MITOS
founders
Elena Agathokleous | performer, actress & director
Elena Agathokleous was born in Limassol, Cyprus. She is a performer and actress, whose work mainly focuses on directing and dramaturgy in the field of performance and performing arts. She is the co-founder and director of MITOS Center of Performing Arts and the arts venue The Old Vinegar Factory located in Limassol. Elena is the curator of various programmes, developing multidisciplinary and interartistic collaborations in Cyprus and abroad. She is the coordinator of community-based projects and European programmes, the artistic curator of theYard.Residency programme, as well as of multiple festivals. She is also a drama teacher, production manager of theatre-based and other projects implemented by MITOS, as well as the editor of the books published by MITOS. Her artistic practice is mainly centred around the contemporary reception and performability out of the need for new narratives: on identity, legacy, mortality and gender issues. Within the same spirit, Elena continues her research on the ancient Greek tragedy while developing a series of contemporary-reading performances. Elena is a mother of two boys.
Lukasz Walewski | performer, musician & director
Lukasz Walewski was born in Lublin, Poland. He is a musician, director, performer and co-founder of MITOS Center of Performing Arts and the Old Vinegar Factory. He was an active member of the organisation until 2019.
His multi-faceted interest and action led Lukasz to study Animation and Management of Culture at Marie-Curie Sklodovska University in Lublin. He is also a graduate of the Center of Theater Practices Gardzienice. As a performer, he was a member of Zar Theatre, Grotowski Institute in Wrocław and continued to participate through MITOS in various productions and solo performances. As a musician and trumpet instrumentalist, he participated in music projects, such as ethnic and experimental music concerts, while also becoming interested in music composition for poetry and music for theatre. At the same time, he also worked as a lighting designer mainly for performances staged at the Old Vinegar Factory, and as a trainer for acting classes and workshops. At MITOS, he directed several plays, and worked as a production manager for festivals and European programmes. Lukasz is a father of three boys.
mitos
the team
Costantina Peter | dramaturg , multimedia & video artist
Constantina Peter, of Indian origin, was born in Limassol, Cyprus. She is a theatre expert, dramaturg and drama teacher whose interest focuses on multimedia and video. Since 2013 she has been a key member of MITOS Centre for Performing Arts, both as a member of the creative team, as well as of the production team.
She is a graduate of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens - Department of Theatre Studies, also holding an MA in Contemporary Drama and Dance from Utrecht University. In theatre production, her first professional collaborations began in Brussels at the art laboratory Bains Connective. As a dramaturg, she has collaborated with theatre companies and directors on independent productions for festivals and other projects. Her personal audiovisual projects have participated in local and international events. She has also created videos, mapping projects and visuals in collaboration with Christos Georgiou for several MITOS productions. As a drama teacher, she regularly works with groups of children and teenagers (at public secondary education schools and giving weekly classes at the Old Vinegar Factory), in addition to being a guest teacher of Dramatology at V. Kafkarides Drama School. Constantina is a mother of one boy.
Martinos Thalassetis | technical manager
Martinos Thalassetis was born in Limassol. For the past fifteen years, he has been working in sound, lighting and image. In 2021 he started his collaboration with MITOS Center of Performing Arts as the technical manager of the Old Vinegar Factory on projects implemented by the organisation, for theYard.Residency programme, as well as on projects hosted at the venue.
He studied at SAE Athens (Creative Media Education), holds an Audio Engineering Diploma and a BA in Recording Arts. Throughout the years, he has collaborated on various local and international productions. He is the owner of Sound and Beyond, specialising in the events industry. He is a father of two girls.
mitos
collaborators
Myrto Sarma - costume designer | myrtosarma.com
ReCompulsive Behaviours | recobe.net
Myrto Sarma - costume designer | myrtosarma.com
ReCompulsive Behaviours | recobe.net
Myrto Sarma - costume designer | myrtosarma.com
ReCompulsive Behaviours | recobe.net
Myrto Sarma - costume designer | myrtosarma.com
ReCompulsive Behaviours | recobe.net
mitos
sponsors
mitos
networks