BIO & CV

Christina Kyriazidi is a Berlin-based cultural entrepreneur, theatre-maker, poet, musician, radio producer, and award-winning performer, playwright and screenwriter, as well as the founder of several international initiatives and art projects.

She was formed as an actress and playwright in Greece and the UK (University of Exeter), and she has worked as a dramaturge, director, and performer in Greece, Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, Poland, Ireland, Argentina, Brazil, and NYC. In 2024, her solo performance OBLIVION was awarded in New York by the United Solo Festival, the largest festival of solo performances in the world, as the Best International Show.

She is also an accordionist, composer, and songwriter.

She collaborated with Odin Teatret group in the productions UR-HAMLET (Italy, Denmark, Poland, 2006-2009) and The Marriage of Medea (Denmark, 2008), directed by Eugenio Barba.

In 2010, she founded in Berlin the international theatre group Marinaio Teatro and a year later, the itinerant theatre festival KNOTS - Exchange Meeting of Theatre Groups with editions so far in Berlin, Buenos Aires, La Paz, and São Paolo.

She has given workshops as a theatre educator for children and adolescents in Greece, Germany, Argentina, and Brazil, and in 2013, she founded the L A B [Laboratory Actors Berlin], a platform for training, research, and creation for young actors.

As a playwright, she was awarded by the "Greek National Union of Writers" for her play AUTUMN MEETING (2002), while her play FOREST UNDER THE SEA (2013) was produced by the Brazilian Ministry of Culture in 2015, and toured in Brazil in 2016, through the award of "FUNARTE". Her play The Mutes was awarded as one of the most influential plays by young playwrights on the European Crisis, by the "PIIGS Festival 2016 - Dramaturgia Sobre la Crisi" and published in Catalan by the above festival. Her fiction feature screenplay FOREST UNDER THE SEA was awarded by the 3rd International Epidaurus Film Festival in 2024. Her plays have been produced in Greece, Germany, Brazil, and Spain, and her poetry has been published in Greece.

With her initiative STORY FOR FOOD, she audio collects undocumented stories and runs several storytelling activities in the city of Berlin, live monthly radio shows, and podcast Stories in Berlin. She is also the founder of the International Storytelling & Performing Arts Festival We Love Stories in Chania, Crete.

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EDUCATION 

Academic Education 

2005; Master in Playwriting and Script Development; University of Exeter, UK 
2003; Bachelor in Acting; ARHI Drama School, Athens, Greece

 WORKSHOPS 

2024; Butoh workshop with Akihito Ichihara; New York, NYC
2023 & 2024; The Return of Dionysos / The Method of Theodoros Terzopoulos; Athens, Greece
2023; The Dance of Intentions with Roberta Carrerri; Athens, Greece
2015; The Actor and his Doing with Thomas Richards; Berlin, Germany 
2014; Residency RODRIGO GARCIA at Malta Festival 2014; Poznan, Poland 
2011; Commedia dell’Arte Summer Intensive school with Teatro Punto; Paris, France 
2010; Physical Theatre with Matej Matejka; Grotowski Institute; Poland 
2009; Butoh Dance with Yumiko Yoshioka; Dock11, Berlin , Germany
2008; Chant Polyglotte with Deborah Bookbinder; Marseille , France
2008; Butoh Dance with Yuko Kaseki; ADA studio, Berlin , Germany
2008; participation in the chorus VOIX POLYPHONIQUES of Brigitte Cirla; Marseille, France  
2007-2009; Corporal Mime; Mime Centrum, Berlin , Germany
2007; Biomecanics with Gennadi Bugdanov; Microteatro, Centro Internazionale Studi di Biomeccanica Teatrale; Perugia, Italy 
2007; Clown Techniques with Ze Rezino; TheaterHaus Mitte, Berlin , Germany
2003; Acting with Yoshi Oida; Athens, Greece 
2003; Acting with Tapa Sudana; Athens, Greece 
2002; Butoh Dance with Masaki Iwana; Creta, Greece

RESIDENCES

 2016; Citizen Artist Incubator; Vienna, Austria 
2010; Residency GENERATION of the BrandNewProject; Dublin, Ireland 
2007; Gardzienice Theatre Summer Residency; Lublin, Poland 
2006; El Baldio Teatro; Buenos Aires, Argentina 
2005; 14th ISTA (INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF THEATRE ANTHROPOLOGY; Grotowski Institute, Poland

AWARDS

2002; Hellenic Union of Writers; play "Autumn Meeting"; Greece
2015; Ministério da Cultura do Brasil - Prêmio da FUNARTE; play "FLORESTA DEBAIXO DO MAR"; Brazil
2016; Dramaturgia Sobre la Crisi - PIIGS Festival en Barcelona; play "The Mutes"; Spain
2024; 3rd International Epidaurus Film Festival; Honourable Mention for Fiction Feature Screenplay; "FOREST UNDER THE SEA"; Greece
2024; UnitedSolo International Festival; Best International Show; "OBLIVION"; NYC

