Eirini Kanakaki

Irini Kanakaki was born in Athens in 1974. She holds a degree from the Law School of Democritus University of Thrace, the Drama School of Athens (G. Theodosiadis), and the Acting and Theatre Studies Atelier (Center for Popular Theatre). She is a PhD candidate at the Department of Theatre Studies in Nafplio, University of the Peloponnese. She has taught acting, theatre history, and creative writing in seminars hosted in art venues and schools, as well as Speech Education at the Drama School of the Piraeus Association. She has worked as an actress in theatre and television. Irini is involved in original writing, editing, proofreading, and translation of texts. She also engages in communication, organization, artistic direction, and the staging of cultural events and performances. Her published works include two scientific volumes: "Anthology of Theatrical Monologues by Foreign Authors" (Dodoni, 2005; Thalassi, 2010) and "Anthology of Theatrical Monologues by Ancient Greek Authors" (Fildisi, 2012). These works comprise historical compositions, playwright biographies, summaries of myths from their works, and an anthology of monologues, which have been selected as teaching material in relevant university departments (Thessaloniki, Nafplio) and most drama schools. Additionally, she has published a dramatic comedy adapted into a novella, "Let Me Smoke Your Tear" (Plethron, 1996), the political parody "7 Writers Rolling in Their Graves" (Porphyra, 2008), and the epic fantasy novella "The Women Who Never Existed" (Entypois, 2013). The first two of these works were performed at the Municipal and Regional Theatre of Komotini in 1996 and at Entropia Theatre in 2008-9, respectively. She also participated in the dramatic composition of two one-act plays, "The Last Heavenly Scent" at Chytirio in 2007 and at the Young Artists Festival at Train at Rouf in 2012 with the futuristic machine "Yesmanity 2042," which was presented in its full form at the Alexandria Multi-space in June 2013. She is the founder and creator of the Letters and Arts space DUENDE, which was based on the principle of reciprocity, hosting and organizing various artistic events, activities, and seminars during the 2014-15 season.