ACTRESS & CURATOR

Alcestis Poulopoulou studied Greek Studies at the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (INALCO, Paris, FR), Art History and Linguistics at the Sorbonne (Paris, FR), and Acting at the Higher School of Dramatic Art "Archi" (Athens, GR). She has participated in acting workshops at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), Théâtre de Complicité, and with Chad Chenouga.

She has played leading roles in numerous theatrical productions, including: Grandpa for Rent – International (dir. F. Papadodima, Theatro tou Notou), It's Raining (dir. A. Karazisis, Athens Festival), Metamorphoses + (dir. Th. Moschopoulos, Amore Theater), A family affair (dir. N. Mastorakis, Amore Theater), Tales from the Vienna Woods (dir. Y. Houvardas, Athens Festival), Spring Awakening (dir. N. Mastorakis, National Theatre – nominated for the “Melina Mercouri” Award), Dance of the Lonely Heart (dir. A. Karazisis, National Theatre), Uncle Vanya (dir. Y. Houvardas, National Theatre), The Lady from the Sea (dir. E. Støbe, National Theatre), Emilia Galotti (dir. Y. Houvardas, National Theatre), All Yesterday's Parties (dir. Babis Galiatsatos, Knot Gallery), Skēnobátes (dir. St. Fasoulis, Epidaurus, National Theatre), Ink (dir. B. Galiatsatos, Theatre 104), The Master Builder (dir. Y. Houvardas, Hellenic Cosmos), Orpheus descending (dir. Barbara Weber, National Theatre), Red Lanterns (dir. K. Rigos, National Theatre), Spectators (dir. K. Evaggelatos, National Theatre), Death Variations (dir. Y. Houvardas, Poreia Theatre), Hamlet (dir. Y. Houvardas, Onassis Stegi), Richard III (dir. Y. Houvardas, National Theatre), Oresteia (dir. Y. Houvardas, Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus), The happiest of the three (dir. Y. Houvardas, Poreia Theatre), Lulu (dir. Y. Houvardas, Michael Cacoyannis Foundation), The Misanthrope (dir. Y. Houvardas, National Theatre), The Other Side of the Tempest (dir. Y. Houvardas, Athens Festival), among others. 

She has also appeared in award-winning films and TV series in Greece and France, such as Women’s Conspiracies (dir. V. Vafeas), Loafing and Camouflage (dir. N. Perrakis, G. Kordelas), etc., with more recent roles in the films Female, Too Much Info Clouding Over My Head, and in the series So Long Marianne (HBO), Ça, c’est Paris (FRANCE 2, HBO), Maestro in Blue (MEGA, NETFLIX), Salade Grecque (AMAZON TV), Milky Way (ANT1), 17 Threads (COSMOTE TV, MEGA).

As an art exhibition curator, she has collaborated with: Theatro tou Notou, DESTE Foundation Outlook, Galerie Xippas, and Galerie Art Concept in Paris.