SOLO PERFORMANCES

ΡΩΓΜΕΣ / CRACKS (2024 - 2025)

2024; Poetry, Choreography & Performance: Christina Kyriazidi; Music: Smári Gudmundsson, Presentations: TheaterLab (NYC, September 2024), Greek Cultural Center (NYC, October 2024), The Tank - Home For Emerging Artists (NYC, October 2024), DanceTheatre ROES (Athens, November - December 2024)

ΤΗΣ ΛΗΘΗΣ / OBLIVION (2023 - 2025)

2023; Poetry, Choreography & Performance: Christina Kyriazidi; Music: Smári Gudmundsson, Presentations: Αrtspace Fabrica (Athens, November 2023 - January 2024), ACUD theater (Berlin, February 2024), Fournos Theatre (Athens, March 2024), United Solo Theatre Festival (NYC, October 2024 - "Best International Show" award)

KOKKINO / RED (2023)

2023; Poetry, Choreography & Performance: Christina Kyriazidi; Music: Smári Gudmundsson, Presentations: Alkmini Theatre (Athens, March 2023), PLYFA (Athens, May 2023)

Trilogy γ υ ν α ί κ α / w o m a n (2022)

-- [TIME] (2022)

2022; Choreography & Performance: Christina Kyriazidi; Music: Smári Gudmundsson, Presentations: We Love Stories, International Storytelling & Performing Arts Festival (Chania, Crete, September 2022)

-- νάνι μάνα νανανα / nani mana nanana (2022)

2022; Creation: Christina Kyriazidi; Presentations: We Love Stories, International Storytelling & Performing Arts Festival (Chania, Crete, September 2022)

-- Οδός Θ. / Τheta str. (2022)

2022; Creation: Christina Kyriazidi; Presentations: We Love Stories, International Storytelling & Performing Arts Festival (Chania, Crete, April 2022)

PATRICK E(S)T MOI (2014-2015)

2014; PATRICK E(S)T MOI, Les mythes correspondent à leur époque, dédié à Patrick Dewaere; Creation: Christina Kyriazidi; Presentations: Festival du Théâtre Francophone, FTF #5, ACUD Theater (Berlin, May 2014), Hoftheater Kreuzberg (Berlin, June 2014), KiNO Berlin (Berlin, July & August 2014), Théâtre de Verre (Paris, September 2014), Théâtre d’Aire Falguière (Paris, September 2014), TWINS (Berlin, April 2015), Casa XIS (Salvador, Brasil, July 2015), Café da Walter (Salvador, Brasil, July 2015)

ORIGINS (2010-2012)

2012; ORIGINS; Creation: Christina Kyriazidi; Presentations: KNOTS theatre festival, Roderich Filmkunst (Berlin, May 2011), T.I.R. InMovimiento theatre festival (Torino, June 2011), TheaterSpiel Raum Bethanien (Berlin, November 2011), Magfest festival (Torino, November 2011), ACUD-15 Jahren des ACUD Theaters Festival (Berlin, December 2011), TATWERK (Berlin, March, August 2012), SOLO FERTEIS festival (Brasilia, Brazil, September 2012), Grupo IN.Teatro (Bs.As. Argentina, November 2012), Sala Cuarta Pared (San Pedro, Argentina, November 2012), Festival LA CORDURA DEL COPETE (Bs.As. Argentina, December 2012), Festival de la VISPERA (El Baldio Teatro, Bs.As. Argentina, December 2012), KNOTS International Theatre Festival (San Pedro, Argentina, January 2013), MIMOTEATRO Escobar-Lerchundi (Bs.As. Argentina, Febrero 2013)

NOmadS (2011)

2011; NOmadS; Creation: Christina Kyriazidi; Presentations: international exhibition NOMADIC SETTLERS- SETTLED NOMADS, Kunstraum Kreuzberg/BETHANIEN (Berlin, July 2011), TheaterSpiel Raum Bethanien (Berlin, October 2011)

2047 sec (2010)

2010; 2047 sec; Creation: Christina Kyriazidi; Presentations: PLOT in SITU festival, ACUD theater; Berlin (March 2010)

Trilogy Las Desesperadas (2009)

-- 2009; ONE DESPERATE SONG; Creation: Christina Kyriazidi; Presentations: ACUD theater, Berlin (May 2009)

-- 2009; ONE DESPERATE MEMORY; Creation: Christina Kyriazidi; Presentations: ACUD theater, Berlin (September 2009)

-- 2009; ONE DESPERATE WOMAN; Creation: Christina Kyriazidi; Presentations: itinerant performance in collaboration with the Art Residency HOTEL 25 and the Neofarius Orchestra; International Day For The Elimination Of Violence Against Women; Berlin (25 November 2009)

