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Καθημερινή 18-2-2012 ΕllinikoTheatro counts over 250 performances internationally and has been invited in the context of the 2012 Olympics: We offer hellenic thought as a question, not a dogma Kathimerini
Apology of Socrates - Bulgaria tour 'The Apology of Socrates' fascinates Bulgaria! In a packed theatre, Sofia's audiences awarded Yannis Simonides with a real storm of applause for his inspiring performance. Sofia Times
NH1 Presenting Universal Hellenism: 9-page feature review on Elliniko Theatro The National Herald
ISB review A fascinating, powerful performance, a unique opportunity for our students! ISB News
AmericanTheatre2007a Socrates unbound! One uniquely obsessed and multi-talented actor has set himself the decidedly idiosyncratic mission of proving the transcendent dramatic power of the ancient philosopher. American Theatre
Neo2011b Homer takes Manhattan: As our voices rang over the tribal darkness of the hall and the sound echoed back to us, I could hear and sense as never before the primal despair of Odysseus' voice in his unforgiving world of magic, and fate, and gods and heroes... NEO Magazine
ΟDYSSEYMAGAZINE Street-smart Socrates is back:an exciting, daring performance that brings Socrates to vivid life. Yannis Simonides, directed by Lucas Skipitaris, alows the audience to experience the immortal, godfly in all his dimensions - restless, humorous, brilliant and fascinating... Οdyssey Magazine
2008Gulfnews.1 - Copy 6-page review: Yannis Simonides is thrilling audiences around the world with his solo performance "The Apology of Socrates" Gulf News (UAE)
2006_apology_eleytherotypia_hrakleio Αn impressive performance at the first International Philosophy Conference: A high-level theatrical result, which left the audience fascinated... Eleftherotypia
1984NH-GTNY Festival of new Greek plays by the Greek Theatre of New York National Herald
2007_makriyannis_neo-magazine A great actor portrays a great man: Simonides’ dramatization is so hair-raising because he seems to channel the authentic voice of Makriyannis (who was from Roumelis), but also the storied cast of other characters that Makriyannis mentions, from Kolokotronis to Capodistrias... NEO Magazine
Kathimerini 1983 The Greek Theatre of New York triumphs Kathimerini
1992NYTIMES-Iphigenia A resonating piece of theater! Iphigeneia in Tauris is a moving and profound meditation not only on Euripides' play but also on drama itself New York Times
newyorktimes2010 The address may be Lexington Avenue and 92nd Street, but the setting will be ancient Greece... New York Times
TyposThess2010 Marathon reading of the Odyssey on the island of Hippocrates: reciting Homer all night long... Typos
Stathmos2011 We felt the universality and diachronic value of our culture, the magic of human collectivity... Stathmos
Pagoaki2010b Τhe brightest night of our lives, in company of Homer's voice by hundreds of readers... Pagoaki
Fileleftheros2010 A Homeric reading in New York: When we hear the Ηomeric epics which encompass the ethics, human values and the beauty of life, we feel the extent to which we betrayed these words, words lost with our perdition in the endless bankruptcy at international level... Fileleftheros
2010kathimerini A night that will not be easily forgotten by those who attended the marathon reading of the Odyssey, and by those who got to read Homer, with palpable emotion and in the languages of the world, in the magical setting of the Medieval Castle in Kos... Kathimerini
2010Blog-Rikaki.1 Readers of Homer for a night: 12 hours with the narrative wealth of the Odyssey, letting it take us into thoughts and stories and relationships of the present, as if it was just written, describing our own lives, our own wars, our own return. Thus the night unfolded, with one segment flowing into the next, from the child’s voice, into one’s singing, into another’s mother tongue, from the ancient to the contemporary.... Lucia Rikaki Blog
2010Ethnos Uruguay sings Homer: Greece may be in a financial crisis, but its cultural wealth is so great, that it is generously offered to all citizens of the world... Ethnos
PeloponisosNov2007 Socrates alive: Yannis Simonides fascinates the audience with his free and naturalistic interpretation Peloponisos Newspaper
2006_apology_ethnos_new-york A Socrates from New York! Α performance full of humanity, humor, simplicity, which surprises with its immediacy and its verities Ethnos
2007NH Yannis Simonides presents extracts of works by Nikos Kazantzakis for the celebration of 50 years since his death. National Herald
Yannis Simonides gives a penetrating performance and brings history to life, making the immortal words of Plato as relevant today as they were when he first wrote them in ancient Greece. This is a must see for lovers of Plato and Socrates and those who enjoy learning about the wisdom of the ancient Greeks - wisdom that still holds true today... National Herald
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