David Malteze

David Malteze was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. He has graduated from the Yorgos Armenis’ New Greek Theatre Drama School. He has participated in seminars on ancient drama with director Anatoli Vasiliev while he has also studied music and guitar and saxophone.

As an actor he has collaborated with a number of well-renowned  directors including Rimas Tuminas, Anatoli Vasiliev, Wang Xiaoying, Michael Marmarinos, Savvas Stroumbos, Aris Biniaris, Vangelis Theodoropoulos, Stathis Livathinos, Katerina Evangelatou, and more.

He has participated in productions of ancient Greek drama (Ajax, Agamemnon, Medea, Oedipus Rex, among others), in productions of the European dramaturgy (Waiting for Godot, Woyzeck, The Good Person of Szechwan, among others) as well as TV and film productions.

Malteze has translated theatre plays from Russian to Greek for the Attis Theatre and the Neos Kosmos Theatre.

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

Biomechanics and the emotional gesture in ancient drama: The case of Medea

A workshop on stage movement and emotional gesture, combining Nicolay Karpov and Maria Shmaevich’s teaching methods (drawn from Meyerhold’s biomechanics) with the stage representations of Euripides’ Medea. Participants will work individually, in pairs and in groups, employing a set of theatrical tools to further develop their physical and psychological skills.
The principles of theatrical biomechanics will allow performers to explore alternative ways of approaching characters on stage, enabling them to engage in an in-depth analysis of the characters they have been assigned.