Alexandra Kazazou

Alexandra Kazazou was born in Wrocław, Poland, and she is half-Greek, half-Polish. She studied acting at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, before joining the North National Theatre and co-founding Asypka, a theatrical group based in Athens. She first encountered physical theatre in a workshop with the Song of the Goat Theatre during her studies, and in 2009 she went to Wrocław to enter the MA in Acting course with the Song of the Goat Theatre in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University. Kazazou is currently a member of Studio Matejka, a resident company at the Grotowski Institute. In 2012, she prepared a solo piece, Charmolypi, directed by Matej Matejka, which she performed in Poland, Belgium, Russia, Greece, Turkey, the US and Scotland. During her six-year spell in Poland, she performed with Odra Ensemble, co-founded Jubilo and taught ancient Greek drama at the University of Wrocław. Her primary research interest is in the role of the chorus in Greek tragedy. Her expedition to the Guantanamo Bay base in Cuba was an important life experience. She is a certified teacher of Ashtanga Yoga. In 2014, she directed Linatendu, which she performed at the Grotowski Institute as part of Solo Situations 2. Alexandra Kazazou co-directed Borders with Theatre Under the Tree (Istanbul), and created the role of Miranda in Storm directed by Anna-Helena McLean, the leader of Moon Fool (UK). She was assistant director on Studio Matejka’s The Harmony of Contradictions: Poland. In January 2015, Kazazou played the title role in KassendER, directed by Io Voulgaraki, a piece created at the Grotowski Institute as part of Solo Situations 3. She currently teaches acting workshops around the world.