Cleo Fanouraki is an Associate Professor in the Department of Theater Studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, specializing in “Theater Studies – Theater Pedagogy: Theory and Practice.”

She graduated with honors from the Department of Theater Studies at the University of Athens, holds a Diploma in Acting from the Themelio Drama School, a Master’s degree from the University of Hull in England, and a Ph.D. from the Department of Theater Studies at the University of Patras in the field of theater studies and theater/drama in education.

She also graduated with honors from the Department of Film Studies at the University of Greenwich in England.

Since the 2018 academic year, she has been a faculty member in the Department of Theater Studies at the University of Athens. He has taught Theater Pedagogy for primary and secondary education in the Department of Theater Studies at the University of Patras, where he also supervised student teaching placements in schools.

Selected Publications:

“Approaching Dramatic Poetry through Theater/Drama in Education,” in Ancient Drama in the 21st-Century School, Michalis Kakogiannis Foundation, Athens, 2015.

“Euripides’ Medea through Contemporary Cinematic and Theatrical Approaches for Secondary Education,” in the volume Art and Culture in the 21st-Century School, Athens, 2016, pp. 143–148.

“Theater/Drama and Digital Art in Education,” in the volume Theater and Theatrical Techniques in Upbringing and Education, Athens, 2015, pp. 384–392.

“Contemporary Approaches to Ancient Greek Drama: The Paradigm of Maria Hors,” Choros International Dance Journal, vol. 2, 2013, pp. 70–80.

“Acrobat in Time: The Contemporary Role of the Actor-Performer,” in the volume Tradition and Modernization in Modern Greek Theater, University of Crete Press, 2010, pp. 293–301.

“Altering Students’ Motivation in Ancient and Modern Greek Classes through Theater Education,” in The International Handbook of Cultures of Teacher Education, Strasbourg, 2011, pp. 407–428.“Performing Athens,” in the volume Theater in Education: Creating New Roles in the 21st Century, Athens, 2006, pp. 154–158.

Email: kfanouraki@theatre.uoa.gr