production designer & theatre maker
Hey there!
I am a freelance creative visionary, from Cyprus, with a deep passion for crafting captivating worlds that extend across the realms of film, theater and beyond.
My academic journey has been quite the adventure, encompassing an MA in Theatre Design from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, an MA in Interior Design, and a BA in Architecture from the University of Westminster in London.
I thrive on delving into the extraordinary within the ordinary aspects of life, relishing the opportunity to push artistic boundaries and ignite thought-provoking conversations through my designs and creative visions.
As a highly hands-on designer, I've seamlessly transitioned through diverse roles in productions over the past few years, including set and costume design, prop making, and lighting design. This multifaceted engagement has enriched my understanding of the intricate aspects that shape compelling visual experiences.
In 2017, I founded the platform Once In a Blue Moon with the ambitious goal of sparking a fresh era of creative performances and experiential events in Cyprus. Punctum marked its inception—a production where I undertook the roles of creator, producer, designer, and co-director. Set within my grandmother’s traditional one-story house in Larnaca, this site-specific, immersive, and anti-narrative performance held profound significance.
As a theater maker, I am frequently inspired by psychoanalytic writings and theories, drawing me toward the creation of intimate microcosms dedicated to unraveling the intricacies of the "inner-self" and the enigmatic dimensions of "the hidden." Defying conventional storytelling norms through anti-narratives is where my expertise truly shines.
I am now embarking on a new chapter in Montreal, Canada, and I'm eagerly anticipating the upcoming adventures and collaborations that await.
Fun Facts
In a parallel universe I am a contemporary dance performer!
Favourite artist? Gregory Crewdson!
Favourite theory so far? The Uncanny by Sigmund Freud! “That class of the terrifying which leads back to something long known to us [as] familiar.” My entire thesis was based on the uncanny so don’t get me started!
experience
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Emerging Space Design Award 2nd Place World Stage Design Calgary, Canada (2022)
Linbury Prize Semi-Finalist National Theatre, London, UK (2019)
HIGHLIGHTS
Performing Arts Mentor Needle: Artistic Residency Program, Larnaca, CY (2024)
Visual Identity & Event Coordinator Larnaca Biennale, Cyprus (2023)
Founder, Creative Director & Producer Once In a Blue Moon Igniting a new era of experiential site-specific performances and events (2017 - Present)
EXHIBITIONS
SENA (2022) Performance Design Exhibition, OISTAT | Rabat, Morocco
World Stage Design (2022) Project: Kenophobia | Category: Emerging Space Design | Calgary, Canada
Praque Quadrennial (2019) Emergence: From Shared Experience to New Creativity | Project: Missing People ( Group Installation ) | Praque, Czech Republic
FILM, PERFORMING ARTS & EXPERIENTIAL EVENTS
2023
Co-producer, Designer & Event Coordinator Museum of the Moon INDEPENDENT WORK Public artwork by Luke Jerram | Once In a Blue Moon & Wonderdots | Biennale Larnaca, CY
Creator, Director, Co-Producer & Production Designer Secret Cinema Halloween Night IMMERSIVE EVENT Once In a Blue Moon | Gardens of the Future, CY
Set Designer Mamma Mia Gala PRIVATE EVENT Albourne Partners Ltd, Coral Beach Hotel, CY
Production Designer Encanto DANCE PERFORMANCE choreographer Polina Stamboli, Level Dance Studio | Municipal Theatre of Larnaca, CY
2022
Set & Costume Designer Ask Me When I Wake Up THEATRE dir. Alexia Papalazarou | Theatre Organisation of Cyprus, Apothikes, CY
