Pavlos Kourtidis

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pavlos Kourtidis
Born
NationalityGreek
EducationStudied at ArtsEd London
Occupation(s)Actor, Choreographer
Height183 m (600 ft 5 in)
ChildrenMaria Matilda Kourtidou[1]
Website== https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3213376/ ==

Pavlos Kourtidis is a Greek actor based in Athens.[2][3][4] born and raised in Wuppertal Germany by Greek parents. His roots are from Pontoirakleia[5] Municipality of Paionia Greece. After finishing his studies in the early 90s in London, England at ArtsEd, he returned to Athens Greece to pursue his career.

Pavlos Kourtidis was the founder of PK Theater (2009-2021) based in Neos Cosmos Athens. For more then fifteen years (2005 - 2020) he worked as actor, dancer and choreographer in his own Dancetheater projects/creations.

Pavlos Kourtidis is also an Audio book narrator.

Film and television[edit]

In development 2023/24

"ELECTRA"

Role: Orestes

Director: Viki Manoli

TV series

Channel: ERT 1 State-owned public television

Production: Kapa Studios - G. Karagiannis S.A.

(2023/24 GR)

_____________

KLARA

Role: Nikos

Director: Lukas Jaworski

TV series

Channel: TVN / Warner Bros. Discovery

Production: Player tv - TVN

(2024 PL)

_____________

I magissa

Role: Ottoman Senior Officer

Director: Lefteris Charitos

TV series

Channel: ANT1

Production: Kapa Studios - G. Karagiannis S.A.

(GR/TR 2024)

_____________

KAPODISTRIAS

Role: Konstantinos Mavromichalis

Director: Yannis Smaragdis

Film

Production: Alexandros Film Co. Ltd.

(GR/SW/RU 2023/24)

_____________

Rembetis

Role: Marcos

Director: Jasin Challah

TV series

Channel: ZDF

Production: eitelsonnenschein GmbH (DE 2024)

_____________

Past film/TV up to 2023

"To Kokkino Potami S2"

Role : Hristodoulou

Director: Manousos Manousakis

TV series

Channel: OPEN TV

Production: Telekinissi S.A

(GR/AM/TR 2022/23)

_____________

The Flame of the revolution 1821

film / documentary

Role: Theodoros Kolokotronis

Director: Manousos Manousakis

Production: Peloponnese region

(GR 2021)

_____________

Guardian of the Quarantined Ships

TV series

Role: Captain Kostantis (Pavlos Kourtidis)

Director Manousos Manousakis

Channel: ERT 1 State-owned public television

Written by Alexandros Papadiamantis

Production: Telekinissi S.A

(GR 2021)

_____________

Krisimes Stigmes

Role: Radio announcer (voice actor)

TV series

Channel: ERT 1 State-owned public television

Director Manousos Manousakis

Production: Telekinissi S.A

(GR/DE 2021)

_____________

"Agries Melisses" s1 & s2

Role: Lias

TV Series

Director: Lefteris Charitos

Channel: ANT1

Production: Kapa Studios - G. Karagiannis S.A.

(GR 2020/21)

_____________

"Man of God"

Role: Raggedy Man

Film

Director: Yelena Popovic

Production: Tanweer Productions

(GR/USA 2021)

_____________

"Kala-azar"

Role: Security man at crematorium

Film

Director: Janis Rafailidou

Production:

SNG Film / Studio Nieuwe Gronden Heretic

Greek Film Centre (GFC) (co-production)

(ND/GR 2019)

_____________

" My name is Eftyhia"

Role: Zeibekiko Dancer

Film

Directed by Angelos Frantzis

Production: Tanweer Productions

(GR 2019)

_________________

In 2005 he founded Pavlos Kourtidis Dancetheater (formerly Migma). The company's projects are known for combining Greek history and culture with dancetheater through an innovative perspective.[2][4]

Journalist K. Betinakis spoke of his work on Styx "The choreographies were as brilliant as others – I have watched- like those by Maurice Béjart."[6]

Dancetheater Ergography[edit]

GENOCIDE[edit]

  • GENOCIDE Theater Director, Actor & Choreographer for 15th Nationwide Festival POE at PAOK Sports Arena Thessaloniki - October 2019
  • GENOCIDE Aesxylia Festival - September 2019 inspired by the city of Elefsina.
  • GENOCIDE PK Theater[7][8][9] Athens - October 2018 - February 2019

A performance based on the true historical facts of the Pontian Greek genocide[7][8][9]

"STYX, the goddess of water"[edit]

Inspired the mythological Greek goddess Styx which was presented in 4 tons of water.[10][11][12]

LABYRINTH[edit]

  • Labyrinth based on Minotaur's maze that combined for the first time Cretan traditional dance with contemporary dance based on a realistic maze that represents the union of the ancient with the renovation.[13][14][15]

MADHOUSE[edit]

"Madhouse" that was based on the true story of a man suffering from mental illness in order to communicate against the fear and social exclusion.[16][17][18][19]

Theater[edit]

