Karibali-Tsiptsiou
Websitehttps://www.ntng.gr/

The National Theatre of Northern Greece or NTNG (Greek: Κρατικό Θέατρο Βορείου Ελλάδος, ΚΘΒΕ) is an institution promoting performing arts primarily in Thessaloniki and Northern Greece, founded in 1961.

The complex of the Society of Macedonian Studies houses its headquarters, consisted of three buildings. Asterios Peltekis serves as theatre's current Artistic director.[1]

History

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The building of the Royal Theatre (Vasiliko Theatro)

NTNG was founded in 1961.The same year Sokratis Karantinos was appointed its first director and Yiorgos Theotokas its first president.[2][3] Royal Theatre was the initial base of the institution but shortly after NTNG moved its headquarters to the complex of the Society of Macedonian Studies.[4][5] Megaron B', which hosts the theatre, was designed in early 1951 by Vasilis Kassandras,[6] influenced by the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. Institution's first ever performance was Sophocles' Oedipus Rex at the Ancient Theatre of Philippi.[7][8] In 1973 the Drama School of the National Theatre of Northern Greece was established.[9][10] Moreover institution's Dance Theatre was founded in 1982, a part which is now inactive.[11][12]

NTNG's present institutional framework was established in 1994, with an Artistic Director and a seven-member Board of Directors who run the Theatre, which is subsidized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Greece). With four indoor theatres and two open-air theatres, NTNG is one of the biggest theatre organizations[13] in Greece and Europe.

The HQ building at night

Since May 1996, NTNG has been a member of the Union of the Theatres of Europe.[14] In October 1997, the 6th Festival of the Union of the Theatres of Europe took place in Thessaloniki, and was a great cultural event for Thessaloniki as well as for Greece. The institution hosted the events of the 11th[15] and 12th[16] Europe Theatre Prize in 2007 and 2008 respectively.[17][18] NTNG is also a member of the International Theatre Institute.

Activities

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Its activity is not limited to theatrical productions but extends to cultural sectors such as education, literature and the arts through the organization of exhibitions, conferences, festivals, theatre-educational programmes[19] and so forth. NTNG’s annual artistic programme combines in-house productions, co-productions with other theatres, tributes and exchanges with other theatre organizations, as well as guest performances from Greece and abroad.

References

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  1. ^ NEWSROOM (2022-03-24). "Ποιος είναι ο Αστέριος Πελτέκης, ο νέος Καλλιτεχνικός Διευθυντής του ΚΘΒΕ". News 24/7 (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  2. ^ Kourkouvelas, Lykourgos (2013). Giōrgos Theotokas (1905-1966): politikos stochastēs. Viographies Politikōn. Athēna: Hidryma tēs Voulēs tōn Hellēnōn gia ton Koinovouleutismo kai tē Dēmokratia. p. 136. ISBN 978-960-6757-54-9. OCLC 879429402.
  3. ^ "Η πόλη που αγαπά το θέατρο". ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ (in Greek). 2008-11-24. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  4. ^ "Η παράσταση αρχίζει". ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ (in Greek). 2008-11-24. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  5. ^ Gavriiloglou Gavriil, «Θέατρο: Τα πέντε χρόνια του ΚΘΒΕ», Diagonios, issue 10 (April-June 1967), p. 123.
  6. ^ Mertzos, N. I.; Plaster̄as, K. N. (2007). Etaireia Makedonikōn spudōn. Thessalonikē: Etaireia Makedonikōn Spudōn. p. 46. ISBN 978-960-7265-82-1.
  7. ^ "National Theatre of Northern Greece - Review of the NTNG". www.ntng.gr. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  8. ^ Photiou Giorgos, «Το θέατρο. Ο Οιδίπους τύραννος από το ΚΘΒΕ στους Φιλίππους», Nea Poreia, v. 7, issue 79 (September 1961), pp. 328-330
  9. ^ "National Theatre of Northern Greece - Drama School". www.ntng.gr. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  10. ^ Balale, Ismini (2023-02-05). "Ιστορίες Παλιάς Θεσσαλονίκης: Η Δραματική Σχολή του ΚΘΒΕ γέννησε, γεννά και θα γεννά ταλέντα". VORIA (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  11. ^ "National Theatre of Northern Greece - Dance Theatre". www.ntng.gr. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  12. ^ "Κρατικό Θέατρο Βορείου Ελλάδος - Ερωτηματολόγια". www.ntng.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  13. ^ Profile[permanent dead link‍] official website of NTNG
  14. ^ "National Theatre of Northern Greece". Union Theatres Europe. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  15. ^ Prize XI Edition - Program official website of Europe Theatre Prize
  16. ^ Prize XII Edition - Program official website of Europe Theatre Prize
  17. ^ tanea.gr (2007-05-02). "Το γελοίον του (θεατρικού) πράγματος και οι φλυαρίες". ΤΑ ΝΕΑ (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  18. ^ "Μίνι φεστιβάλ ευρωπαϊκού θεάτρου στη Θεσσαλονίκη". ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ (in Greek). 2008-11-25. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  19. ^ educational programmes official website of NTNG

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