M.S.: Mayra is a theatre director, scenographer and performer. She trained in Lecoq Devised Theatre and Performance at London International School of Performing Arts (LISPA) and in Dramatherapy at University of Derby (MA). She collaborated with prominent artists such as David Glass, Robin Guiver (War Horse) and various theatres and festivals across UK and internationally. In 2013 she co-founded Visual and Physical Theatre company, Vertebra Theatre, where she is the Artistic Director since. Her artistic work is rooted in experimental theatre and is scenography and movement led. Over the years she has trained in a variety of physical and ritualistic theatre practices such as Theodoros Terzopoulos Method, voice coordination with Grzegorz Bral (Song of the Goat), in martial arts and contact improvisation. She has led workshops on puppetry, embodiment and mask work at MSc Creative Computing at University of the Arts London and MA Scenography at RCSSD. She is also a PhD candidate in Performance Practice at Guildhall School of Music and Drama researching staging the lived experience of trauma through scenography led devised theatre.

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E.L.: Architect, scenographer and artist. She studied Architecture at Central Saint Martins in London, she took acting and drama courses and then she launched her own design brand with great success. The brand focused on the design, production and creation of sculptures and intricate design objects. Elisabeth completed the Scenography and Costume Design course under Maria Chaniotaki with honours. She is currently developing her artistic and scenography projects through various commissions and theatrical productions. Her main artistic focus is on ancient Greek drama and mythology. Her artworks, consisting mainly of paintings and large scale indoor and outdoor sculptures, can be found in private collections. Her work has been described as fresh, eccentric and ahead of its time.