Konstantinos Ntellas is a director, performer, and researcher. He is a PhD candidate at the Department of Theatre Studies at the University of the Peloponnese and holds a Master’s degree titled “Theatre and Society: Theory, Stage Practice, and Didactics.” In addition to his theatre studies, he also holds a degree in Theology.

His research interests focus on the anthropological approach to folklore, with an emphasis on the gendered dimensions of ritual traditions and their use in stage performance. Through his productions, he explores the stage body as a carrier of both local and global information, incorporating elements of greek material culture and intangible cultural heritage. By engaging these elements in dialogue with experimental scenic forms, he creates an original theatrical language.

He has been a speaker at national and international workshops on ancient drama, focusing on the Chorus of tragedy through the use of rhythmic and vocal patterns from traditional music, as well as bodily elements from folk religious rituals.

This year, he collaborates for the third time with the Athens and Epidaurus Festival (his previous engagements including Electra by Sophocles at the Frinichos Theatre in 2015, Antigone by Sophocles at the Little Theatre of Epidaurus in 2018, and at Cividale del Friuli, Italy, in 2019). His latest production, “The Old Ladies Who Harvest the Nettle”, is included in the GRAPE platform of the Athens and Epidaurus Festival, an initiative dedicated to showcasing and promoting Greek performing arts on an international scale. His body of work has been presented in a wide range of theatrical and alternative venues throughout Greece.