CV

EDUCATION

2020 – 2024: PhD in Performance Practice, Guildhall School of Music and Drama
2009 - 2011: Advanced Devised Theatre and Performance, London International School of Performing Arts (LISPA), (Lecoq based Physical theatre training)
2007- 2009: MA Dramatherapy, University of Derby, School of Health and Science
2002 - 2007: BSc Educational and Social Policy, University of Macedonia, Economic and Social Sciences, Major in Special Education

SELECT ARTISTIC WORK

2020 - 22: Director / co- Scenographer, An Ice Thing to Say by Vertebra Theatre, Cockpit Theatre, The Vault Festival, International Touring

2015 - '19: Stage Director, Dark Matter by Vertebra Theatre, Little Angel Theatre, Tristan Bates Theatre and European Touring

2018: Stage Director, At The Heart of Things by Vertebra Theatre , Blue Elephant Theatre and Castillo Theatre (New York, USA)

2018: Assistant Director, Fine and Dandy by Sue Frummin, Directed by Jonathan Richardson, Arcola Theatre

2017: Guest Director, Sisyphus Distressing by Metapraxis Ensemble, Composed by Gregory Emfietzis

2016: Stage Director, Maggie by Richard Fitchett, 5 mins festival, Lost Theatre

Movement Direction:

2014: Birdphobia, Directed by Eirini Dermitzaki, The Space

2013: Hard Comedy Directed by Mahmoud El-Azzeh, Canal Cafe Theatre

Performer / Puppeteer:

2017: Performer, Luminous by Mem Morison, Spill Festival of Performance, Ipswich

2015: Puppeteer, Angeleta and Etelvina, Directed by Almudena Adalia Calvo, Little Angel Theatre, London

2014: Puppeteer, Flying Roast Goose Devised by Out of Chaos and Yellow Earth, Directed by Kumiko Mendl, Oval Theatre, London

2011: Performance Artist, Give by Leah Capaldi, David Roberts Art Foundation and Bermodsey Gallery, London

Production:

2017: Production Manager, Short Film Tutu and Pointes by Iria Pizania

2015: Producer / Curator, Nour Festival, Kensington and Chelsea Borough, Producing ‘Homeland’ in collaboration with Drayton Arms Theatre

SELECT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2021 - Present: Associate Lecturer: MSc Creative Computing, University of the Arts

2021 - Present: Visiting Lecturer: BA Drama, University of Roehampton

2021: Visiting Lecturer: MFA Scenography, CSSD

2018: Visiting Lecturer: MA Dramatherapy, University of Roehampton

2012 to present: Freelance Dramatherapist

2015 - 2018: Dramatherapist, Jewish Care, Elders Living with Dementias

2013 - 2014: Recovery Day Centre Manager, Hestia Housing and Support, RBKC Integrated Mental Health Service

Leading and development of Grove team to deliver meaningful activities, therapeutic group work and key work to service users with Mental Health.

2010: Assistant Dramatherapist, Introductory Level Course in Psychodramatic Bodywork, Belgrade, Serbia

2008 - 2009: Trainee Dramatherapist, TCC Camelot, HM Prison Dovegate

2008: Trainee Dramatherapist, 'Project Wolf' Supervised by Dr Sue Jennings, Brasov, Romania

2007 - 2008: Trainee Dramatherapist, Rosehill School of Autism, Nottingham, UK

2005 - 2006: Research Assistant, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Gr, Plan research project of Reading Media for Visually Impaired in collaboration with School'Helios'.

