Elena Yianni
Director Producer Writer Theatre Practitioner Artistic Director of AMDA (Artists' Movement for Developing Artistry)A Greek Cypriot, multidisciplinary artist who is driven by making a change.
Passionate about Equality, Equity, Marginalised communties and the future of young people/artists.
Lover of experimentation and creating original, brave, unseen work.
Always a collaborator.
Trained practitioner.
Please visit my website for updated project and work:
https://www.elenayianni.com/
Credits
Previous ExperienceDec 2022 - Oct 2023. Film Director, 'Waiting' Written by Mailí Ní Ghormáin.
Dec 2022 - July 2023 Director/Producer, 'Ghost Light', Written by Molly O'Gorman.
@ Golden Goose Theatre (FEB, 5 days) @ The Hope Theatre (JULY, 3 Weeks)
2022 Assistant Director, 'Please Hold' Written and Directed by Joseph Hollas, @ Actors East, Dalston (July 27th-July 30th).
2022 Director/Producer, 'Revelations' Written by Saoirse D Byrne, Brighton Fringe @ St. Marys Church, Kemptown (May 26th and 27th) and FUSE Festival @ Rose Theatre, Kingston (July 5th/ Sold out).
2021 Actor/ Deviser, 'The Honest Forest' Devised by company, Touring to Schools in Birmingham, 2 weeks, 2019. (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.)
2021 Actor/Deviser, 'Threads of a picture' Devised by company, @Printworks, Birmingham. (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.)
2020 Actor/ Facilitator @ Safeside, West Midlands Fire Service. (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire)
Training
BA(HONS) Applied Theatre at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire - 1st Class DegreeLevel 3 Extended Diploma in Performing and Production Arts- DDD
Location
LondonExperience
2-5 years
Art forms / Disciplines
- Comedy
- Film - documentary
- Film - feature
- Film - short
- Literature
- Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
- Music
- Theatre / Live perfomance
- TV - drama
What I do
- Devising
- Directing
- Dramaturgy
- Facilitating
- Music - Plays Instruments
- Producing
- Theatre making
- Working with young people
- Working within a Community / with community participants
- Workshopping & Development
- Writing
Additional Languages
Greek
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