Theodoros Critas

In memoriam

Critas Theodore was born on June 1, 1914 in Istanbul. After the Asia Minor Catastrophe moved with his mother and older brother in Thessaloniki. In 1932 he went to Athens. Entered at the Drama School of "National Theatre" and after graduating in 1934, is involved in various theater troupes. 1941 shall cease being an actor, and is committed to theater companies and engagements of foreign artistic groups and famous foreign artists in Greece. While Greek organizes touring troupes abroad - activity sealed by organizing tours "experiment Theatre" by Dimitris Rontiri (1960-1970) in many countries of Europe, Asia, Africa and America. He also deals with journalism, writing responses and articles in Greek newspapers and interviewing famous foreign politicians. The first foreign band that brings to Greece in 1947 is «Ballets des Champs Elysees». From that time made virtually his involvement in artistic exchanges, covering fifty years rich artistic action. Be the first immediately after the war brings Greece top Soviet artistic groups such as the "Bolshoi Ballet" in the era of the Cold War, which has been cut substantially the communication between the West and the artistic achievements of the socialist Soviet Union. Alongside thickens the advent western artistic ensembles, orchestras and circus, as well as famous international artists. From 1957 to 1970 shall, with the cooperation of Mario Ploritis, the annual almanac Theater. From 1974 to 1985 shows in the theater "Veakio" Piraeus famous foreign folk bands. He also writes a series of two hundred and twenty-articles testimonials with impressions from his travels in the world, published in The Nation. He is a founding member of the American Union, the Hellenic-Chinese Friendship Association and Ellinosovietikou Association and devotes much time and passion in the exchange between peoples

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