Dr. Theodore Stathis
Dr. Stathis is currently President of Armonia Atenea which is the new international name of the Athens Camerata. The Friends of Music Society of Athens with the inauguration of the Megaron, the Athens Concert Hall, founded the orchestra in 1991. Since then it has been the resident orchestra of the Megaron Mousikis. From 2011 the orchestra has spread its main activities between the Megaron and the Onassis Cultural Centre, Athens.
He began his studies at the University of Vienna in Austria and completed them at Columbia University in New York, where he received his Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences. Theodore Stathis initially followed an academic career and worked as an Assistant Professor at the University of New York City. In addition, he was President of Advanced Acoustical Research Corp., Vice President of Ecolotrol, Special Assistant for Science and a lecturer at the Polytechnic School of Patras University. He has also worked as a visiting professor at the University of Macedonia. Prior to going into the private sector, he was a member of the Greek Parliament, Deputy Minister of National Defense, Deputy Minister of Cultural Affairs and Minister of Agriculture for Greece. He has written a book titled "The National Defense & its Achilles' Heel," and a series of articles on defense, foreign policy and security as well as many scientific papers and textbooks. Dr. Stathis's musical career began later in life when he took a special interest in Hindemith, who introduced him to the world of composition. He began writing musical ideas (words and patterns) that are used in conjunction with models of musical bass lines. Other great composers, especially Beethoven, used these to build complete 'new' music epikodomimata-projects. From there he moved on to his great passion of ancient Greek tragedy. He wrote music for the translated lyrics of Sophocle's Antigone and Euripide's Alcestis. This effort resulted in the composition of the opera "Antigone" and the opera "Alcestis" for which he composed both the music and the libretto. His third opera titled "Opus Elgin: The Destruction of the Parthenon" was written to assist in the effort of the return of Parthenon Marbles back to their original homeland.
Ersie Pittas
Studied art History at the Sorbonne, as well as modern dance and choreography under Jerome Andrews and Susan Buirge and ballet with Jacques Ribes in Paris. She also attended classes at the schools of Alwin Nikolais and Jose Limon in New York. She has choreographed over 20 productions of ancient and modern drama in Greece, France, Mexico and Belgium. Her solo pieces include Les Herbes folles de la Campagne, after a Chinese poem set to music by Didier Denis and presented at the Theatre Gennevillier in Paris. A member of the Post-Modern Art Movement (Paris), she is a founding member of the European Centre of Choreography (Pont - a - Mousson, France), the Centre for the Study and Practical Realisation of Ancient Greek Drama (Athens), member of the Board of Directors of the Greek National School Theatre (Ancient Greek Drama) and she is the founder of the Paremvasi Arts Group. Works include, A diary For Passers (music by Pericles Koukos).
Other Members:
Joanna Koutsos, USA Imeros Founder & Global Production Manager
Afroditi Arvanti, Global Public Relations
Anthony Stathis, Global Communications