Ilektra Kartanou

Actress and acrobat. She was born in Maroussi and lives and works in Athens. She is a graduate of the Department of History and Archaeology of the School of Philosophy of the Athens University, and of the Higher School of Dramatic Art Veaki (2008). She has studied music (classical piano), classical and contemporary dance and aerial acrobatics. As an actress and dancer she has collaborated in theatre with Michail Marmarinos, Akillas Karazisis, Theo Abazis, Thomas Moschopoulos, Giannis Rigas, Christos Sougaris, Lefteris Giovanidis, Froso Korrou, Dimitris Kouroubalis, Christina Sougioultzi, Konstantinos Gerardos, Pemi Zouni, Stelios Chatziadamidis, Vasilis Nikolaidis, Ersi Pitta, Włodzimierz Staniewski, Lee Breuer, Angeliki Stellatou, Ermis Malkotsis, Spiros Mavidis, Konstantinos Hatzis in productions of the Athens Epidaurus Festival, ELEVSIS European Capital of Culture 2023, National Theatre of Northern Greece, Municipal and Regional Theatre of Agrinio, Municipal and Regional Theatre of Kalamata, Municipal and Regional Theatre of Volos, Foundation of the Hellenic World, Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Michael Cacoyannis Foundation, etc. She has worked as a choreographer at the National Theatre of Northern Greece, in groups such as Papalagi, Group Krama, etc. She has taught Aerial Acrobatics at the Drama School of the National Theatre of Northern Greece, at the Higher Drama School of the Academy of Arts 100, at kyvostraining, at the Varlamos de Petrilo Dance School, at the Marina Lampropoulou Dance School, at idance, etc.