Ellada Evangelou
Ellada Evangelou was born and raised in Cyprus. She has studied in Cyprus and the United States, and was a recipient of a Fulbright scholarship. Her background is in English, Dramaturgy and Theatre Studies/Cultural Studies.
She has worked as a dramaturge, theater director, workshop facilitator, and independent consultant, in collaboration with theater companies, NGOs, and international organisations. She teaches theater and dramaturgy courses in higher education in Cyprus and the United States. She is interested in the relationship between theater/dramaturgy and identity, and works in the intersection of aRtivism and scholarship in post-colonial, post-conflict communities.
She is co-founder of Rooftop Theatre, active in arts for conflict transformation in Cyprus since 2004, a member of the Leadership Circle of the IMPACT Project (2017-21), and a 2020-21 Global Fellow of the International Society for the Performing Arts, as well as the Artistic and Executive Director of the Buffer Fringe Performing Arts Festival 2019-2020-2021 and a Co-Director in 2022, in Nicosia, Cyprus. In 2021 and 2022, she has been a collaborator of The Festival Academy, working on festival-making in (post)conflict communities.
