Mandoulides Schools, believing in the value of theatre in education, have included a variety of activities related to the art of theatre in the school curriculum. There are theatre groups and clubs for pupils from the Kindergarten right through to the Senior High School.
As the teaching staff realizes the power of theatre, they co-operate with the pupils in a climate full of enthusiasm, encouragement and trust and put on plays, which bear the seal of accomplishment of the goals of an education in theatre.
Mandoulides Schools Drama Group was created in 1995 and is made up of students from the junior and senior high schools. They have put on plays from the ancient and modern theatre, plays by foreign and Greek playwrights that have received awards at the STUDENT ARTS COMPETITIONS at both regional and national levels:
2nd prize (2001,2002), 3rd prize (2005) at national level and 1st prize in Northern Greece (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005).
The goal of the theatre group is to cultivate theatrical education in pupils. Pupils learn to love art and culture through collective experience of meanings and values, co-operation, responsibility, dialogue, respect for differences, critical thinking, the power of expression, fantasy, creativity and self-expression and they gain the necessary criteria so that they can take an active part in cultural developments in general.
DRAMA GROUP RETROSPECTIVE
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2010 - 2011 |
Trelantonis Penelope Delta |
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2009 - 2010 |
Tale Without A Name Penelope Delta (adapted by Iakovos Kampanellis) |
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2008 - 2009 |
The Dining Room A. R. Gurney |
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2007 - 2008 |
Agamemnon Euripides Honorable Distinction |
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2006 - 2007 |
Maroula’s Luck D. Koromilas Honorable Distinction |
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2005 - 2006 |
The Birds Aristophanes 2nd Regional Prize |
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2004 - 2005 |
Fausta Bost 1st Regional Prize 3rd National Prize |
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2003 - 2004 |
Walking In The Forest S. Michailidou |
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2002 - 2003 |
Erotokritos Kornaros 1st Regional Prize National Honorable Mention |
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2001 - 2002 |
The Billy-Club Puppets F. G. Lorca 1st Regional Prize 2nd National Prize Troades Euripides 2nd Regional Prize |
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2000 - 2001 |
The Wasps Aristophanes 1st Regional Prize National Honorable Mention |
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1999 - 2000 |
The Caucasian Chalk Circle B. Brecht 1st Regional Prize National Honorable Mention |
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1998 - 1999 |
Little Prince S. Exupery 2nd Regional Prize |
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1997 - 1998 |
A Midsummer Night's Dream W. Shakespeare 1st Regional Prize National Honorable Mention |
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1996 - 1997 |
The Four Legs Of The Table I. Kampanellis |
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1995 - 1996 |
Fon Dimitrakis D. Psathas 2nd Regional Prize |
TALE WITHOUT A NAME (2009 - 2010)
The theatrical play "Tale Without A Name" was presented by Mandoulides Schools drama group at the end of school year 2009 - 2010. The play was directed by Helen Dimopoulou and choreographed by Melpo Vasilikou. The School’s choir and orchestra also took part in the play, performing unforgettable songs by Manos Hadjidakis, under the direction of Eleni Theodoridou. In addition, members of the "EN DYNAMI" group participated as part of their cooperation with Mandoulides Schools Volunteer group.
The budding actors put topical messages across to the audience and were applauded with enthusiasm and emotion.
The show was presented again on 1 - 5 November 2010, as part of the DIMITRIA IN SCHOOLS program conducted by the Deputy Mayor of Thessaloniki in collaboration with the Secondary Education.
THE DINING ROOM (2008 - 2009)
A cast of students, teachers, parents and alumni presented the play "The Dining Room", by A. Gurney to a wide audience as part of the celebration of 30 years of Mandoulides Schools. The play was directed by Helen Dimopoulou.
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