CV - Evdokia Veropoulou Designer

Choreographer · Scenographer · Costume & Lighting Designer · Dance Educator
Based in Greece · Working Internationally

Areas of Expertise

Costume Design & Supervision (fittings, expert sewing, dyeing, textile sourcing)
Set & Lighting Design for Dance, Theatre & Screen
Budget & Production Management
Props Design & Technical Drawing
Transformable Costume Design for Performance
Teaching: Ballet, Latin-Ballroom, Argentine Tango, Physical Theatre
Inclusive Dance Practice (work with dancers with physical disabilities)

Education

MA in Scenography (Dance)
LABAN, City University of London (2002–2004)
MA in Physical Theatre (with Merit)
University of Surrey & Royal Holloway, University of London (2001–2002)
BA in Dance Studies
Isadora & Raymond Duncan Dance Study Centre, Athens (1995–1998)
Diploma in French Language (SUP III)
French Institute of Athens (1992–1994)

Selected Professional Experience

2002–Today — Freelance Designer & ChoreographerDesign for dance and theatre across Europe, North America, and the Middle East, including:
London · Berlin · Belgrade · Milan · Prague · Vienna · Montreal · Athens · Puerto Rico
Notable collaborations:

Greek National Opera – Topia, Fortress, Sarabande, Shaker Loops
National Theatre of Greece, Athens & Epidaurus Festival
Ben Judd (UK) – Long-term artist collaboration (2005–present)
Royal Central School of Speech & Drama & Cacoyannis Foundation – Oedipus, Mary Stuart, postdoctoral research design (Laban & Aristotle)
Futures Theatre Company (UK) – Fear to Bully, Hitting Home
Bird College (UK) – Costume designer for major productions (2008–2017)
CinemaLive (GR) – Choreographer, set & costume designer (Dirty Dancing, 2018)

Exhibitions & Awards

Shortlisted – Linbury Biennial Prize for Stage Design (2005, London)
Scenography Exhibitions – Laban, City University (2003 & 2004)
Award – National Ballroom Dance Team (Greece), coaching award for dancers with disabilities (1999)

Research & Publications

Metamorphosis: Transformable Costume Design in Dance – MA Thesis, 2004
Wheelchair Dance Sport: a Paralympic Sport – Laban Research Conference, 2003
The Physically Disabled Dancer: Performer or Perception? – MA Thesis, 2002
Anatomy Manual – Editor for Isadora Duncan Centre (1997)

LanguagesGreek (native) · English (fluent) · French (SUP III) · Italian (CELI 3)

Technical Skills

Dyeing & Printing: Bath Dyeing, Transfer, Screen Printing, Airbrush
Software: Adobe Photoshop · Premiere Pro · Microsoft Office Suite
Other: Piano, music interpretation for movement, CAD knowledge, photography

Selected Choreographic Works

Dirty Dancing (CinemaLive Athens, 2018)
Apart We Are Together, On Top of the World, True Happiness (Ben Judd)
Fear to Bully (Futures Theatre)
Metamorphosis, Midnight (Video dance)
Latin & Ballroom shows for TV and live events

Selected Performance History

Dirty Dancing (CinemaLive, 2018)
Cinderella (Greek National Opera)
Voices (Secta Physical Theatre, Thessaloniki Film Festival)
Milady’s Dinner (Lydia Lithos, 2014)
Competitive Ballroom Dancer (until 2007)

Selected Seminars & TrainingArgentine Tango – Fabian Peralta, Julio Balmaceda, Sebastian Arce

Laban, Feldenkrais & Lecoq Training – Dick McCaw, Kiki Selioni, Anna Sanchez Goldberg
Lighting & Photography for Performance – Lucy Carter, Tony Mandi, Ross Cameron
Inclusive Dance Practices – CandoCo Dance Company
Architectural Space, Musicality & Devised Theatre – Nick Scott, Chris Benstead, Albrecht Hirche