Conference 2025 Workshops

Workshops on Friday and Saturday are 2,5 hours, on Sunday are 2 hours long, for a limited number of participants.

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The available places in each Workshop are limited.
Reserving a place in a WORKSHOP will take place after the general Conference Registration via a personal email.
Priority will be given based on the order of the date of Conference Registration.
After you have completed the Registration process, you will receive a personal email. This email will be sent based on the priority of your registration date and will allow you to choose the workshop you wish to attend.
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Note: all workshops are offered in parallel sessions in the same time slot each day. Participants may choose one each day

 

 

 

Uninstall the installs: deconstructing the roots of fascism

Athens, 22/03/2025, conference workshop, Katerina Alexiadi, Vasilis Klisiaris

Event date: 3/22/2025 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM Export event

Uninstall the installs: deconstructing the roots of fascism

Katerina Alexiadi, educator, drama teacher, Greece
Vasilis Klisiaris, educator, drama teacher, Greece


WORKSHOP

Athens International Conference "Theatre/Drama & Inclusive Education"

22 March 2025

Hellenic Theatre/Drama & Education Network (TENet-Gr)

Language: Greek
Limited number of participants


 

Short description

The purpose of this particular workshop is to explore the concepts of racism, populism, far-right extremism, and anti-refugee rhetoric, and to ask the participants how they perceive these concepts as well as to explore the perspectives of others. In this effort, the participants will:

  • Recognize their perspectives on these topics

  • Explore the perceptions of others

  • Recognize and relate to the concepts

  • Look into contemporary reality documents that will be shared

  • Create artistic compositions


 

This workshop is a short version of one of the four (4) workshops developed under the "Theater Makes Politics" (TMP) program (Erasmus+ 2022-2025). TMP explores how theater/drama can influence the political thinking and attitudes of contemporary European societies.

Katerina Alexiadi is a secondary school Language teacher in the Experimental Musical High School of Pallini. From September 2014 to September 2019, she had been a Cultural Project Coordinator in the Directorate of Secondary Education of Eastern Attica. She holds an MA in Theatre Studies–Musicology of the University of Athens/Theatre Studies Department and an MA in Cultural Management in Panteion University in the Department of Communication, Media and Culture.  She has followed the two years course of Music and Movement Education Orff-Schulwerk offered by Moraitis School. She has studied classical singing, harmony of music and classical and contemporary dance. She has participated in performances inspired by Euripides' tragedies Troades, Bacchus, Medea, with the Ops Theater group of Katerina Papaiakovou and in dance performances. She has worked with children's theater groups and organized performances. She has participated as a member of the Organizing Committee and as a speaker at international conferences. She is a member of the Educational Group "To Skasiarcheo" and participated as a trainer in the Pilot Program for the implementation of Freinet Pedagogy. She is a member of the Hellenic Theatre/Drama Education Network (TENet-Gr) and a member of the editing committee of the “Education & Theatre” Journal.  Since 2018 she is coordinator and trainer of the program "It could be me, it could be you?" of Hellenic Theatre/Drama & Education Network (TENet-Gr)

Vasilis Klisiaris is an educator and drama teacher. His education includes a degree in Greek Philology from the University of Peloponnese and ongoing master’s studies in Drama and Performing Arts in Education and Lifelong Learning at the same institution. Ηe has been trained in intercultural education and teaching of Greek as a second or foreign language at the University of the Aegean. Vasilis has furthered his skills with a program on team facilitating and empowerment at Learn Inn, affiliated with the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. His expertise extends to designing and leading theater education programs and workshops for diverse groups, including children, teenagers, and adults. He has designed and implemented educational programmes for groups of unaccompanied refugee minors, as well as literacy programmes for local and foreign prisoners. As a member of the Hellenic Theatre/Drama & Education Network (TENet-Gr), Vasilis applies his knowledge in experiential techniques, social theater, forum theater, and educational drama to various programs. In February 2024 was elected president of the board of directors of Hellenic Theatre/Drama & Education Network (TENet-Gr).

 
FRIDAY 21/3/2025, 16.30-19.00

"The Raft Game"
Georgia Antoniou, teacher at 5th High School Corfu Greece
Angeliki Kladi teacher at 5th High School Corfu Greece
Language: Greek

The acceptance of self through the affirmation of others
Lambros Arapakos, social worker, Greece
Giouli Douvou, theatre pedagogue, Greece
Language: Greek

"we all can…supporting diversity through enhancing the general self-confidence of adolescents in secondary education"
Aikaterini Asimidou, teacher, Music School of Piraeus, Greece
Antonios Lenakakis, Professor of Theatre Arts and Education, Department of Preschool Education Sciences, Faculty of Education, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Angelos Souliotis, music teacher,  Music School of Piraeus, Greece
Language: Greek

"Biography Based Language Teaching Through Creative Drama"
Ferah Burgul-Adıgüzel Assoc. Prof. Gazi University Gazi Faculty of Education, Turkey
Language: English

"The theatrical educational model through the neurological approach of acting"
Annita Capousizi, Instructor of the inclusive performing arts, Artistic director of the theatre group ARTimeleia, Greece
Language: Greek

"Oficina Manta plus democracy and modern slavery"
Hugo Miguel Coelho, ExQuorum, Portugal
Language: English

"I am Malala - a process drama approach to address gender-based violence in classrooms"
Adam Cziboly, associate professor Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway
Language: English

“The Navel of the Earth- A workshop on inclusion” 
Maria Frangi, University of Patras Department of Theatre Studies, Greece 
Language: Greek

"Lotus Project yoga meets poetry"
Bruno Freyssinet artistic director of Transplanisphere France
Foteini Dimitriou Yoga Family Violet Alignment school, Greece
Language: English/Greek/French

