Vasilis Vilaras

Vasilis Vilaras was born in Athens in 1983.

He directs for the stage and screen, performs on stage and screen, and is a photographer.

He has worked with Onassis Stegi, the National Theater of Greece, the Greek National Opera, the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation, the Kavala Municipal and Regional Theater, the Neos Kosmos Theater, the Apo Mihanis (“Ex Machina”) Theater, Theater 104, Romantso, Bios, and the TV Control Center.

His films have screened at Onassis Stegi and the Athens Porn Film Festival.

He has worked with the Greek Deaf Theater for a number of years, directing six productions for the company, with a research focus on notions of expression and response on stage when working with both deaf and non-deaf actors simultaneously.

He makes use of his training as a social worker to teach educational drama to children with autism and learning difficulties.