Katerina Alexaki
  • ABOUT
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  • Eclipses Group Theater NY
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2006-present    Founding member, of the non-profit theatrical and educational organization Artika theater company and Artika theater space.

2015-present    Educational consultant, Producer and Director/Performer of the non for profit theatre company Eclipses Group Theater NY (EGTNY).        

TEACHING

2017 - present    A modern approach in the use of mask in the Ancient Greek Tragedy. EGTNY Workshop for theatre majors. LaGuardia Community College and other venues.

2016 -2019       Elementary Teacher of Language, Rhetorics, Culture and Wellness at Academy of Hellenic Paideia.

2015- present    Creator and teacher of the Early childhood Bilingual (Greek/English) Program Τα παιδία παίζει (Kids play)

1997          Photography teacher, Private workshops in Athens.

THEATER
As a director     
2019        KJCC auditorium at New York University, Thanasis Triaridis, Lebensraum, Reading during the Greek Play Project NY.

2018        Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater NY, Welcome, my Friends, Musical performance of polyphonic and folk Greek songs. 

2018        KJCC auditorium at New York University, Yannis Mavritsakis, Blind Spot, Reading during the Greek Play Project NY.

2016        Auditorium Centro Espagnol, Let’s give the world to the Children, Musical theatre with children chorus on traditional Greek music.

2016        Hellenic Cultural Centre, Anton Chekhov, The Anniversary, Marriage a la Russe (The Bear, The     Anniversary, The Proposal) direction. 

2014         Studio Mavromihali, Katerina’s Alexaki, Goodnight day, devised theatre play for children 1,5     to 4 years old, co direction.
        
2013        Wild Project/ Between The Seas Festival New York, Yiani Mavritsaki’s Redshift, International premiere.

2009        Artika theater, Vassiliki Nomidou’s Paper Greg (A boy made of paper), theater play for children 3-6 years old. Responsible also for the theatrical adaptation

2008    Artika, Ο to 3 at prison at Kinky Kong Theater, performance about incarcerated mothers raising their babies in a Greek women’s prison. 
Granted by the European Community.

6th Folk Tale Festival, Fairytales with Dragons. Co-production of Artika and traditional storyteller Rita Litou, hosted in Artika Theatre Space.     

2007    Artika, Brave new world.  Devised theater for children 18 months to 4 years old.  The play was presented at kindergarten schools, as well as at the women’s prison in Thebes for babies growing up in the prison. 
Participated also at the 3rd international Children’s Festival in Bucharest,                 Romania. Granted by the European Community.

2007        International Theater Institute, Tena Štiviić’s Fragile!  Reading at Booze Theater, co-production with Artika.

2007        Artika, My umbrella.  Devised theater for children 2-5 years old.  Participation at the 14th International Theater Festival for Children and Youth in Iran. The play was also presented at kindergarten schools.

2004-2005    National Theatre of Greece, Experimental Stage, Alexei Slapofsky's Play No. 27. 
http://www.nt-archive.gr/viewvideos.aspx?playID=101&videoFile=0568-01-00
    
2004    Songs on Stage (musical theater / variety performance) Music Scene Athina.  Also wrote screenplay and performed.


2002    National Theatre of Greece, Shakespeare’s Love’s Labor Lost, directed by Stathis Livathinos.
Assistant Director
http://www.nt-archive.gr/viewvideos.aspx?playID=605&videoFile=0506-01-00 

As an actress:
2019        KJCC auditorium, New York University, Reppas-Papathanasiou,                 Stork delivers babies, (Hristina), Reading during the Greek Play Project                 NY.

2017        Astor Room, Kaufman Studios, Herstein and Bernstein, Stand up Comedy

2017        Arthur Seelen Theater, Stephen Adly Guirgis, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, (Henrietta), directed by Leeanna Zayas.

2016        Hellenic Cultural Center, Konstantinos Doikos’ The Heirs, directed by Ioanna Katsarou

2016        La MaMa ETC, Aeschylus’ Oresteia: Agamemnon, Chorus leader, directed by Zhisan Ugurlu

2013        Alwan for the Arts, Abandon the Citizens, Singer, directed by Aktina Stathaki

2004    Politeia Theater, Sacred Marriage, Pilgrim, directed by Sotiris Hatzakis.

2003        National Theatre of Greece, Euripides’ Medea, directed by Stathis Livathinos. Part of the Chorus. National and international tour in the summer of 2003. Performance at the UC BERKELEY’S HEARST GREEK THEATRE, San Francisco.

2002        National Theater of Greece, Euripides’ Iphigenia in Aulis, directed by C. Tsianos.
Part of the Chorus. National tour in the summer of 2002.

2001         Alekton theater, Proses theater group, Hear what he says (two-actor performance based on essays by Beckett), directed by Mania Papadimitriou.

