ODCK

Born and raised in Paris, Orphée de Corbière-Kalessis (Ορφέας ντε Κορμπιέρ-Καλέσης) is a french-greek actor, director and author. He began theater in 2014 with Robert Cantarella for his creation Notre Faust at the Théâtre Ouvert in Paris, then in 2017 for Notre Faust-season 2 at the national theater Nanterre-Amandiers. He then joined the theater school Auvray-Nauroy in Paris, where he studied acting for four years. In 2018, he joined the company La Ménagerie de l’Improbable where he will create the show Orpheus-A 3xri1 Project performed in Paris and in Metz in 2020. In 2021, he played for Eram Sobhani in Botho Schtrauss’ Schändung. In 2022, he founded the French-Greek company Mnemosyne Theater and linked his activity as author and director, creating the show Yersinia Pestis which will be performed in several festivals in France. The same year, he was assistant director for the International Stage Direction Workshop, organized by R&C Company, as well as actor in the play La Marelle by Théo Bianconi. In 2024, Orphée started his journey in Athens, creating the play NOLOM EBAL and was assistant director of George Koutlis for his show Oxygen at the Onassis Stegi. The same year, he created the show Scroll Empire at Carmage Festival, and his text Yersinia Pestis was awarded and performed at the national theater La Colline, directed by Fréderic Fisbach.
In 2026, he collaborated with composer Ioannis Panagiotou on the concert Digging/Sea for the Kournous Music Festival.
Working between several countries and languages, he develops projects at the intersection of theatre, writing, cinema and music, with a particular interest in history, collective memory, political narratives and the ways contemporary societies reinvent the stories they inherit.
Orphée de Corbière-Kalessis is also a movie director and a theater teacher. He regularly leads improvisation and writing workshops.