The National Theatre of Northern Greece organizes the 1st Meeting of Young Artists of Southeast Europe entitled «Ancient Drama and Politics» from 22 to 29 September 2017. The meeting aims to link the valuable inheritance of Ancient Drama with the contemporary artistic creation and to provide motives to young artists to deal with ancient theatre texts. Moreover, new perspectives and correlations with the contemporary social and political reality will be emerged. During the week, a series of workshops and lectures will be held and performances will be presented, all this aimed at highlighting modern views and approaches to Ancient Greek Drama and the results of cooperation between artists with different cultural backgrounds. Simultaneously, open presentations and discussions with the public are in program.