2016 –present, Scientific collaborator in the project: ORALITY AND PERFORMANCE IN GREEK TRADITION program, organized by the Institute of Historical Sciences Research / National Hellenic Research Foundation, in collaboration with the Institutions of Byzantine Research / National Hellenic Research Foundation.

2017, sponsoring received (2.000 €) by the ministry of Culture for the publication of the 7th volume by Choros International Dance Journal (www.chorosjournal.com) 2015, sponsoring received (5.000 €) by the Hellenic Centre of the International Theatre Institute funded by the European programme 2007-2013, for the publication of the 4th volume by Choros International Dance Journal. 2010-12, sponsoring received (5.500 €) by Onassis Foundation for creating the website and the 1st volume of Choros International Dance Journal.

2009, sponsoring received (11.000 €) by Onassis Foundation for the co-organising of a day conference on Dance and Narrativity at the Department of Theatre Studies, University of Patras.

Participant as a researcher in collaboration with the National Technical University of Athens Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Division of Computer Science, Telecommunications Laboratory Athens, Greece
ANSWER (www.answer-project.org)
Founded by the European Union (1-1- 2008 to 31-12- 2010)

About the project
A new approach to the creative process of film and game production

Exploits DirectorNotation to create and develope notation-based tools that:
support the artist in pre-visualizing his intention (through 3D animation)
enable the artist to communicate his intention to production crew
Facilitates a detailed description of the production process (affects the production cost)
DirectorNotation is a symbolic language intended to express the form and content of film much as Labanotation provide a language for documenting dance. It thus constitutes a new approach to the creative process of filmmaking as it provides a pre-record of a complete description of film content. Musicians, and also choreographers, have long been able to express, clarify and share their intentions or document an artistic creation, using logical symbolic structures (music notation and dance notation). Yet, those working in the movie industry have to rely on storyboards and verbal description, and the only record of their artistic “object of appreciation” is the final film itself. What is essential in DirectorNotation is that a film Director can record a complete description of his conception that assists him to decide and choose so to clarify his intentions both on form and content of the film in a pre- production stage. The appropriate preparation and the pre-visualization of the shots through a created software, before going actually to the field of filming will not only conserve time and money but it will also assist the process of montage in the post-production phase.

A THEORETICAL FOUNDATION AND
FORMAL INTRODUCTION FOR DIRECTORNOTATION

Angelos Yannopoulos (1), Katia Savrami (2), Theodora Varvarigou (1)

(1). National Technical University of Athens
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Division of Computer Science, Telecommunications Laboratory
Zografou 157 73, Athens, Greece

(2) University of Patras
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of Theatre Studies
Rio 261 10, Greece

The ANSWER Consortium consists of:

Institute of Communications and Computer Systems (ICCS)	Project Coordinator	Greece
Thomson Systems Germany GmbH (TSG)	Partner	Germany
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der  angewandten Forschung e.V. (IGD)	Partner	Germany
Arrakis NV (LAR)	Partner	Belgium
University of Southampton (ITI)	Partner	United Kingdom
STEFI Cine and TV Productions (STEFI)	Partner	Greece

University of Patras, Department of Theatre Studies
ECUMENES, INTEREG III Greece-Italy ( 8-6-07 to 31-5-08)
(http://www.theaterst.upatras.gr/el, www.ecumenes-upatras.gr)
FUNDED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION

About the project
A new journey where Ulysses will discover places, people and activities bearing traces of the Mediterranean cultural heritage. A journey comprised of questionnaires, tests, an inventory and the study of more than 20 historical and architectural goods of the highest quality, an interactive online exhibition and a guide of the cultural and artistic events in the target areas of western Greece.

Team of collaborators:

Stavros Tsitsirides, Assistant Professor of Classical Studies at the Department of Theatre Studies, University of Patras (Scientific advisor)

Katia Savrami, Lecturer at the Department of Theatre Studies, University of Patras (Coordinator, Assistant Scientific Advisor)

Martin Kreeb, Assistant Professor of Classical Archaeology at the Department of Theatre Studies, University of Patras (Advisor in the field of Archaeology)

Antonis Kalogirou, Author – pictures

Thanos Giannakopoulos, Translator