Minas E. Vintiadis, journalist and author, was born in September 1957, in Port Said, Egypt, raised in his hometown, the island of Kasos, and has been living in Athens ever since he was 16.\u00a0He studied Journalism at a young age and today, at an older age, he is studying Greek Culture in the Hellenic Open University.<\/p>\n
For twenty-seven years, he worked for the Lambrakis Press Group and the newspapers \u201cVima\u201d (1984) and \u201cTa Nea\u201d (1986-2011). He has served as editor, cultural section editor, chief editor of the cultural department, manager of Northern Greece Publishing, manager of the magazine \u201cTaxydromos\u201d, features editor. Today he has a column in the ART section of the newspaper \u201cPontiki\u201d. For thirty years, he worked with the national radio, the last twenty-five of which he had radio shows related to culture in the Third Program of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation.<\/p>\n
His published work includes the novels \u201cWhat I Told Claudia\u201d (1996, Livani Publishing Organization), \u201cThe Three Marias\u201d (1999, Livani Publishing Organization), \u201cGod\u2019s Right Foot\u201d (2004) and \u201cDo They Fry Potatoes on Mars?\u201d (2013, Topos Books) and the short stories collection \u201cThe Dragon Rooster\u201d (2006, Ellinika Grammata). His work has been included in many short story collections (Kedros Publishing, Metaichmio Publications) and he has been published in all major literary magazines (Lexi, Dentro, Entefktirio, Exopolis, etc.). Some of his short stories have been translated to German.<\/p>\n
He is a member of the Arts Committee of the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation, a member of the Administrative Board of the Association for the Building of the Opera House and the Academy of Lyric Arts \u201cMaria Callas\u201d.\u00a0He is an executive member of the \u201cScholeion\u201d foundation of Irene\u00a0Papas, while in the past,\u00a0he has served as a Consultant \u2013for three years\u2013 for the Cultural Foundation of the Journalists’\u00a0\u00a0Union of Athens Daily Newspapers.<\/p>\n
He has taught Creative Writing seminars, and for three years, he taught children with special needs in Iraklio, Attica. In 2015, he taught in the Playwriting Studio of the National Theatre of Greece.<\/p>\n
His play \u201cLower Parthenon\u201d was staged in October 2015 in the National Theatre of Northern Greece, directed by Periklis Hoursoglou, while his play \u201cTattooland\u201d is set for a premiere at the \u201cAggelon Vima\u201d Theatre as part of the Greek Play Festival, directed by Kerasia Samara, in 2017.<\/p>\n
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Plays<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Zero as Joker, 2019<\/p>\n Wholegrain Men, 2018<\/p>\n Shoe Collector, 2017<\/p>\n Escape Room, 2016<\/p>\n Top Model, 2016<\/p>\n Tatooland, 2014<\/p>\n The Dog in Our Stars, 2012<\/p>\n Lower Parthenon, 2011<\/p>\n Vincent\u2019s Starry Day, 2008<\/p>\n Peach Pie, 2006<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Translated by Nikos Stamatoulakis<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 58e5418f0ca52mvinti.jpg<\/p>\n Minas E. Vintiadis, journalist and author, was born in September 1957, in Port Said, Egypt, raised in his hometown, the island of Kasos, and has been living in Athens ever since he was 16.\u00a0He studied Journalism at a young age and today, at an older age, he is studying Greek Culture in the Hellenic Open University.<\/p>\n For twenty-seven years, he worked for the Lambrakis Press Group and the newspapers \u201cVima\u201d (1984) and \u201cTa Nea\u201d (1986-2011). He has served as editor, cultural section editor, chief editor of the cultural department, manager of Northern Greece Publishing, manager of the magazine \u201cTaxydromos\u201d, features editor. Today he has a column in the ART section of the newspaper \u201cPontiki\u201d. For thirty years, he worked with the national radio, the last twenty-five of which he had radio shows related to culture in the Third Program of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation.<\/p>\n His published work includes the novels \u201cWhat I Told Claudia\u201d (1996, Livani Publishing Organization), \u201cThe Three Marias\u201d (1999, Livani Publishing Organization), \u201cGod\u2019s Right Foot\u201d (2004) and \u201cDo They Fry Potatoes on Mars?\u201d (2013, Topos Books) and the short stories collection \u201cThe Dragon Rooster\u201d (2006, Ellinika Grammata). His work has been included in many short story collections (Kedros Publishing, Metaichmio Publications) and he has been published in all major literary magazines (Lexi, Dentro, Entefktirio, Exopolis, etc.). Some of his short stories have been translated to German.<\/p>\n He is a member of the Arts Committee of the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation, a member of the Administrative Board of the Association for the Building of the Opera House and the Academy of Lyric Arts \u201cMaria Callas\u201d.\u00a0He is an executive member of the \u201cScholeion\u201d foundation of Irene\u00a0Papas, while in the past,\u00a0he has served as a Consultant \u2013for three years\u2013 for the Cultural Foundation of the Journalists’\u00a0\u00a0Union of Athens Daily Newspapers.