Yiota Demetriou
Yiota Demetriou has a Diploma in Filmmaking from NYFA, a BA (Hons) in Theatre Studies from Queen Mary University of London, an MRes from the University of Hull and a Ph.D at University of Bristol’s Theatre Department, which is called “An Exhibition of Hidden Stories: Research into methods of staging oral history archives”. Demetriou’s research interests lie in the areas of disseminating oral history and cultural heritage interactively using performance/sound installation and creative technologies.
She is a practitioner (Live Artist and Researcher) and also teaches in the theatre department at UoB. The applied theatre method that she developed in 2010-2011 through the research of her MA thesis, “Young Voices: An Applied Theatre Project Bridging the Gap Between Youth and Adults”, is widely used by youth workers in North Yorkshire. Her Performance and Live Art photography has also been disseminated widely online.
Her live art practice focuses on the memories of the audience and employs performance installation and sound art. “An Exhibition of Hidden Stories” is her signature performance project that consists of a series of performances that explore the concepts of memory, storytelling as well as using creative technologies in performance. She is part of the “Tempting Failure” performance family and has recently performed her piece “Love Letters” at “Latitude Festival”.
Yiota is also the Initiator and Creative Director of the annual Cypriot event “Performance & Live Art Platform”, where she constantly attempts to reach new audiences and create opportunities for young people working with Performance and Live Art in Cyprus.
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