Laert Vasili
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Born | Delvinë, Albania | 7 March 1974
Occupation | Actor, director |
Years active | 1990–present |
Laertis Vasiliou (Greek: Λαέρτης Βασιλείου, Laertis Vasiliou;[1][2] born 7 March 1974) is a Greek film and stage actor and director.[3]
Background[]
From his father's side, Vasiliou is of Albanian descent while his mother is Greek. Both of his parents were officers in the Military of Albania. As a result, the family moved around a lot and he spent his childhood between Tirana, Saranda and Delvina, Albania. He started acting at the age of 16 while still in high school, playing leading parts in several school theatre performances. At the age of 19 he was accepted to the Academy of Arts in Tirana, Albania. In 1994 he left for Greece in order to study acting at the National Theatre of Greece Drama School in Athens, Greece. He came second out of 750 applicants. He finally graduated in 1997.
Corpus Christi controversy[]
Laertis Vasiliou directed a play Corpus Christi in Greece that depicts Jesus Christ and his apostles as a group of homosexual men. The 1997 play was written by American playwright Terrence McNally. The Greek Orthodox Church and the right-wing extremist Golden Dawn protested against the play. The director and actors of the play face charges of blasphemy in Greece.[4] The play's director, Laertis Vasiliou, said that prosecutors were misdirecting scarce resources by pursuing his cast, rather than trying to nab tax evaders who have plunged Greece into ruin. "What I see is that there are people who have robbed the country blind, who are not in jail, and the prosecutor turns against art," Vasiliou told Reuters.[4]
Awards[]
- Citizen of Honour
- Actor of Europe Award at International Theatre Festival Lake Without Borders 2018
- Best Director of the Year at Pegasi International Awards 2015
- Special Award for Corpus Christi at Athens Queer Theatre Award 2012
- Most Important Artist of the Year 2008 by Eleftherotypia
- Mess Future Prize at Mess Sarajevo International Theatre Festival 2008
- Best Director Prize at Balkan Theatre Festival 2005
Nominations[]
- Best Director Prize 2016 by
- Man of the Year 2012 by LIFO
- Best Director Prize 2008 by
- Best Young Actor Prize 2002
Director[]
He has written and directed theatrical plays dealing with the sensitive theme of immigration and the notion of being a foreigner. He was the first to use Albanian artists living in Greece in professional performances, which moreover were multi-lingual. The plays were initially presented in Athens, Greece, and run for more than 400 performances from 2003 to 2015, in Greece, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Kosovo and in Albania.
- Electra[5] by Sophocles at Buthrotum
- Doruntine, by Ismail Kadare
- , by Ismail Kadare
- Corpus Christi by Terrence McNally
- by Sławomir Mrożek
- by
- by Laert Vasili at MESS
- by Laert Vasili
Translator[]
He has translated several plays from English into Greek and Albanian, and also from Greek into Albanian.
- Electra by Sophocles
- The Persians by Aeschylus
- The Creditors by August Strindberg
- The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
- by Eugène Labiche
- Black Comedy by Peter Shaffer
- by Sławomir Mrożek
- Educating Rita by Willy Russell
- by Ismail Kadare
- Corpus Christi by Terrence McNally
- by Anthony Neilson
- Venus in Fur by David Ives
Filmography[]
- The Miracle of th Sargasso Sea at IMDb
- The Invocation of Enver Simaku at IMDb
- Menge Kemishe at IMDb
- Paftuar at IMDb
- Ειμαρμένη at retroDB
- Agon at IMDb
- Out of touch at IMDb
- Balkan Bazaar at IMDb
- Red Sky at IMDb
- Charlie's Son at IMDb
- Hostage at IMDb
- Playing Parts at IMDb
- Alexandreia at IMDb
- Tomorrow Is Another Day at IMDb
- Annas Somer at IMDb
- Edge of Night at IMDb
- See You at IMDb
- Flegomeni Stella at IMDb
Television[]
- Skanderbeg at IMDb
- Oikos antohis at IMDb
- Oi istories tou astynomou Beka at IMDb
- I agapi irthe apo makria at IMDb
- Gia tin Anna at IMDb
- Ta mystika tis Edem at IMDb
- Kato Partali at IMDb
- Three at TIFF
- Αγνώστου Διαμονής at retroDB
- Ω Γλυκύ μου Έαρ at retroDB
- Στον Ήλιο του Αιγαίου at retroDB
- Η λίμνη των στεναγμών at retroDB
- Αίθουσα Αναμονής at retroDB
- Αγία τετράδα at retroDB
- Ελληνοαλβανικό Συναξάρι at retroDB
- Tingulli i Heshtjes
Theatre[]
He has collaborated with prestigious worldwide known directors such as: , Robert Wilson, Anatoly Vasiliev, Tadashi Suzuki, Dimiter Gotscheff, , Aleksandar Popovski and also with some of the most important directors in Greece like: , , , , , , etc. He was nominated for Dimitris Horn Prize (Best Young Actor 2001).
Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus[]
- Electra (Orestes), by Sophocles
- The Persians (Messenger), by Aeschylus
- Prometheus Bound (Hephaestus), by Aeschylus
- Antigone (Messenger), by Sophocles
- Oedipus Tyrannus (Choryphe), by Sophocles
- Persephone (Homer), by Homer
National Theatre of Greece[]
- Macbeth (Macduff), by William Shakespeare
- Volpone (Bonnario), by Ben Jonson
- Diary of a Madman (Poprischin) by Nikolai Gogol
- Diary of a Scoundrel (Korchaev), by Alexander Ostrovsky
- The Lower Depths (Vaska Pepel), by Maxim Gorki
- Pelican (Son), by August Strindberg
- Gaslight (Gregory Anton), by Patrick Hamilton
- Little Mahagonny (Paul Ackerman), by Bertolt Brecht
- The Caretaker (Aston), by Harold Pinter
- Birthday Party (Stanley Weber), by Harold Pinter
- Hercules (Hercules) by Heiner Müller
- Translations (Owen), by Brian Friel
- (Herman), by Simon Gray
- Corpus Christi (Judas), by Terrence McNally
- (Lambros), by
- The Curtain Falls (Vratsanos), by
- (Nikolas), by
- (John), by
- New Friends (Oggie), by
- (Viktor), by Mark Ravenhill
- (Pit), by Mark Ravenhill
National Theatre of Albania[]
- Electra (Orestes), by Sophocles
- Ecclesiazusae by Aristophanes
- Macbeth (Macduff), by Shakespeare
- Tartuffe (Tartuffe), by Moliere
- The Creditors (Gustav ), by August Strindberg
- The Lady of the Camellias (Armand Duval), by Alexandre Dumas, fils
- The Fall of the House of Usher (Roderick), by Edgar Allan Poe
- (Mandelstam), by Carl Sternheim
- (Vagabond), by Victor Eftimiu
- (Gerard), by Andre Roussin
- Black Comedy (Harold Goringe), by Peter Shaffer
- Curse of the Starving Class (Taylor), by Sam Shepard
- Angels in America (Louis Ironson), by Tony Kushner
- Doruntine (Stres), by Ismail Kadare
- (Shpend Brezftohti), by Ismail Kadare
- (Agamemnon), by Ismail Kadare
- (Marini), by
- (Astriti), by
- (Leo), by
- (Denis)), by
Blind Taste[]
He was the winner of the first season of the reality show presented by Vizion Plus TV in Tirana, Albania. He came first at the grand finale on 4 July 2015 leaving behind 32 candidates, among them very well-known artists, politicians etc.
Dance With Me[]
He was part of the first season of the reality show presented by Klan TV in Tirana, Albania that was held between 28 September and 29 December 2014. The couple of the actor and the professional singer came 2nd at the finale of the competition (out of 6 couples) but they won the 1st place at the internet voting.
References[]
- ^ "Λαέρτης Βασιλείου". . Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ^ "Laertis Vasiliou". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "Laert Vasili". Facebook. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Greece lays charges of blasphemy over gay Jesus play". cbc.ca. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ "Elektra Laert Vasili Maqedoni Abc News" [Elektra Laert Vasili Macedonia Abc News] (in Albanian). YouTube. ABC News Albania. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- Laertis Vasiliou at BBC
- Laertis Vasiliou at BBC Newsnight
- Laertis Vasiliou at Reuters
- Laertis Vasiliou at Out
- Laertis Vasiliou at El País
- Laertis Vasiliou at VICE
- Laertis Vasiliou at NPR
- Laertis Vasiliou at CBC News
- Laertis Vasiliou at RTÉ
- Laertis Vasiliou at IBTimes
- Laertis Vasiliou at La Stampa
- Laertis Vasiliou at ILGA-Europe
- Laertis Vasiliou at La Vanguardia
- Laertis Vasiliou at Americans United
- Laertis Vasiliou at Broadway Worldwide
- Laert Vasili at National Theatre of Northern Greece
- The Parthenon Post
- The Pappas Post
- Artist Direct
- LiveMovies
- RedSky
- Altcine
- Laert Vasili at Tirana Times
- Laert Vasili at Mapo
External links[]
- Laert Vasili at YouTube
- Laert Vasili at Panorama
- Laert Vasili at DailyMotion
- Laert Vasili at CLASS
- Laert Vasili at YouTube
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- People from Delvinë
- Albanian male film actors
- University of Arts (Albania) alumni
- Albanian emigrants to Greece
- Greek people of Albanian descent