Dr Christina Papagiannouli is Assistant Professor in Multimedia, Intermediality and Performance: Artistic Research and Practice at the Department of Performing and Digital Arts, University of Peloponnese (Greece). Between 2014-2025 she worked as Research Fellow in Performance and Interactive & Immersive Technology and Research Assistant at the University of South Wales (UK). During this period she taught a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate modules in UK-based Higher Education Institutions. Since 2023 she serves as External Examiner for the MA Scriptwriting and BA Drama, Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies, University of Essex and as Reviews Editor for the International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media (IJPADM).

Education

• Ph.D. (Practice-based), University of East London Thesis Title: The Etheatre Project. Directing Political Cyberformance, 2014
• Postgraduate Certificate in Research, University of East London, 2011
• MA in Theatre Directing, University of East London, 2010 
• Integrated Master in Drama, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2009
• Degree in Violoncello, Modern Conservatory of Thessaloniki, 2009
• Diploma in Drama, University of Kent, 2007
• 2002: Degree of Music Theory and Harmony, Municipal Conservatoire of Veria

Employment History

• Assistant Professor: Multimedia, Intermediality and Performance: Artistic Research and Practice, Department of Performing and Digital Arts (DPDA), University of Peloponnese, 2025-
• Research Fellow: Performance and Interactive & Immersive Technology, Faculty of Creative Industries, University of South Wales (USW), 2019-2025
• Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Creative Industries Research, USW, 2014-2019 
• Hourly-paid Lecturer in Performing Arts, USW, 2015-2016 
• Hourly-paid Lecturer in Performing Arts, University of East London (UEL), 2012-2015
• Hourly-paid Research Assistant, UEL, 2013-2014
• Graduate Assistant Tutor in Theatre Studies, UEL, 2012

Her research focuses on online theatre and the use of interactive and immersive technologies in theatre and performance. She has published widely in the field, including a Palgrave Macmillan monograph titled Political Cyberformance: The Etheatre Project in 2016. Her work has been presented in international festivals and conferences.

Professional and Academic Memberships

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Date of recognition: 07/12/2016.
• Co-Convener of Intermediality in Theatre and Performance working group, International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR), 2021-2024. (member since 2012)
• Co-Convener for Performance & New Technologies working group, Theatre and Performance Research Association (TaPRA), 2016-2021 (member since 2012).
• Member of the International Brecht Society (IBS), 2016-Pres
• Member of the International Society for Intermedial Studies, 2013-Pres.
• Academic member of Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), 2012-Pres.

PhD Supervision

Eirini Koutelieri, Storytelling Using Myths Through A Range Of Media In The Foreign Language Classroom: Enhancing The Motivation Of Primary School Learners Of English In Greece, PhD by Portfolio, University of South Wales

Book/Monograph

• Papagiannouli, C. (2016) Political Cyberformance: The Etheatre Project. (Pivot). Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1- 137-57703-0 / DOI:10.1057/9781137577047

Affiliated/Special Issue

• Papagiannouli, C., Scott, J., & Woycicki, P. (Guest Eds.) (2020). Affiliated Issue TaPRA Performance and New Technologies Working Group: Inclusive Intermedialities. International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, 16(2), 109-219, with co-written introduction (109-113). 

Book Chapters

• Papagiannouli, C (2023) ‘A Postdigital Response: Experiential Dramaturgies of Online Theatre, Cyberformance and Digital Texts’. In W. W. Lewis and S. Bartley (Eds.) Experiential Theatres Praxis-Based Approaches to Training 21st Century Theatre Artists. Routledge. ISBN 9781032036038
• Papagiannouli, C. & Rodrigues, V. (2021) Online Theatre/Theatre Online: What Can Theatre Learn from the COVID-19 Pandemic? In F. Cubukcu (Ed.) Towards Digitalism. NOBEL AKADEMİK YAYINCILIK EĞİTİM DANIŞMANLIK TİC. ISBN 978-625-417-026-3
• Papagiannouli, C. (2017) ‘Internet, Theatre and the Public Voice’ in Ananda Breed and Tim Prentki (eds.) Performance and Civic Engagement. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-3-319-66516-0 / DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-66517-7

