Ilia Lakidou
Ilia Lakidou is a theatrologist and writer. She studied History and Theory of the Theatre at the Department of Theatre Studies, School of Philosophy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (B.A. 1995, M.Phil. 2000, PhD 2008). Her PhD dissertation was on Theatre Aesthetics of Greek Painters of the '30s, focusing on Spyros Vassiliou's stage designs. She worked as a researcher, curator, and leader of the Educational Programmes at the Museum «Atelier Spyros Vassiliou» (2003–2006). She has curated art exhibitions, most notably the exhibition «Spyros Vassiliou and the Theatre» (Benaki Museum, Piraeus Street, 2011). She taught theatre education in private and public schools for 20 years. She has participated with presentations at conferences in Greece and abroad, and her papers have been published in books and periodicals. Since 2017, she has been a member of the Teaching and Laboratory Staff at the Department of Theatre Studies, School of Philosophy, NKUA. She teaches courses on the History of Scenography, Theatre Architecture and Costume Design, as well as Drama and Theatre in Education. She is a member of the scientific organizing team of the research project «Experimental Application of Theatre Education» implemented under the responsibility of the Department of Theatre Studies, NKUA since 2018-19. Her plays for school performances are published in the series «School Stage» by Kapa Publishing House. She has translated Ann Surgers' book, Scenographies du théâtre occidentale [Stages of Western Theatre Scenography, Egokeros Publications, 2014], which she supplemented with the afterword, «The Scenography of Modern Greek Theatre» (pp. 237-306). She maintains a continuous presence with presentations at academic conferences and symposia in Greece and abroad, while her studies have been published in scholarly journals, collective volumes, and conference proceedings. She is a member of the Laboratory of Research and Documentation of Modern Greek Theatre (Department of Theatre Studies, NKUA).