4-logie of Exile (2004-2008)

-- 2008; eX-patri-POLIS; Dramaturgy and Direction: Christina Kyriazidi; Music: Giorgos Koumaradios, Sanghoon Kim, Flor Castillo; Presentations: DAKI LING, Marseille (April 2008), theatre ALIZE, festival d'Avignon OFF (July 2008)

 --2007; SONGS OF SMALL EXILES; Dramaturgy and Direction: Christina Kyriazidi; Music: Giorgos Koumaradios, Sanghoon Kim; Presentations: TheaterHaus Mitte, Brotfabrik, Berlin (August 2007) 

-- 2004; Α-ΝΑ-ΠΝΟΕΣ (breathings); Dramaturgy and Direction: Christina Kyriazidi; Piano: Giorgos Koumaradios; Presentations: Research Scene, Greek National Theatre, Athens (June 2004)

-- 2004; MILA (speak up); Dramaturgy and Direction: Christina Kyriazidi; Music: Giorgos Koumaradios; Presentations: ENTROPIA Theatre Festival, Athens (March 2004)

COLLABORATIONS

2017; LA VIE EN BRONZE, marinaio teatro; Dramaturgy and direction: Christina Kyriazidi; Actors: Alejandro Niklison, Vasillis Liaskovitis, Daniela Marcozzi; Animations: Vanessa Rodegher; Masques: Pierre Filliez; Presentations: Festival du Théâtre Francophone FTF#7, ACUD Theater (Berlin, October 2017)
2017; 16 STORIES TOWARDS ME, marinaio teatro; Dramaturgy and performance: Leonel Henckes; Direction: Christina Kyriazidi; Presentations: HAUS project (Berlin, January 2017), Theaterhaus Mitte (Berlin, January 2017)
2016; ELEFANTINHO, marinaio teatro; Conception, dramaturgy, performance: Daniela Marcozzi, Christina Kyriazidi; Illustrations: Malgorzata Zmyslowska; Presentation: 48 Stunden Neukölln Festival (Berlin, June 2016)
2015 -2016; FLORESTA DEBAIXO DO MAR | FOREST UNDER THE SEA, marinaio teatro; Dramaturgy: Christina Kyriazidi; Direction: Paula Lice; Actors: Leonel Henckes, Christina Kyriazidi; Presentation: Espaço Cultural da Barroquinha (Salvador de BA / Brasil, October 2015); Brazilian tour (Juazeiro, Valença, Guanambi, March-May 2016); Award: FUNARTE, Ministério da Cultural do Brasil
2014; The Stranger & other odrinary tales, marinaio teatro; Dramaturgy: Christina Kyriazidi; Direction: Leonel Henckes, Christina Kyriazidi; Actors: Leonel Henckes, Lars Brunken, Christina Kyriazidi, Alejandro Niklison, Ambra Elefante, Igor Studart, Ismael Martinez, Lara Meroni, Yekaterina Bezdetnaya; Presentation: ACUD Theater, Hoftheater Kreuzberg (Berlin, February 2014)
2012; MEMORIES OF A PASSENGER, marinaio teatro; Actors: Christina Kyriazidi, Ian Belinchon; Presentation: TheaterSpiel Raum (Berlin, May 2012)
2011; Das Seemannslied, marinaio teatro; Direction: Christina Kyriazidi; Actors: Melanie Doyon, Christina Kyriazidi; Presentation: KNOTS theatre festival (Berlin, May 2011)
2010; An impossible love; Collective creation: Oliver Marshall, Hilary Williams, Christina Kyriazidi, Deirdre Roycroft, Noelia Ruiz; Art Residency: GENERATION of the BrandNewProject; Presentations: Bealtaine Festival, Dublin (May 2010)
2009; POLIS: the invisible part of my city; Dramaturgy and direction: Christina Kyriazidi; Video creations: Marcio Carvalho; Music: Valentin Butt; Presentations: 100 grad festival, Sophiensaele, Berlin (February 2009)
2009; NOW/HERE; Direction: Oliver Pollak; Presentations: 100 grad festival, Haus 1, Berlin (February 2009)
2008; The Marriage of Medea; Dramaturgy and Direction: Eugenio Barba; Presentations: Transit Festival in Holstebro, Denmark (June 2008)
2006-2009; Ur-Hamlet; Direction: Eugenio Barba; Presentations: Ravenna Festival, Italy; Helsinor Sommer Festival, Denmark; Grotowski Institute Festival, Poland (July-August 2006, June 2009)
2004; Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Athens 2004 -  Participation as dancer-performer