PUBLICATIONS / CONFERENCES

Mayra Stergiou, Applied Puppetry in Mental Health, Arts in Health Conference, Brunel University and CNWL 2019, Pratt Institute, New York
Mayra Stergiou, Applied Puppetry: Engaging the Unspeakable, Broken Puppet Conference, Newham University, Birmingham, UK
Mayra Stergiou and Anastasios Gaitanidis, Wisdom versus Desire: Embodied poetics of death and dying, Canterbury Christ University, 2017
Maria Stergiou, Puppetry and Dramatherapy for recovery, Performing the World 2014, East Side Institute, New York.
Maria Stergiou ‘Embodied Dreams and the Neutral Mask in Dramatherapy': The 6th World Congress for Psychotherapy for ‘world dreaming' (WCP2011), Sydney, Australia, 24-28 August 2011
Goudiras, D., Papadopoulos, K., Koutsoklenis, A., Papageorgiou, V. & Stergiou, M, Factors affecting the reading media used by visually impaired adults , British Journal of Visual Impairment May 2009 (27: 111-127).

ARTICLES

2016: Grief, Wilderness and other tales, Animartists Psychology, Culture and Awareness Magazine

2015: Let's Play in Prison, Animartists Psychology, Culture and Awareness Magazine

2015: The Clown in Therapy and Life, Psychology, Culture and Awareness, Animartists Magazine

THEATRE TEACHING / WORKSHOP FACILITATION

2021: Theatre and Trauma (working title), Invited Speaker, ResearchWorks, Guildhall School of Music and Drama

2021: Puppetry in Therapy and Performance: Engaging the Unspeakable in End of Life, Invited Speaker, CIRAPT,

University of Roehampton, Research Centre

2019: Neutral Mask and the Poetic Body, Organised by Annamuh, Budapest, Hungary

2019: Bunraku Puppetry, Frillagret Theatre, Nordic Touring, Gothenburg, Sweeden

2018: Applied Puppetry, Performing the World Conference, New York, USA

2018: Intergenerational Puppetry and Embodied Imagination, Living Well Week, Arcola Theatre, London, UK

2017: Bunraku Puppetry, Claremont Project, London, UK

2017: Puppetry and Storytelling, Migration Matters Festival, Theatre Deli, Sheffield, UK

2016: Queer Identity and Physical Storytelling, co Facilitated with Angela Ciandro, The Flight Deck, Oakland, USA

2011: Introduction to Dramatherapy, co Facilitated with Elena Boukouvala, Thessaloniki, Greece

CPD

2021: Light Design Course with Alexandros Politakis
2021: Performance Art: From Idea to Execution with Marta Jovanovic
2020: Mentorship Scheme in Scenography by SBTD, Mentor: Micheal Taylor
2019, 2020: Physical Theatre training in Theodoros Terzopoulos Method, Theatre Attis
2019: Dark Poetics and the Transcendent Performer led by David Glass, International Mime Festival
2018: Artist in Residency, Tholpavakoothoo Shadow Puppetry Institute, Kerala, India
2015, 2016: Artist in Residency, Institute de la Marrionette, France
2016: Large Scale Puppet Making, Little Angel Theatre
2015: Bunraku Puppetry Training, Theatre Deli, Rachel Warr
2014: Choreographic theatre and Voice, Pantheatre
2014: Coordination Method with Song of the Goat, London
2012: Neutral Mask and the Poetic Body with Norman Taylor
2011: Voice in Tragedy and Chorus, Sofia Paschou, London, UK
2008: 5 Rhythms, Manchester and London, UK
2008: Psychodrama Workshops, John Casson, Machester, UK
2008: Voice in Dramatherapy, Natan Eran, London, UK
2008: Directing, Sergey Ostrenko, Malphis, Latvia.
2008: Dance Movement Therapy (30h), Devon, UK
2006: Voice Exploration, Martha Frigila, Music village, Pilio, Gr.
2005 - 2006: Professional Training in Acting, Grotowski Physical Theatre, Technourgeio, Thessaloniki, Greece
2004 - 2006 Professional Training in Systemic Group Facilitation, EKA.PSY Institute, Greece

Holistic Trainings:

2012: Reiki Level 3 Usui, Torus Wellbeing Clinic

2008: Advanced Psychodramatic Body Work, Susan Aaron, Cornwal, UK

Membership:

HCPC (Health Care Professions Council) Nr: AS15451

SBTD (Society of British Theatre Designers) Nr. 1749

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