Sokratis Karantinos
Sokratis Karantinos (Greek: Σωκράτης Καραντινός; Athens, 1906 – Athens, June 2, 1979) was a Greek theatre director, theatre critic, drama school teacher and actor. He was involved with the foundation and the early years of operation of the National Theatre of Northern Greece (NTNG), of which he served as the inaugural artistic director (1961–1967).[1][2]
Biography
He was born in Athens and lived in Istanbul with his family until 1914. He was the son of the owner of the Olympia Theatre and theatrical entrepreneur Nikolaos Karantinos and brother of the architect Patroklos Karantinos (1903 –1976).[3][4]
As a teenager he became involved in amateur theatre and took up acting lessons.[5] This was followed by theatrical studies abroad (Germany, France and Austria) where he occasionally worked as a correspondent for Greek art magazines.[3] He permanently returned to Greece in 1933. He made his first attempts at directing and taught in schools and at drama schools.[6] At the same time he continued writing reviews for art magazines.
As a director Karantinos first worked with the
He received several awards for his services to the theatre. He was awarded the Order of the Phoenix – Cross of Taxiarches and the Silver Medal of the Academy of Athens. On the October 30 Avenue in Thessaloniki stands a monument dedicated to his name, while the central stage of the NTNG. in the premises of the Lazaristes Monastery in the suburb of Stavroupoli near Thessaloniki City Center is named after him.[8]
He died on June 2, 1979, in Athens.[9]
References
- ^ "Η πόλη που αγαπά το θέατρο". ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ (in Greek). November 24, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ a b "Κρατικό Θέατρο Βορείου Ελλάδος – Ιστορικό". www.ntng.gr (in Greek). Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Karantinos Sokratis – Greek National Opera". virtualmuseum.nationalopera.gr. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ "Πάτροκλος Καραντινός | των ανωνύμων". www.tonanonymon.gr (in Greek). Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ Karantinos, Sokratis, pp. 9–13.
- ^ Glytzouris, Antonis, p. 514.
- ^ "Ιστορία". www.thoc.org.cy. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ "Lazaristes Monastery – Sokratis Karantinos Stage". www.ntng.gr. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ "Τα σημαντικότερα γεγονότα σαν σήμερα 2 Ιουνίου". ThessNews (in Greek). June 2, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
Bibliography
- Glytzouris, Antonis (2014). Η σκηνοθετική τέχνη στην Ελλάδα (2η έκδοση). Heraklion: Crete University Press. ISBN 978-960-524-330-2.
- Karantinos, Sokratis (1974). Σαράντα χρόνια θέατρο I: στον προθάλαμο. Σκαμπανεβάσματα Α' 1920–1946. Athens.
External links
- "Karantinos Sokratis – Greek National Opera". virtualmuseum.nationalopera.gr. Retrieved 2023-11-20.