Emmanouela Vogiatzaki

Emmanouela Vogiatzaki is a Multidisciplinary Artist a member of the Teaching Staff of the University of Peloponnesus. She holds a PhD in Theatre Studies: Acting and Directing (subject: Cyborgism and performance Art. Directing, designing and spectating connected-technologized bodies) from the Open University of Cyprus, MA and BA (Honors) in Set and Costume Design from the Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design, an MA in Audio-Visual Production (specialized in Film Directing and Editing) from the London Metropolitan University and a BA in Economics from the University of Athens.  She worked for BBC News Resources in London as a TV Studio Operator, responsible for robotic cameras and lights during live News-24 broadcasts. Her work portfolio includes more than 30 theatre productions, 20 short films and 1 feature, screened at Curzon Cinema in London, British Film Institute, as well as conducting focused research work under European Framework 7 program, Horizon 2020, COST etc. She has authored two theatre plays, and published a number of conference articles. She frequently participates as a Technical Committee member at prestigious national and international conferences, festivals and other events. Her research interests include: Performance Art, Theatre, Advanced Technologies in Performing Arts, Cyborg Theatre, Virtual Environments and 3D Sets, Tele-Presence and Smart Collaborative Environments, Mixed Real, Virtual and Immersive-Reality Systems and Immersive User Interfaces, Serious Gaming in the Context of e-Health (rehabilitation), Media Broadcasting and Future TV/Cinema beyond HD.