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Leonidas Loizidis: The Bacchae and the message they convey
The renowned Greek-Cypriot stage director talks about his new project
30 January 2008

You had the experience of an ancient tragedy production of international standards in the past, as a stage director for the play The Trojan Women Today (Les Troyennes aujourdhui), an adaptation of Euripides’ work that was presented and received a warm welcome in Paris. Why do you come back to this again with one of Euripides’ plays?

Indeed, back in 1994 I was in the process of trying myself as an artist on an international leve with Euripides’ The Trojan Women, a project that was very successful and won praise by critics, the press and audiences alike. Now, fifteen years later, the political, economic, social and artistic environment has changed dramatically. I believe we are in a critical transitional stage that will bring some historic changes in all walks of our life soon. Values, religions, ideas are questioned more every day, giving way some times to new ideals that are conveyed by new social groups.

He earned a degree in Film Directing. Leonidas Loizides, a Cypriot by birth, is a critically acclaimed theatre and film director.

He attended New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, but at the same time his artistic quest led him to "Sonia's Moore School of Acting - Teaching & Directing". Upon finishing his studies, he returned to Greece where he launched on an acting career participating in productions with great actors, directors and producers. "The time was perfect to seize the opportunity to prove my talent", Mr. Loizides says.

He cut his acting career short because of his real passion in life; directing plays and films. In this, he was highly encouraged by actors, directors, producers and critics with great names in the Greek theatre. In Athens he worked in famous theatres and staged a series of demanding plays which carried his personal touch, ranging from ancient tragedy to the contemporary scene.