Danae Theodoridou

Danae Theodoridou is a performance maker and researcher based in Brussels. She studied literature and linguistics at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and acting at the National Theater of Northern Greece. She completed her PhD on dramaturgy of contemporary theater and dance at the Roehampton University, London. During the past few years, her artistic work focuses on the notion of social imaginaries, the practice of democracy, and the way art can contribute to the emergence of social and political alternatives. Danae also teaches at the Fontys University of Applied Sciences (NL) and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR), curates practice-led research projects, and presents and publishes her research work internationally. She has been the co-creator of ”Dramaturgy at Work” (2013-2016) and the co-author of “The Practice of Dramaturgy: Working on Actions in Performance” (Valiz, 2017). She is an associate artist of IN SITU platform for artistic creation in public space. www.danaetheodoridou.com