  • 2021: "Don Camilo" Theater play. Role: Fluratos - Theater Broadway (Athens Greece)
  • 2020 : Theatre play "The Clothes" Actor at "PK Theater" Athens Greece. Director Emmanuel Manios
  • 2019 : Actor & Choreographer for 15th Nationwide Dance Festival POE at PAOK Sports Arena Thessaloniki
  • 2019 : Genocide - Festival Aisxylia Elefsina
  • 2018-19: Genocide – PK Theater[7][8][9] Athens
  • 2017: Styx, the goddess of water – PK Theater, open stone theater at Platania Trifilias (Peloponnese)[10][11][12]
  • 2016: Labyrinth, from darkness to light – Pallas Theater[13][14][15]
  • 2015-16: House of Bridges – PK Theater[20][21][22]
  • 2014-15: Madhouse – PK Theater[16][17][18][19]
  • 2012-13: Dead-end – PK Theater[23][24]
  • 2010-11: Frankenstein – PK Theater[25][26][27]
  • 2009-10: Society Says – PK Theater, 11th International Modern Dance Festival in Egypt (Gomhouria Theatre, Cairo and Sayed Darwish Theatre, Alexandria.[28][29]
  • 2008: MONOS – "Polychoros" Theatre of municipality of Athens, Akis Davis Theater[30]
  • 2007: The Step First Step – "Polychoros" Theatre of municipality of Athens, "Goulandris" natural history museum at Oikopolis awards[31]


References[edit]

  1. ^ Maria Matilda Kourtidou
  2. ^ a b luisaheldmanagement.com [1] Retrieved at 18 July 2020
  3. ^ crew-united.com [2] Retrieved at 14 May 2019
  4. ^ a b https://www.protothema.gr/webtv/default-folder/3917382/man-of-god-interviews-pavlos-kourtidis/
  5. ^ Παύλος Κουρτίδης unstage.gr
  6. ^ Styx.gr Η σύγχρονη χορογραφία δεν είχε να ζηλέψει ανάλογες παραστάσεις -που έχω παρακολουθήσει- με την υπογραφή του υπέροχου Μορίς Μπεζάρ. Retrieved at 14 February 2019
  7. ^ a b c Protagon.gr 'Χορεύεται η Γενοκτονία των Ποντίων' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
  8. ^ a b c Tanea.gr 'Ο Παύλος Κουρτίδης χορεύει για την «Γενοκτονία» των Ποντίων' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
  9. ^ a b c Ert '«Γενοκτονία» – Μια παράσταση χορού-ύμνος στην Ιστορία' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
  10. ^ a b Ert '«Στύγα, η θεά των υδάτων» – Χορός μέσα στο νερό' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
  11. ^ a b Critics-point,gr 'ΣΤΥΓΑ, η θεά των υδάτω' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
  12. ^ a b Lifo.gr 'Στύγα, η θεά των υδάτων' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
  13. ^ a b Ticket365 'ΛΑΒΥΡΙΝΘΟΣ, από το σκοτάδι στο φως' Archived 2016-06-18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved at 13 February 2019
  14. ^ a b Tanea.gr 'Τα ταυροκαθάψια σε σύγχρονη χορογραφία!' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
  15. ^ a b Vradini.gr 'Παύλος Κουρτίδης: «Τέχνη είναι να μπορείς να κάνεις κάτι που δεν έχει όρια»'[permanent dead link] Retrieved at 13 February 2019
  16. ^ a b culturenow.gr 'Παύλος Κουρτίδης: Stop thinking start dreaming' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
  17. ^ a b avgi.gr '«Χειμωνιάτικο ταξίδι» σε... ένα «Τρελόσπιτο»' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
  18. ^ a b Elculture.gr 'Το χοροθέατρο που αναδύεται μέσα από τα μυστήρια παιχνίδια του μυαλού' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
  19. ^ a b In.gr 'Οι χορευτικές παραστάσεις που δεν πρέπει να χάσετε' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
  20. ^ Athinorama.gr 'Σε «Σπίτι από Γέφυρες» μεταμορφώθηκε το ΠΚ' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
  21. ^ Toperiodiko.gr 'Θέατρο ΠΚ: "Σπίτι από γέφυρες" μέχρι 17/1' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
  22. ^ Living-postcards.gr 'Η Φωτεινή Κωστούλη συνομιλεί με τον χορογράφο-σκηνοθέτη Παύλο Κουρτίδη για το Σπίτι από Γέφυρες.' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
  23. ^ Athensvoice.gr 'Οι Ν. Περάκης και Θ. Τριαρίδης βρέθηκαν σε «Αδιέξοδο»' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
  24. ^ Tovima.gr 'Πώς να βγεις από το Αδιέξοδο' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
  25. ^ Newsbeast.gr 'Ο μύθος του Φρανγκενστάιν σε ένα υδάτινο λευκό κουτί!' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
  26. ^ News247.gr 'Το NEWS 247 είδε τον "Frankenstein"' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
  27. ^ Athensvoice 'Athens Voice Issue 372' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
  28. ^ Culturenow.gr 'Society Says, στο θέατρο ΠΚ' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
  29. ^ Tralala.gr 'Συνέντευξη: Παύλος Κουρτίδης' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
  30. ^ Ιn.gr '8o Φεστιβάλ Χορού' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
  31. ^ Culturens.org 'ΕΠΙΜΟΡΦΩΤΙΚΑ ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΑ 2018-2019' Retrieved at 13 February 2019