About

Alkisti is a director, writer, and performer from Athens, Greece, and a graduate of the Masters in Theatre Directing program at the Victorian College of the Arts. Alkisti began her career as a singer/actor on stage and TV, and upon completing her BA (Hons) in Theatre Arts, she was awarded Best Graduating Artist. She then went on to direct self-written shows in both Greece and Australia.

During her time at the VCA, Alkisti interned as a director on Harry Potter and The Cursed Child, further honing her craft in large-scale theatre. As a director, Alkisti specializes in physical theatre, embodied storytelling, and works that explore political and social issues, including gender rights, war, and violence. In 2022, Alkisti was a guest panellist for International Women's Day at the Greek Community of Melbourne.

In 2023, Alkisti created and performed a show inspired by an ancient Greek myth for the NGV’s Summer Kids Festival and directed Inside Out, an original comedy by Indigenous artist Maurial Spearim, which premiered at the Malthouse as part of the Yirramboi Festival.

In 2024 Alkisti co-directed alonside Krystalla Pearce The Long Game by Sally Faraday that premiered at Theatre Works. Her most recent work, Αριάδνη / Ariadne, is a contemporary tragedy that she both wrote and directed for La Mama Theatre as part of the Mother Tongues Festival.