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Elli Papakonstantinou (Greek: Έλλη Παπακωνσταντίνου), is a stage director, librettist, translator, cultural manager and activist. Her theatre combines music, new media and philosophical discourse within the range of music theatre, new opera and social engagement. Papakonstantinou shaped her ideas from the civic movements that emerged in Greece during the crisis. Twice a Fulbright Award recipient, Papakonstantinou has been commissioned by European Capitals of Culture (Eleusis 2021, Valletta 2018 and Pafos 2017), PQ'15 – Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space, 2015 (CZ), while her work has been presented for the European Parliament for Culture and toured internationally. Papakonstantinou connects notions of myth and gender philosophy by revisiting the classics and creating immersive experiences. She is the founder of the international company ODC Ensemble. Named a Visiting CCRMA Scholar at Stanford University and a visiting scholar at Princeton University, she has been awarded twice an Fulbright Artist’s Award. Her creations have toured internationally at the Centre Georges Pompidou/ IRCAM (FR), Brooklyn Academy of Music (US),The Royal Dramatic Theatre of Sweden, Avignon Festival (FR), Operadagen Festival (NL), Neukollner Oper Berlin (DE), Romaeuropa Festival (IT), LaMaMa E.T.C. (US),The West End (UK), National Theatre of Greece (GR) and more. (en) |
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Elli Papakonstantinou (Greek: Έλλη Παπακωνσταντίνου), is a stage director, librettist, translator, cultural manager and activist. Her theatre combines music, new media and philosophical discourse within the range of music theatre, new opera and social engagement. Papakonstantinou shaped her ideas from the civic movements that emerged in Greece during the crisis. Twice a Fulbright Award recipient, Papakonstantinou has been commissioned by European Capitals of Culture (Eleusis 2021, Valletta 2018 and Pafos 2017), PQ'15 – Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space, 2015 (CZ), while her work has been presented for the European Parliament for Culture and toured internationally. (en) |
