Papathanassiou Sissy
Art and culture historian, dramatist, director, critic, translator. A law school graduate, she studied theatre and filmmaking in Greece. Continued with social anthropology, history of civilizations and theatre in Paris at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales and the Sorbonne, and her thesis was supervised by professors Robert Abirached and Pierre Vidal-Naquet. Her art and research interests focus on theatre history, ancient Greek drama and its reception, the dialogue between Greek and international stage and contemporary theatrical writing. Works for the Ministry of Culture, and since February 2018 she is Director of Letters & Arts. In 2005 she founded the Analogio Festival and remains its art director. Headed the Readings Dept of the National Theatre of Greece in 2008-2014. Head of international relations of the Art Theatre Karolos Koun . Committee member of playwriting contests and commissioner of Greece’s national participation in international cultural events. She translates and directs plays. Participates with papers in conferences in Greece and abroad, publishes articles, studies and reviews, edits theatrical, literary and art publications and curates exhibitions and broadcasts on theatre. She lectures at universities, institutes and drama schools in Greece and abroad.