Drawing on years of study and her practical experience with the Song of the Goat Theater and Studio Matejka (Grotowski Institute), Alexandra Kazazou offers a masterclass on combining physical precision with the pulsating performer. The goal is to work on precision and an almost anatomical approach to the body’s limits, stripping away all aesthetic language so that the performer’s raw, natural, and personal expression can shine, along with their authentic stage presence — always within the work of the ensemble.
Greek-Polish, born in Wroclaw, Poland. She studied Theatre at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completed postgraduate studies in Acting (MA in Acting) under the auspices of Manchester Metropolitan University.
Since 2010, she has been a close collaborator with the Grotowski Institute in Poland, while in Greece she works as an actor, choreographer, and educator. In recent years, she has taught at the Higher Private Drama School “Delos” and at the Drama School of the National Theatre of Northern Greece.
In Greece, she has worked as an actor with renowned directors, choreographers, and composers, including Michail Marmarinos, Giannis Mandafounis, Io Voulgarakis, Giannis Leontaris, Petros Sevastikoglou, Filippos Tsalahouris, among others. She is also a founding member and director of the theatre group Teatr Andra, based in Istanbul, which consists of Greek, Turkish, and Polish artists. She has taught numerous workshops at the Grotowski Institute as a member of the Studio Matejka Physical Theater Group (2010–2015).
She has also taught as a professor in residence at St. Lawrence University, New York (2014), and at Gonzaga University, Washington State (2015), and has led masterclasses at CalArts University in Los Angeles, California (2018). Since 2015, she has taught at the Summer Academy of Performing Arts “Tiyatro Medresesi” in the village of Sirince, Turkey.
In 2017, she was nominated for the Eleftheria Sapoutzi Theatre Award, and in 2018 for the Melina Mercouri Theatre Award. She is a founding member of the newly established artistic group TRANSATLANTIC GROUP, based in Greece, focusing on theatre research and the exploration of new tools for educational, artistic, and performative expression.
