Anestis Azas is a theatre director living and working between Athens and Berlin. He was assistant director to Dimiter Gotscheff for the production of The Persians by Aeschylus (Epidaurus, 2009) and with Rimini Protokoll for Prometheus in Athens (Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Athens, 2010). His work as a director includes classical texts, contemporary plays and play development projects.

In the past years, several research and documentary plays were developed in collaboration with Prodromos Tsinikoris, including Telemachos ‒ Should I stay or should I go? (Ballhaus Naunynstraße Berlin, 2013) and Clean City (Onassis Cultural Centre, Münchner Kammespiele, 2016) and presented at several international festivals (including Heidelberger Stückemarkt; Theaterspekakel Zürich; Herbstsalon at Maxim Gorki Theater, Berlin; Lessing Tage at Thalia, Hamburg; Chantiers d’Europe, Paris; Wiesbaden Biennale; Festival Grec, Barcelona; Sharjah Biennale; Bydgoszcz Festival of New Dramaturgies).

Between 2015 and 2019 Anestis Azas and Prodromos Tsinikoris curated as the artistic directors of the Experimental Stage [-1] at the National Theatre of Greece in Athens.