Greek designer and painter renown for his ballet designs, particularly in collaboration with Kenneth MacMillan which include designs for Romeo and Juliet, Mayerling, Manon, Orpheus, Song of the Earth, The Prince of the Pagodas, The Invitation, Danses concertantes and Las hermanas.
Georgiadis was born in Athens and studied at the National Metsovian University before winning a Fulbright scholarship in 1952 to study at Columbia University, New York. The following year he moved to London to study stage design at the Slade School of Fine Art, where he later became a lecturer. His designs came to the attention of Ninette de Valois and he began his partnership with MacMillan immediately on graduation. Georgiadis also developed a close partnership with Nureyev, creating designs for his production of Swan Lake (The Royal Ballet), The Sleeping Beauty (London Festival Ballet) and several works for Paris Opera Ballet. His many opera productions included Aida and Les Troyens for The Royal Opera House, Medea (Frankfurt Opera House), La clemenza di Tito (Festival Aix-en-Provence) and Don Giovanni, Anna Bolena and La traviata (Athens).
Georgiadis painted throughout his career and exhibited widely, at galleries including the Redfern Gallery and at the Venice Biennale. He was appointed a CBE in 1984 and admitted to the Greek Academy of Arts in 2000. Sir Nicholas Georgiadis died in London on March 10th, 2001.
