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Founding Member of Theatro Transcendental.
Director, Playwright, Translator and Script Editor, Theatre Critic, Graphic and Website designer, Technical designer, Workshop facilitator (Children), Drama teacher.
Eleni studied theatre at the University of Kent, earning a First Class Masters degree in Applied Theatre (the practical use of theatre outside the 'theatrical world', in order to achieve certain goals, specific to the individual or group). She has worked in both England and Cyprus as a workshop facilitator, in projects with adults with learning difficulties, young asylum seekers, elderly people, children and teenagers.
She has trained in video recording and editing, and in the art of combining live action with the recorded (a skill used extensively in the production 'The Jhiva of Nietzsche' which involved the filming and editing of a 50 minute film running alongside the stage action). She has also worked as a freelance graphic designer, and designs all of Theatro Transcendental's graphic work.
From 2009-2011, she worked full-time with Theatre Antidote in Cyprus, Larnaca, as Office Manager and Workshop Facilitator, teaching and directing productions with children aged 4-12yrs.
As a full-time member of Theatro Transcendental, Eleni directed the following productions:
1. "The Room of Unlimited Possibilities" (Cyprus 2010-2011/ Edinburgh 2011)
2. "The Jhiva of Nietzsche" (Cyprus 2011-2012, Edinburgh 2012)
3. "Here's What I Know About Humans, by Lulu the Dog" (Cyprus 2012, Edinburgh 2012) - written in collaboration with Korina Kontaxaki
4. "Have I Grown Up?" (Cyprus 2012) - Adult Theatre Workshop production, directed/ written in collaboration with Korina Kontaxaki
5. "Love Lies" (Cyprus 2013) - awarded and supported by the National Theatre, Cyprus
In 2012, following the initiative of the adult theatre workshops, Eleni launched the children's branch, entitled Little Box Theatre. In May 2012, the first children's group participated in the adult workshop production 'Have I grown up?' at the Melina Mercouri Theatre. The children's groups are constantly growing, and performing annual productions written, directed and performed by the kids themselves. She is constantly developing new methods of adapting the ''Transcendental'' methods, invented by Korina Kontaxaki, for young creative minds.
In 2012, Eleni began writing theatre reviews for the Cyprus Mail. Her reviews can be read here.
In 2013, she joined The Senior School as a part time GCSE and A-Level drama teacher.
Eleni also co-wrote the production "Which Body?" with Korina Kontaxaki in 2013, as part of the National Theatre's program "Play". The script was selected to be staged in October 2014, by the National Theatre. It will be directed by Korina Kontaxaki, with Eleni as assistant director.
In 2014, Eleni launched the first Nicosia Youth Arts Festival, which was held with great success in June 2014. The 2nd Youth Arts Festival will take place in April 2015.
"Positive. Deep thinker. Cautious. Rational. Perfectionist. Loyal. Exist entirely in my own universe. Love searching for order amidst absolute chaos. Need to do things in my own time and way. Have no interest in competition. Dislike: Discrimination, expectations, swearing, cruelty to animals and raisins. Tree Hugger. Love challenges. Opinionated. Question everything. LOVE TO LIVE." - Eleni Cosma
Director, Playwright, Translator and Script Editor, Theatre Critic, Graphic and Website designer, Technical designer, Workshop facilitator (Children), Drama teacher.
Eleni studied theatre at the University of Kent, earning a First Class Masters degree in Applied Theatre (the practical use of theatre outside the 'theatrical world', in order to achieve certain goals, specific to the individual or group). She has worked in both England and Cyprus as a workshop facilitator, in projects with adults with learning difficulties, young asylum seekers, elderly people, children and teenagers.
She has trained in video recording and editing, and in the art of combining live action with the recorded (a skill used extensively in the production 'The Jhiva of Nietzsche' which involved the filming and editing of a 50 minute film running alongside the stage action). She has also worked as a freelance graphic designer, and designs all of Theatro Transcendental's graphic work.
From 2009-2011, she worked full-time with Theatre Antidote in Cyprus, Larnaca, as Office Manager and Workshop Facilitator, teaching and directing productions with children aged 4-12yrs.
As a full-time member of Theatro Transcendental, Eleni directed the following productions:
1. "The Room of Unlimited Possibilities" (Cyprus 2010-2011/ Edinburgh 2011)
2. "The Jhiva of Nietzsche" (Cyprus 2011-2012, Edinburgh 2012)
3. "Here's What I Know About Humans, by Lulu the Dog" (Cyprus 2012, Edinburgh 2012) - written in collaboration with Korina Kontaxaki
4. "Have I Grown Up?" (Cyprus 2012) - Adult Theatre Workshop production, directed/ written in collaboration with Korina Kontaxaki
5. "Love Lies" (Cyprus 2013) - awarded and supported by the National Theatre, Cyprus
In 2012, following the initiative of the adult theatre workshops, Eleni launched the children's branch, entitled Little Box Theatre. In May 2012, the first children's group participated in the adult workshop production 'Have I grown up?' at the Melina Mercouri Theatre. The children's groups are constantly growing, and performing annual productions written, directed and performed by the kids themselves. She is constantly developing new methods of adapting the ''Transcendental'' methods, invented by Korina Kontaxaki, for young creative minds.
In 2012, Eleni began writing theatre reviews for the Cyprus Mail. Her reviews can be read here.
In 2013, she joined The Senior School as a part time GCSE and A-Level drama teacher.
Eleni also co-wrote the production "Which Body?" with Korina Kontaxaki in 2013, as part of the National Theatre's program "Play". The script was selected to be staged in October 2014, by the National Theatre. It will be directed by Korina Kontaxaki, with Eleni as assistant director.
In 2014, Eleni launched the first Nicosia Youth Arts Festival, which was held with great success in June 2014. The 2nd Youth Arts Festival will take place in April 2015.
"Positive. Deep thinker. Cautious. Rational. Perfectionist. Loyal. Exist entirely in my own universe. Love searching for order amidst absolute chaos. Need to do things in my own time and way. Have no interest in competition. Dislike: Discrimination, expectations, swearing, cruelty to animals and raisins. Tree Hugger. Love challenges. Opinionated. Question everything. LOVE TO LIVE." - Eleni Cosma