2000        Voices live stage, Meeting after the 20th century directed by Joe Tornabene and Constantine Mihos.

CINEMA
2002         Part in the feature film Skies (Shadows) by Eleni Alexandraki

MUSIC / Vocal Performance
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4LhmCjTiMlX8Jg4STbDjRQ
https://soundcloud.com/katerina-alexaki
2019        Museum of Moving Image NY, Performance of Polyphonic Epirotan Music with Polyphonic Group of the Academy of Hellenic Paideia during the screening of The Last Song for Xenitia part of the New York Film Expo 2019.

2018        LaGuardia Performing Center during Greek Week celebration. Performance of Greek Songs with Costas Baltazanis and Mavrothi Kontanis. 

2018        Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater NY, Welcome, my Friends, Musical performance of polyphonic and folk Greek songs. 

2017        Athens Square, Folklore House of AoHP, Polyphonic songs from Epirus.

2016        Auditorium Centro Espanol with Costas Baltazanis  Greek traditional repertoire.

2014         Make Music New York with Mavrothi Kontanis, Greek traditional repertoire.

2013         Alwan for the Arts, Abandon the Citizens, directed by Aktina Stathaki  (also responsible for the musical instruction and research)

2008 - 2010    Member of the group Decades (vocals).

1998 – 2005    Member of the group Iris (vocals). 
  • CDs: 
  • From the edge of time (2002), 
  • Beautiful day (2003), 
  • Audiophile (2004)
  • Performances at the Rodeo and Paracelsos musical stages and at the Philippos Nakas music conservatory.


2005    Recording for the theatrical score: Syrano De Berzerac,  Municipal Theater of Patras.

2005    Performance at the International Theater Institute in Nicosia of Cyprus with Thodoris Abazis (musical theatre repertoire).


2002    Performance at musical stage Hamam with Nikos Androulakis (Greek repertoire)         

2001        Performance at musical stage Makari with Mary Esper (Greek repertoire).


PHOTOGRAPHY
1989 - present          Specialized in advertising photography 
  • Photographed the collections of the Greek Folk Art Museum
  • Stage Photographer for short film MELO by Marilina Doukeli (Best Director Award in Drama Film Festival).

Collection of photographs
  • New York
  • Seed
  • Glass menagerie
  • Iphigenia 02 

2000-2002    Greek Choreographers Association
Public Relations and Communications Associate.

1998        International Film Festival of Ancient Olympia for children and Youth
Public Relations Assistant

1995 – 1998    POLITEIA BOOKSTORE
Sales Associate

1993 – 1995    ARCHITECTURAL & CREATIVE OFFICE OF A. PANTAZI & L. BAHAS
 Photographer and Graphic Designer

ARTICLES – PUBLICATIONS
2001        “About Fine Arts”  Akolouthies magazine, vol. 1, September
2006    “The (Greek) paradox with the actor”, Mynima Antistasis magazine, vol. 12, September

EDUCATION
        SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES - CUNY
        M.A. Applied Theatre Program
        2021
        
        QUEENS COLLEGE - CUNY
        B.A.  Theater 
        2019
 
        NATIONAL THEATER OF GREECE
        Theater Directing
        2004

        HIGHER SCHOOL OF DRAMATIC ART “ARHI”
        Recognized from the Ministry of Culture
        PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA in Acting 
        2004

        PLAKA ARTS CENTER
        Interior Architecture & Design Department
        1994

        A.K.T.O COLLEGE
        Photography 
        1988

Theater labs / seminars:
Jonathan Hart Makwaia voice work for the theatre (2016)
 Yioshi Oida, collaborator of Peter Brook (March 2004)
 Katerina Bakatsaki, collaborator of Min Tanaka Body weather laboratory Buto                 dance(1999)
“STALKER” THEATER Training on poor theater of Jerzy Grotowski
 (International School of Theatre Anthropology),1994 – 1995        
      
 Music / vocal studies:

               Workshop on Bulgarian polyphony with Carol Freeman (2013)
  • Contemporary, with Mary Esper (2000-2003)
  • Jazz at the Atheneum Conservatory with Sophia Noete (1999-2000)
  • Contemporary at the National Conservatory with Stelios Constantinou(1996-1997)

Music / piano studies:
  • Jazz at the Atheneum Conservatory with Vassilis Kontoyiannis (1999-2000)
  • Classic with Demos Papaioannou (1993-1995)

        Dance studies:
        - Ballet Ballet Arts (R.A.D.), (2009), Alvin Ailey Extension (Jhung Finis)(2009)
        - Middle eastern dance Alvin Ailey Extension (2009) 
        - Tango argentino with Gabriel Romiro, Stefanos Hatzigeorgioy, Triangulo Carina Moeller (2006 - 2012)
                
        Languages:
        Greek (native)
        English (fluent)
        Italian (level 2)
        French (level 1)
        Russian (beginner)
        
        Associations / Societies
        Member of the National Society of Leadership and Success
        Member of the Hellenic Actors Union.
        Member of the International Theatre Institute.


        Volunteer Work
2017- Present    Chorus Director of the Folklore House and Polyphonic Group of the Academy of Hellenic Paideia 

2016- 2018    Director and Coordinator of the Opening night for Timarete Festival.

2017- 2019     Member of the School Leadership Team of PS18
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