"Who Was My Granny"
Sunčica Milosavljević, theatre director, drama pedagogue, Serbia
Nataša Milojević, drama and dance pedagogue, Serbia
Mladen Brekić, Youth Drama Club POKUS, Serbia
Sara Prodanović, Youth Drama Club POKUS, Serbia
Language: English

"POWER! - Exploring and blocking racism within and around us” 
George Moschos, Director of Youth Engagement Scheme YES, CAMHI, Greece 
Olga Orphanidou, primary school teacher, Greece 
Language: Greek

"A Thousand Languages of Dance: Dance as a Tool for Inclusion"
Maria Papadopoulou, Movement Teacher / Trainer, InDancEdu, Greece
Language: Greek

"Journey to the Water"
Tríona Stokes, Drama Lecturer, Maynooth University, Ireland
Language: English

"Devised Theatre - new meanings and new narratives"
Sofia Vgenopoulou, child psychiatrist, director, theatre educator-group animator, Greece
Language: Greek

"Changing Horizons - How do you relate to your new environment?"
Tom Willems, Academy for Theatre and Dance, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Language: English/French

 

SATURDAY 22/3/2025, 09.30-12.00

"The things couldn't fit in my suitcase"
Ömer Adıgüzel, Prof. University Faculty of Educational Sciences, Turkey
Zeki Özen, Assoc. Prof.  Ankara University Faculty of Educational Sciences, Turkey
Language: English/Turkish/German

"Uninstall the installs: deconstructing the roots of fascism"
Katerina Alexiadi,  educator, drama teacher Greece
Vasilis Klissiaris educator, drama teacher Greece
Language: Greek

"Theatre as an Awareness Practice: 1955 - 2024, a Bus Ride"
Maria Olga Athinaiou, Theatre Practitioner, Processworker, Greece
Language: English

"Oratio Mix, intercultural dialog at school"
Noémie Besace, artist, pedagogue, France
Bruno Freyssinet, artistic director Transplanisphère, France
Language: English/French

Theatre with singing as a vehicle
Aris Biniaris, Director, actor, Greece 
Language: Greek

"Embodied Storytelling: Exploring Kathabhinaya for Empowering Vulnerable Social Groups"
Janardan Ghosh, story performer, creative director, education officer, India
Language: English

"Everyday stories through trace, movement, and sound” 
An inclusive approach inspired by local pedagogy, kinesiology, and the work of Trisha Brown.
Vagelis Kolotsios, educator, Greece
Elina Vafeiadi, educator, Greece
Language: Greek

"The prince and the prince"
George Konstantinidis, Child Psychologist, Actor, Volunteer at the Rainbow School, Greece
Elena Skarpidou, Sexual Education Trainer, Head of Education Department at the Rainbow School, Greece
Language: Greek

"Devising as a Process of Inclusion and Developing Group Harmony" 
Sanja Krsmanović Tasić, choreographer, dance-theatre practitioner, Serbia 
Language: English

"The Red Lantern Festival, or How the Emperor’s Maidservant changed his Mind and Saved the People"
John O’ Toole, Professor University of Melbourn, Australia
Language: English

‘Truth or Lie’ - simple responses to a complex world
Lutz Pickardt, director, theatre pedagogue, BuT, Germany
Language: English

"Elements of applied theater and technique by Ivana Chubbuk 12 Tools in drama pedagogy on examples of scenes from plays by A.P. Chekhov"
Arma Tanovic-Brankovic Professor on Academy of Performing Arts, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Language: English

"Theatre of the Oppressed in Education"
Alessandro Tolomelli Professor of General and SocialPedagogy at the Department of Education Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy
Language: English

"One Well, One World: Activating Water Justice in the Global Textile Industry"
Philip Valle Lecturer - Department of Theatre and Dance, California Polytechnic State University, USA
Phyllis Wong Lecturer - Department of Theatre and Dance, California Polytechnic State University, USA
Amani Arellano Student and Research Assistant - California Polytechnic State University, USA
Jenna Brock Student, Research and Teaching Assistant - California Polytechnic State University, USA
Sara Sjoblom Student and Research Assistant - California Polytechnic State University USA
Language: English

“Me, You, Together!” 
Eirini Zoi, philologist, drama teacher, Greece 
Foteini Papacharalampous, psychologist, psychotherapist, Greece 
Melina Hadjigeorgiou, drama teacher, educator, Greece 
Language: Greek

 

SUNDAY 23/3/2025, 09.30-11.30

"Me and the Other...!"
Giorgos Bekiaris, teacher, Drama Pedagogue, Greece
Language: Greek

“Getting into improv theatre”
Frank Hohl, theatre pedagogue, Germany
Language: English/German

“Where is mum? - Applying Drama for Gender Equality Education” 
Martha Katsaridou, Assistant Professor of Drama/Theatre Education at the Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Thessaly, Greece 
Koldo Vio, Drama Educator, Theatre director, Greece/Spain 
Language: English /Spanish/Greek

“Codes Under the Shadows”
Aglaia Naka, drama-pedagogue, Greece
Christos Rachiotis, actor, animator, teacher, Greece
Language: Greek

"Play Jam"
Eleni Papaioannou, Movement Educator, Choreographer, Performer, Greece
Language: English

“Talking about the ideas of hate in the classroom” 
Kostis Papaioannou, director of “SIMEIO: for the Study and Confrontation of the Right-Wing Extremists”, Greece 
Aspasia Kalisora, teacher, member of “SIMEIO: for the Study and Confrontation of the Right-Wing Extremists”, Greece 
Language: Greek

"My name is... mine!"
Antigoni Tsarbopoulou, teacher, theatre pedagogue, Greece
Language: Greek

 

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