<\/p>\n He has taught Creative Writing seminars, and for three years, he taught children with special needs in Iraklio, Attica. In 2015, he taught in the Playwriting Studio of the National Theatre of Greece.<\/p>\n His play \u201cLower Parthenon\u201d was staged in October 2015 in the National Theatre of Northern Greece, directed by Periklis Hoursoglou, while his play \u201cTattooland\u201d is set for a premiere at the \u201cAggelon Vima\u201d Theatre as part of the Greek Play Festival, directed by Kerasia Samara, in 2017.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Plays<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Zero as Joker, 2019<\/p>\n Wholegrain Men, 2018<\/p>\n Shoe Collector, 2017<\/p>\n Escape Room, 2016<\/p>\n Top Model, 2016<\/p>\n Tatooland, 2014<\/p>\n The Dog in Our Stars, 2012<\/p>\n Lower Parthenon, 2011<\/p>\n Vincent\u2019s Starry Day, 2008<\/p>\n Peach Pie, 2006<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Translated by Nikos Stamatoulakis<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Minas E. Vintiadis, journalist and author, was born in September 1957, in Port Said, Egypt, raised in his hometown, the island of Kasos, and has been living in Athens ever since he was 16.\u00a0He studied Journalism at a young age and today, at an older age, he is studying Greek Culture in the Hellenic Open University.<\/p>\n For twenty-seven years, he worked for the Lambrakis Press Group and the newspapers \u201cVima\u201d (1984) and \u201cTa Nea\u201d (1986-2011). He has served as editor, cultural section editor, chief editor of the cultural department, manager of Northern Greece Publishing, manager of the magazine \u201cTaxydromos\u201d, features editor. Today he has a column in the ART section of the newspaper \u201cPontiki\u201d. For thirty years, he worked with the national radio, the last twenty-five of which he had radio shows related to culture in the Third Program of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation.<\/p>\n His published work includes the novels \u201cWhat I Told Claudia\u201d (1996, Livani Publishing Organization), \u201cThe Three Marias\u201d (1999, Livani Publishing Organization), \u201cGod\u2019s Right Foot\u201d (2004) and \u201cDo They Fry Potatoes on Mars?\u201d (2013, Topos Books) and the short stories collection \u201cThe Dragon Rooster\u201d (2006, Ellinika Grammata). His work has been included in many short story collections (Kedros Publishing, Metaichmio Publications) and he has been published in all major literary magazines (Lexi, Dentro, Entefktirio, Exopolis, etc.). Some of his short stories have been translated to German.<\/p>\n He is a member of the Arts Committee of the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation, a member of the Administrative Board of the Association for the Building of the Opera House and the Academy of Lyric Arts \u201cMaria Callas\u201d.\u00a0He is an executive member of the \u201cScholeion\u201d foundation of Irene\u00a0Papas, while in the past,\u00a0he has served as a Consultant \u2013for three years\u2013 for the Cultural Foundation of the Journalists’\u00a0\u00a0Union of Athens Daily Newspapers.<\/p>\n He has taught Creative Writing seminars, and for three years, he taught children with special needs in Iraklio, Attica. In 2015, he taught in the Playwriting Studio of the National Theatre of Greece.<\/p>\n His play \u201cLower Parthenon\u201d was staged in October 2015 in the National Theatre of Northern Greece, directed by Periklis Hoursoglou, while his play \u201cTattooland\u201d is set for a premiere at the \u201cAggelon Vima\u201d Theatre as part of the Greek Play Festival, directed by Kerasia Samara, in 2017.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Plays<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Zero as Joker, 2019<\/p>\n Wholegrain Men, 2018<\/p>\n Shoe Collector, 2017<\/p>\n Escape Room, 2016<\/p>\n Top Model, 2016<\/p>\n Tatooland, 2014<\/p>\n The Dog in Our Stars, 2012<\/p>\n Lower Parthenon, 2011<\/p>\n Vincent\u2019s Starry Day, 2008<\/p>\n Peach Pie, 2006<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Translated by Nikos Stamatoulakis<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2055,"template":"","class_list":["post-4454","writer","type-writer","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/greek-theatre.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer\/4454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/greek-theatre.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/greek-theatre.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/writer"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/greek-theatre.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer\/4454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15162,"href":"https:\/\/greek-theatre.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer\/4454\/revisions\/15162"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greek-theatre.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/greek-theatre.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}