Evelina-Arapidis

Evelina Arapidis

performer

Evelina was born in Athens. She has studied literature of Theater in Greek University of Athens and Acting in the Drama School of Art's Theater of Karolos Koun. She is also an owner of the certificate of Tadashi Suzuki - Method of Actor. 


She is a recipient for Best Actress (Pietá) in International Theater Festival of Chamber Performances AndriyivskyFest (2018)


Being an actress-performer since 1995 she worked mostly in theater, (indicative mentioning, National Greek Theater, Theater of Art - Karolos Koun, Theatre Attis, Technochoros, Megaro Mousikis, Michael Cacoyiannis Foundation, Ancient Theater of Epidaurus, City Hall if New York City, Ancient Theatre of Delphi, Ancient Odeum of Paphos, etc).


She cooperated with many directors for Athens & Epidaurus Festival and free stages in Athens, (T. Terzopoulos, G.Lazanis, M.Kougioumtzis, D. Chronopoulos, G. Kontrafouris, G. Kakleas, L.Koniordou, T. Lygari, E. Papakonstantinou, G.Stefanakidis, È. A. Gonzales and others).


She played in lots of performances on Greek Ancient Drama 

(Trojan Women of Euripides, Electra of Sophocles, Orestes of Euripides, Medea of Euripides, Lysistrata of Aristophanes, etc). 

Also took part in plays of classical and modern repertoire, 

(As you like it of W. Shakespeare, Suddenly Last Summer of T. Williams, Innocence of D. Locher, Niobe and Pietá of G. Stefanakidis, Frida/Frida of È.A Gonzales, A Homer of B.Behan, Women of Passion - Women of Greece of E. Arsenis, etc).


She represented Greece in Theatre Olympics in India 2018, performing the one woman show (in English text), Women of Passion - Women of Greece.

Also took part in films, (Eleatis Ksenos of D.Theos, The Dance of Dead Roses of G. Aiolou, Matriarchy of N.Kornilios, The old Curiosity Shop of Ruth Kjaer of A. Siokou, etc) and tv series (The Sun, ANT1channel, The witches of Smyrna, Mega Channel).


She has also worked for more than ten years in national and private studios as a narrator and voice actor for documentaries and compilations. 


Evelina is a vocalist, actress, movement artist and teacher whose work includes anthropological performance research and she is traveling the globe extensively in search of different cultural perspectives on the body, voice and the ritual of performance. 


Aside from performing she is the artistic director in the avant - garde theater - music group Eutopia

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