Pavlos Kourtidis Explained
| Pavlos Kourtidis |
| Birth Place: | Wuppertal, Germany |
| Nationality: | Greek |
| Education: | Studied at ArtsEd London |
| Occupation: | Actor, Choreographer |
| Children: | Maria Matilda Kourtidou[1] |
| Height M: | 1,83 |
| Website: | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3213376/
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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 than 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
In development 2023/24
Rembetis die Geisterjäger
Role: Marcos
Director: Jasin Challah
TV series
Channel: ZDFneo
Production:ZDF / eitelsonnenschein GmbH(DE 2024)
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"HLEKTRA s1 & s2"
Role: Orestis
Director: Viki Manoli
TV series
Channel: ERT 1 State-owned public television
Production: Kapa Studios - G. Karagiannis S.A.
(2023/24 GR)
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KLARA
Role: Nikos
Director: Lukas Jaworski
TV series
Channel: TVN / Warner Bros. Discovery
Production: Player tv - TVN
(2024 PL)
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I magissa
Role: Ottoman Senior Officer
Director: Lefteris Charitos
TV series
Channel: ANT1
Production: Kapa Studios - G. Karagiannis S.A.
(GR/TR 2024)
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KAPODISTRIAS
Role: Konstantinos Mavromichalis
Director: Yannis Smaragdis
Film
Production: Alexandros Film Co. Ltd.
(GR/SW/RU 2024)
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Past film/TV up to 2023
"To Kokkino Potami S2"
Role : Hristodoulou Pavlos
Director: Manousos Manousakis
TV series
Channel: OPEN TV
Production: Telekinissi S.A
(GR/AM/TR 2022/23)
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The Flame of the revolution 1821
film / documentary
Role: Theodoros Kolokotronis
Director: Manousos Manousakis
Production: Peloponnese region
(GR 2021)
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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:ERT / Telekinissi S.A
(GR 2021)
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Krisimes Stigmes
Role: Radio announcer (voice actor)
TV series
Channel: ERT 1 State-owned public television
Director Manousos Manousakis
Production: ERT/ Telekinissi S.A
(GR/DE 2021)
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"Agries Melisses" s1 & s2
Role: Lias
TV Series
Director: Lefteris Charitos
Channel: ANT1
Production: Kapa Studios - G. Karagiannis S.A.
(GR 2020/21)
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"Man of God"
Role: Raggedy Man
Film
Director: Yelena Popovic
Production: Tanweer Productions
(GR/USA 2021)
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"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)
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" My name is Eftyhia"
Role: Zeibekiko Dancer
Film
Directed by Angelos Frantzis
Production: Tanweer Productions
(GR 2019)
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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.
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
GENOCIDE
- 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 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"
Inspired the mythological Greek goddess Styx which was presented in 4 tons of water.[10] [11] [12]
LABYRINTH
- 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
"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
- 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] Athens 2017: Styx, the goddess of water – PK Theater, open stone theater at Platania Trifilias (Peloponnese)
- 2016: Labyrinth, from darkness to light – Pallas Theater
- 2015-16: House of Bridges – PK Theater[20] [21] [22]
- 2014-15: Madhouse – PK Theater
- 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]
Notes and References
- https://pavloskourtidis.net/genocide/ Maria Matilda Kourtidou
- luisaheldmanagement.com https://www.luisaheldmanagement.com/pavlos-kourtidis Retrieved at 18 July 2020
- crew-united.com https://www.crew-united.com/en/Pavlos-Kourtidis_572050.html#!&tabctl_1852888597_activeTab=2340632140 Retrieved at 14 May 2019
- https://www.protothema.gr/webtv/default-folder/3917382/man-of-god-interviews-pavlos-kourtidis/
- https://www.unstage.gr/sintelestes/paulos-kourtidis Παύλος Κουρτίδης unstage.gr
- 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
- Protagon.gr 'Χορεύεται η Γενοκτονία των Ποντίων' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
- Tanea.gr 'Ο Παύλος Κουρτίδης χορεύει για την «Γενοκτονία» των Ποντίων' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
- Ert '«Γενοκτονία» – Μια παράσταση χορού-ύμνος στην Ιστορία' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
- Ert '«Στύγα, η θεά των υδάτων» – Χορός μέσα στο νερό' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
- Critics-point,gr 'ΣΤΥΓΑ, η θεά των υδάτω' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
- Lifo.gr 'Στύγα, η θεά των υδάτων' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
- Ticket365 'ΛΑΒΥΡΙΝΘΟΣ, από το σκοτάδι στο φως' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
- Tanea.gr 'Τα ταυροκαθάψια σε σύγχρονη χορογραφία!' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
- Vradini.gr 'Παύλος Κουρτίδης: «Τέχνη είναι να μπορείς να κάνεις κάτι που δεν έχει όρια»' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
- culturenow.gr 'Παύλος Κουρτίδης: Stop thinking start dreaming' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
- avgi.gr '«Χειμωνιάτικο ταξίδι» σε... ένα «Τρελόσπιτο»' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
- Elculture.gr 'Το χοροθέατρο που αναδύεται μέσα από τα μυστήρια παιχνίδια του μυαλού' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
- In.gr 'Οι χορευτικές παραστάσεις που δεν πρέπει να χάσετε' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
- Athinorama.gr 'Σε «Σπίτι από Γέφυρες» μεταμορφώθηκε το ΠΚ' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
- Toperiodiko.gr 'Θέατρο ΠΚ: "Σπίτι από γέφυρες" μέχρι 17/1' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
- Living-postcards.gr 'Η Φωτεινή Κωστούλη συνομιλεί με τον χορογράφο-σκηνοθέτη Παύλο Κουρτίδη για το Σπίτι από Γέφυρες.' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
- Athensvoice.gr 'Οι Ν. Περάκης και Θ. Τριαρίδης βρέθηκαν σε «Αδιέξοδο»' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
- Tovima.gr 'Πώς να βγεις από το Αδιέξοδο' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
- Newsbeast.gr 'Ο μύθος του Φρανγκενστάιν σε ένα υδάτινο λευκό κουτί!' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
- News247.gr 'Το NEWS 247 είδε τον "Frankenstein"' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
- Athensvoice 'Athens Voice Issue 372' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
- Culturenow.gr 'Society Says, στο θέατρο ΠΚ' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
- Tralala.gr 'Συνέντευξη: Παύλος Κουρτίδης' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
- Ιn.gr '8o Φεστιβάλ Χορού' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
- Culturens.org 'ΕΠΙΜΟΡΦΩΤΙΚΑ ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΑ 2018-2019' Retrieved at 13 February 2019
