Dimitris Polychroniadis
Architect - Stage Designer - Art
60 designers
57 projects
Architect, artist and award-winning set designer born in Thessaloniki (1975). He lives and works in Athens, Greece. A qualified Architect with a BA and Diploma of Architecture, an MA in Urban Design (University of Greenwich, London); and an MFA at the Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA). As an architect he has worked for several years in private architectural practice, obtaining a wide range of experience in design and construction. As a stage designer, he has worked for productions of the National Theatre of Greece, Greek National Opera, Athens Epidaurus Festival, the National Theatre of Northern Greece, Michael Cacoyannis Foundation, Technis (Art Theatre) and Thission Theatre, in collaboration with renowned Greek directors. Since 2011, he has started making mixed media sculptures that strongly originate from his architectural and theatrical background, participating in a number of group shows in Greece and abroad. His first solo exhibition took place at Eirmos Gallery, Thessaloniki, in 2016.
The contrast of a fixed-form sculpture against the fluidity of the dramatic text shaped by the actors was the departure point for this set. On a visit to the National Theatre depository, we discovered a sculpture by Tina Parali, originally created for a Romeo and Juliet production thirty years ago on this same stage. This “archaeological” discovery led to a decision that shaped the show artistically: […] we decided to improvise with found material from within the actual “body” of the National Theatre. Assisted by its staff and with great affection towards the institution’s history, we drew up a series of “archaeological” finds: sculptures from previous productions, the old velvet curtain of the Central Stage (unused since 1999), Dionysis’ Fotopoulos’ timber gates (1976), deposed headlights, numerous costumes from the wardrobe and mannequins from the costume exhibition presented at the National Gallery of Greece in 2003. This project forms an encounter with the multiple versions of one’s “self”.
Author: Luigi Pirandello
Translation – Adaptation – Direction: Dimitris Mavrikios
Original Music Score: Manos Hadjidakis
Set Design – Assistance in Adaptation: Dimitris Polychroniadis
Costume Design: Niki Psychogiou
Musical Arrangement – Adaptation & Orchestration: Nikos Kypourgos
Lighting Design: Lefteris Pavlopoulos
Movement – Choreography: Valia Papachristou
Associate Director: Manolis Dounias
Photos: Patroklos Skafidas
The contrast of a fixed-form sculpture against the fluidity of the dramatic text shaped by the actors was the departure point for this set. On a visit to the National Theatre depository, we discovered a sculpture by Tina Parali, originally created for a Romeo and Juliet production thirty years ago on this same stage. This “archaeological” discovery led to a decision that shaped the show artistically: […] we decided to improvise with found material from within the actual “body” of the National Theatre. Assisted by its staff and with great affection towards the institution’s history, we drew up a series of “archaeological” finds: sculptures from previous productions, the old velvet curtain of the Central Stage (unused since 1999), Dionysis’ Fotopoulos’ timber gates (1976), deposed headlights, numerous costumes from the wardrobe and mannequins from the costume exhibition presented at the National Gallery of Greece in 2003. This project forms an encounter with the multiple versions of one’s “self”.
Architect, artist and award-winning set designer born in Thessaloniki (1975). He lives and works in Athens, Greece. A qualified Architect with a BA and Diploma of Architecture, an MA in Urban Design (University of Greenwich, London); and an MFA at the Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA). As an architect he has worked for several years in private architectural practice, obtaining a wide range of experience in design and construction. As a stage designer, he has worked for productions of the National Theatre of Greece, Greek National Opera, Athens Epidaurus Festival, the National Theatre of Northern Greece, Michael Cacoyannis Foundation, Technis (Art Theatre) and Thission Theatre, in collaboration with renowned Greek directors. Since 2011, he has started making mixed media sculptures that strongly originate from his architectural and theatrical background, participating in a number of group shows in Greece and abroad. His first solo exhibition took place at Eirmos Gallery, Thessaloniki, in 2016.
Author: Luigi Pirandello
Translation – Adaptation – Direction: Dimitris Mavrikios
Original Music Score: Manos Hadjidakis
Set Design – Assistance in Adaptation: Dimitris Polychroniadis
Costume Design: Niki Psychogiou
Musical Arrangement – Adaptation & Orchestration: Nikos Kypourgos
Lighting Design: Lefteris Pavlopoulos
Movement – Choreography: Valia Papachristou
Associate Director: Manolis Dounias
Photos: Patroklos Skafidas
