ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the twenty-first-century theatre landscape of Greece, focusing on the cultural boom that sprang out of the harrowing years of the fiscal and social crisis (2009–2018). The surge of creativity became manifest in performative practices featuring non-mainstream modes of production and reception, a proliferation of alternative theatre spaces, an intense festivalisation of the major cities, an updating of training methods, and, notably, an extroversion and global outlook in the arts. Thanks to the revised attitude to cultural exchange, the integration of innovative aesthetic forms, and a resilient attitude to making theatre within the harsh economic climate, Greece established itself as a vibrant locus of twenty-first-century European theatre.
