The Athens Conservatoire Drama School

Athens Conservatoire is the oldest educational institution for the performing arts in Greece. Since its establishment in 1871, it has served without interruption the advancement of culture in this country. World-renowned personalities such as Dimitri Mitropoulos, Maria Callas and Gina Bahauer began their careers here while its activities sparked the creation of organisations such as the National Orchestra and the National Theatre of Greece.

The Drama School of the Athens Conservatoire has played a pivotal role in the advancement of theatre studies in the country, with its teaching staff comprising some of the most important figures of the Greek stage over the past one and a half century.

School philosophy is to

• Employ as instructors, artists who are active and in the forefront of the country’s artistic life.

• Stress the importance of collaboration in theatre, cultivating a sense of community to its students.

• Expand their horizons through international partnerships.

• Join forces with the other two Schools (Music and Dance) of the Conservatoire to create works involving all performing arts at its recently inaugurated Arts Centre.