Laert Vasili
Laerti Vasili (Greek: Λαέρτης Βασιλείου, Laertis Vasiliou;[1][2] born 7 March 1974) is a Greek - Albanian film and stage actor and director.[3]
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Born | Laert Vasili 7 March 1974 |
Other names | Laertis Vasiliou |
Occupation | Actor, director |
Years active | 1990–present |
Background
Vasili is bilingual, he was born to an Albanian father and to a Greek mother. Both his parents were officers in the Communist 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
Laert Vasili 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 Kult Awards
- Man of the Year 2012 by LIFO
- Best Director Prize 2008 by Athinorama People’s Choice Theatre Awards
- 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 2003–2015, in Greece, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Kosovo and in Albania.
- Electra[5] by Sophocles at Buthrotum
- Doruntine, by Ismail Kadare
- Agamemnon Inferno, by Ismail Kadare
- Corpus Christi by Terrence McNally
- The Emigrants by Sławomir Mrożek
- Love songs with ravens by Bashkim Hoxha
- One out of ten by Laert Vasili at MESS
- Project Ilion-Work in Progress by Laert Vasili
Translator
He has translated several theatrical plays from English into Greek and into Albanian language and also from Greek into Albanian language.
- Electra by Sophocles
- The Persians by Aeschylus
- The Creditors by August Strindberg
- The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
- L'Affaire de la rue de Lourcine by Eugène Labiche
- Black Comedy by Peter Shaffer
- The Emigrants by Sławomir Mrożek
- Educating Rita by Willy Russell
- Agamemnon Inferno by Ismail Kadare
- Corpus Christi by Terrence McNally
- The Lying Kind by Anthony Neilson
- Venus in Fur by David Ives
Filmography
- The Miracle of th Sargasso Sea on IMDb
- The Invocation of Enver Simaku on IMDb
- Menge Kemishe on IMDb
- Paftuar on IMDb
- Ειμαρμένη at retroDB
- Agon on IMDb
- Out of touch on IMDb
- Balkan Bazaar on IMDb
- Red Sky on IMDb
- Charlie's Son on IMDb
- Hostage on IMDb
- Playing Parts on IMDb
- Alexandreia on IMDb
- Tomorrow Is Another Day on IMDb
- Annas Somer on IMDb
- Edge of Night on IMDb
- See You on IMDb
- Flegomeni Stella on IMDb
Television
- Skanderbeg on IMDb
- Oikos antohis on IMDb
- Oi istories tou astynomou Beka on IMDb
- I agapi irthe apo makria on IMDb
- Gia tin Anna on IMDb
- Ta mystika tis Edem on IMDb
- Kato Partali on 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: Theodoros Terzopoulos, Robert Wilson, Anatoly Vasiliev, Tadashi Suzuki, Dimiter Gotscheff, Andrew Visnevski, Aleksandar Popovski and also with some of the most important directors in Greece like: Antonis Antypas, George Kimoulis, Dimitris Mavrikios, Yiannis Kakleas, Roula Pateraki, Maya Limperopoulou, Sylvia Liouliou 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
- Stage Struck (Herman), by Simon Gray
- Corpus Christi (Judas), by Terrence McNally
- Angela (Lambros), by George Sevastikoglou
- The Curtain Falls (Vratsanos), by Andreas Staikos
- The Night of Secrets (Nikolas), by Akis Dimou
- Falling from the stairs (John), by Charalambos Yiannou
- New Friends (Oggie), by Elena Pega
- Some Explicit Polaroids (Viktor), by Mark Ravenhill
- Faust is dead (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
- The Trousers (Mandelstam), by Carl Sternheim
- The man who saw Death (Vagabond), by Victor Eftimiu
- Nina (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
- Frozen Wedding (Shpend Brezftohti), by Ismail Kadare
- Agamemnon Inferno (Agamemnon), by Ismail Kadare
- Love songs with ravens (Marini), by Bashkim Hoxha
- The Graduates (Astriti), by Bahri Myftari
- L'ospite (Leo), by Angelo Longoni
- Five Boys (Denis)), by Simona Semenic
Blind Taste
He was the winner of the first season of the reality show Blind Taste presented by Vizion Plus TV in Tirana, Albania. He came first at the grand finale on July 4, 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 Dance with Me presented by Klan TV in Tirana, Albania that was held between September 28 and December 29, 2014. The couple of the actor and the professional singer Zajmina Vasjari 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". retroDB. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- "Laertis Vasiliou". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- "Laert Vasili". Facebook. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- "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 (magazine)
- 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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