Creator, Co-Producer & Production Designer Secret Cinema Halloween Night INDEPENDENT WORK - SITE SPECIFIC IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE Once In a Blue Moon & DAYS | Gardens of the Future, CY
Producer & Performance Designer Wash Off SITE SPECIFIC PROMENADE CONTEMPORARY DANCE PERFORMANCE Fibre Performing Arts | Gardens of the Future, CY
Costume Designer A Night of Riots (2022) SHORT FILM dir. Andreas Sheitanis | Black Lemon Projects, CY
2021
Co-creator, Producer, Director & Production Designer To Those To Them INPEDENDENT WORK - PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT & IMMERSIVE EXHIBITION Once In a Blue Moon | Larnaca Biennale 2021 Parallel Event| Loulous House, CY
Set & Costume Designer Concord Floral YOUTH THEATRE dir. Irene Andreou & Giannis Karaoulis | Theatre Organisation of Cyprus, Apothikes, CY
Set & Costume Designer Nostalgia DEVISED THEATRE dir. Achilleas Grammatikopoulos | Skini 8 Productions | Flea Theatre Nicosia & ETHAL Limassol, CY
Co-Production Designer Aurevoir, Slumdogz! (2023) FEATURED FILM dir. Andreas Kyriacou | Caretta Films, CY
Production Designer Garden Latte (2021) SHORT FILM dir. Stelios Stylianou | FilmNoirWonderdots Productions, CY
2020
Production Designer Reunion (2020) SHORT FILM dir. Stelios Stylianou | CY
Costume Designer The Rose Valley (2022) FEATURED FILM director Christophoros Roditis | CY
Set Designer The Woman In Black THEATRE director Andreas Kyriacou ‘Splash’ | Theatre Dionysos, Nicosia CY
2019
Production Designer Lorax DANCE PERFORMANCE choreographer Polina Stamboli, Level Dance Studio | UCLan, Pyla CY
Associate Designer The Goat or Who is Sylvia? THEATRE PLAY director Marios Mettis, designer Marina Hadjilouca | Theatre Dionysos, Nicosia CY
Assistant Costume Designer Patchwork FEATURED FILM director Petros Charalambous & Janine Teerling | AMP Filmworks | CY
Props Assistant Jiu Jitsu FEATURED FILM director Dimitris Logothetis
2018
Producer & Production Designer Kenophobia SITE SPECIFIC CONTEMPORARY DANCE PERFORMANCE choreographer Stavri Kalopetridou, Fibre Performing Arts & Once In a Blue Moon | Larnaca Biennale 2018, CY
Creator, Co-Director, Producer & Production Designer Punctum II DEVISED SITE SPECIFIC IMMERSIVE PERFORMANCE | Once In a Blue Moon, CY
Costume Designer The Elephant Man THEATRE dir. Lee Lyford, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School | Bristol Old Vic, Bristol, UK
Production Designer Four Play THEATRE dir. Liam Blain, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School | Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol, UK
Set Designer Dracula SITE SPECIFIC THEATRE PLAY dir. John Walton, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School | The Loco Klub, Bristol, UK
2017
Creator, Co-Director, Producer & Production Designer Punctum DEVISED SITE SPECIFIC IMMERSIVE PERFORMANCE, Once In a Blue Moon | Larnaca
Assistant Production Designer The Wizard of Oz THEATRE dir. Peter Leslie Wild, designer Angela Davies | The Redgrave Theatre, Bristol, UK
Assistant Production Designer Ice Road THEATRE dir. Kate Hewitt, Raucous, designer Conor Murphy | Bristol, UK
2016
Production Designer Red Nose(2017) SHORT FILM director Antreas Kyriacou ‘Splash’ | CY (watch here online)
2015
Assistant Production Designer Cavalleria Rusticana OPERA director Egli Spyridaki, designer Marina Hadjilouca | Strovolos Municipal Theatre Nicosia, CY
Assistant Production Designer One Day When We Were Young THEATRE director Marios Mettis,designer Marina Hadjilouca | Satiriko Theatre Nicosia, CY
EDUCATION
2018 MA Theatre Design Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Bristol
2014 MA Interior Design University of Westminster, London
2013 BA Architecture University of Westminster, London
WORKSHOPS
2017 Punchdrunk Design Masterclass with senior designer Livi Vaughan, Punchdrunk | Fallow Cross London
2014 Inflating the Public_2 Workshop by Marco Canevacci, Plastique Fantastique in collaboration with Urban Gorillas | ARC, CY