Marina Z . A . Mergou

Marina Mergou was born in Athens in 1979. She is a theatre studies graduate from the University of North London with an MA in Performance from Queen Mary University of London and an MFA in Theatre Directing from Middlesex University with scholarship from the British University. She holds a PhD from Panteion University. She was trained in the traditional theatres of Thailand ‘Khon’, ‘Lakhon Lek’ and ‘Nang Yai’ at Patravadi Theatre in Bangkok. She has participated in workshops of traditional Indian dance drama ‘Kathakali’ with Karunakaran Nair at the Grotowski Institute in Poland and traditional Indonesian mask theatre ‘Topeng’ with Margaret Coldiron and Made Pujawati Hobar at Performing Arts Centre A4M. She also participated at the intensive course ‘Meyerhold and Biomecanics’ at the Russian Academy of Arts GITIS in Moscow as well as at the physical theatre course of the Desmond Jones School of Physical Theatre and Mime in London. She conducted field research on the traditional theatres of Malaysia at the National Academy of Art, Culture and Heritage ASWARA in Kuala Lumpur in 2009, where she directed and presented the outcome in an intercultural performance entitled "Medea" using the techniques of traditional Malaysian dance theatres ‘Makyong’ and ‘Randai’.
She taught the modules "Non-Western theatrical traditions" (academic year 2007-2009) and "English-speaking theatre, language and terminology" (academic year 2007-2008) at the Department of Theatre Studies of the University of Peloponnese. She also taught the module "Music Theatre" (academic year 2008-2009) at the Department of Music Science and Art of the University of Macedonia. She currently teaches the module "Theatrical Traditions of the East" (academic year 2016-17) at the Theatre Studies Department of the University of Athens.
She has worked as a director, assistant director and theatre researcher in Greece and abroad and has participated with her work in international festivals.
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