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2024; The Floating Tree - from poetry to stage; TheaterLab, NYC (October 2024)
2016; LAB / Laboratory Actors Berlin; Physical Dramaturgy and Organicity in the Work of the Actor; Theaterhaus Mitte, Berlin (October – December 2016) 
2016; Greek Tragedy: the Chorus as a Political Body; Juageiro, Guanambi, Valença, Brazil (March-May 2016) 
2015; LAB / Laboratory Actors Berlin; CREATION INTENSIVE / PHYSICAL POETRY for Actors; Theaterhaus Mitte, Berlin (January – March 2015) 
2014; LAB / Laboratory Actors Berlin; ABSURD theatre workshop based on the “Bald Soprano” of Ionesco; Theaterhaus Mitte, Berlin (March – June 2014) 
2013; LAB / Laboratory Actors Berlin; Physical, vocal, and creation training for actors; Theaterhaus Mitte, Berlin (January – June 2013) 
2012; Creation Tools for Actors; Sala IN.Teatro, Bs.As. Argentina (October 2012), Sala Cuarta Pared, San Pedro, Argentina (November 2012) 
2012; The Dramaturgy of the Actor; TATWERK, Berlin (May 2012) ›› 2012; Theater LAB; TheaterSpiel Raum Bethanien, Berlin (February – March 2012)
2011; Theater Atelier: Physical and Vocal Training and Creation Tools for Actors; TheaterSpiel Raum Bethanien, Berlin (September – December 2011)
2010; Solo Performance; Spazio Uno, Berlin (September – December 2010)
2010; Intensive Actor's Training; Spazio Uno, Berlin (November 2010)
2010; The Dramaturgy of the Actor; Theaterhaus Mitte, Berlin (August 2010)

THEATRE & RADIO PLAYS

2020; Gigikratis and the golden bee; radio play
2019; The Apotheker; radio play; co/writing with Smári Gudmundson
2019; A night in November; radio play dedicated to the fall of the Berlin Wall; STORY FOR FOOD The Radio Show; Berlin Brandenburg Freies Radios; 88.4fm Berlin
2016; LES MUETS (THE MUTES); “PIIGS Festival – Dramaturgia Sobre la Crisi Barcelona, Spain (July 2016)
2016; LA VIE EN BRONZE; FTF#6 – Festival du Theatre Francophone; Berlin (May 2016); FTF#7 – Festival du Theatre Francophone; Berlin (October 2017)
2015 – 2016; FLORESTA DEBAIXO DO MAR (FOREST UNDER THE SEA); award Prêmio FUNARTE de Teatro Myriam Muniz; Teatro da Barroquinha, Salvador de Bahia, Brazil (October 2015, March – May 2016)
2014; The Lover; once act theatre/radio play
2004; ΑΝΑΠΝΟΕΣ (BREATHINGS); Greek National Theatre – Research Scene, Athens, Greece (June 2004)
2004; ΜΙΛΑ (SPEAK UP); Entropia Theatre, Athens, Greece (March 2004)
2002; ΦΘΙΝΟΠΩΡΙΝΗ ΣΥΝΑΝΤΗΣΗ (AUTUMN MEETING); award of the Greek National Union of Writers

BOOKS & AUDIO BOOKS

2023; Οδός Θ. / λάμδα θήτα / lamda theta; poetry collection (SOMA Publications)
2022; Οδός Θ. / Τheta str.; poetry collection (Pyxida Publications)
2021; Cinnamon Kisses; poetry collection (Fylatos Publications)

MUSIC PROJECTS

2017; Cinnamon Kisses; poetry music solo by and with Christina Kyriazidi (accordion, loops, effects, poetry)
2012; VAIVEN; music band with Ian Belinchon (guitar), Christina Kyriazidi (vocals)

FOUNDER - ART PROJECTS

2022; We Love Stories; International Storytelling & Performing Arts Festival; founder; Chania, Crete (www.welovestories.art)
2016; STORY FOR FOOD social art project; founder; Berlin (www.storyforfood.com)
2013; L A B (Laboratory Actors Berlin) platform for theatre research, training and creation; founder; Berlin (www.lab-actors-berlin.com)
2011; KNOTS Exchange Meeting of Theatre Groups; International Theatre Festival founder; Berlin
2010; Marinaio Teatro theatre group; founder; Berlin (www.marinaioteatro.com)

RADIO & PODCAST

2018-2023; STORY FOR FOOD | The Radio Show Berlin Brandenburg Freies Radios; Colaboradio; 88.4fm (Berlin) 90.7fm (Potsdam), online listening: https://fr-bb.org; radio producer & presenter
2019-2021; Stories in Berlin; podcast
2018-2021; STORY FOR FOOD | The Radio Show Archipel Stations community online radio; online listening: https://archipel.community; producer & presenter

LANGUAGES

 Greek, English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, and Italian.

MUSIC INSTRUMENTS

Piano, Accordion