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

• Papagiannouli, C. (2024) Vlach-language theatre:  The role of supertitles as translation in endangered-language heritage performance. Journal of Narrative and Language Studies, 12 (26), pp. 227-240. DOI: https://doi.org/10.59045/nalans.2024.55
• Aggelopoulos, T., Konstantinakou, P. & Papagiannouli, C. (2021) ‘UBUmaterial: Building a performative archive on Instagram’. International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, 18(1), pp. 90-104, DOI:10.1080/14794713.2021.2006486.
• Papagiannouli, C. (2020). ‘Here we are sitting in a room waiting for Waiting for Brexit’. International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, 16(2), 187-195.DOI:10.1080/14794713.2020.1759866
• Crews, S. and Papagiannouli, C. (2019) ‘InstaStan – FaceBrook – Brecht +: a performer training methodology for the age of the internet’, Theatre, Dance and Performance Training, 10:2, pp.187-204, DOI:10.1080/19443927.2019.1613260.
• Papagiannouli, C. (2018) ‘On Line: A response from a Transmedial, Postdigital and Post-Internet Future’ Performance Research, 23:4-5, pp. 428-430. ISSN: 1352-8165 (Print) 1469-9990 (Online) / DOI:10.1080/13528165.2018.1506384
• McElroy, R., Papagiannouli, C. and Wiliam, H. (2017) “Broadcasting after devolution: policy and critique in the Welsh media landscape 2008-2015” The International Journal of Cultural Policy. ISSN: 1028-6632 / DOI:10.1080/10286632.2016.1268133
• Papagiannouli, C. (2011) ‘Cyberformance and the Cyberstage’ The International Journal of the Arts in Society, 6 (4), pp. 273-282. ISSN:1833-1866 / DOI:10.18848/1833-1866/CGP/v06i04/36065

Reports

• Papagiannouli, C. (2025) R&I-led Teaching in Business and Creative Industries Report, University of South Wales, 31 January.
• Papagiannouli, C. (2020, Jun). What are theatres doing online? in Doing Arts Research in a Pandemic. The Culture Capital Exchange.
• Papagiannouli, C. (2019) Research-led Teaching in Creative Industries, a report by the Faculty of Creative Industries, University of South Wales, 19 July.
• Davies, H. and Papagiannouli, C. (2018) ‘The Future of Welsh-language broadcaster S4C: Funding and Remit,’ Media Policy Project Blog, LSE.
• McElroy, R., Wiliam, H., Papagiannouli, C. and Davies, H. (2017) S4C in Context: A comparative overview, Response to DCMS Review of S4C (Ymateb i Adolygiad Yr Adran Dros Ddiwylliant Cyfryngau a Chwaraeon o S4C), 13 October.
• McElroy, R., Papagiannouli, C. and Wiliam, H. (2015) ‘Annex 1: Review of Policy Development’ in IWA Wales Media Audit 2015, Cardiff: IWA, pp. 124-138.

Practice Research Outputs

• Daughter (2021), a workshop with a performance outcome based on intimate and reflective personal biographies of Mother and Daughter relationships. Ohyay.co (Online). Magdalena Festival 2021 (June). Papagiannouli, C. (Digital Media Dramaturg), Greenhalgh, J. (Director), Myers, T. & Scriven, N. (Producers/Performers); Croft, S., Graham, F., Myers, L. L., Johannsen, U., and Finch, M. (Performers), with support from MacDonald, C., Smajlagic, J. & Job, K. 
• UBUmaterial (2021). An Instagram performance/performative archive. Re-connect Online Performance Festival 2021 (April) and Lacuna Festivals 2021 (July). Papagiannouli, C (Digital Media Dramaturg), Angelopoulos, T. & Didaskalou, G. (Directors), Konstantinakou, P. (Dramaturg), Megla, M. (Scenographer), Kapetanios, D., Lolis, D. & Taousiani, L. (Performers).
• Jeux De Massacre (2020). A cyberformance adaptation of Ionesco’s homonymous play. UpStage v3 (Online). Network Music Festival 2020 (July) and Magdalena Online Festival 2021 (June). Papagiannouli, C. (Director), Jamieson, H. V, Perić, M., Smith, V. & Gomes, C. (Performers).
• Waiting for Brexit (2019). A semi-adaptation semi-autobiographical cyberformance. UpStage v3 (Online), TaPRA Gallery 2019 (September), University of Exeter. Papagiannouli, C. (Director), & Stamatiou, E. (Performer).
• Etheatre Project and Collaborators (2014). A devised, collaborative, site-specific cyberformance. Waterwheel and UpStage v3 (Online). World Water Day Symposium 2014 (March) and 10th UpStage Birthday 2014 (January). Papagiannouli, C. (Director), Todorut, I. T. (Dramaturg), Fuks, S. (Designer), Castelyn, S., Gavriilidis, H., Stamatiou, E. & Klett, M. (Performers). Live broadcast venues: Signalraum (Munich, Germany); 19 Tory Street Art Space (Wellington, NZ).
• Merry Crisis and a Happy New Fear (2012), a verbatim cyberformance. Waterwheel (Online), 12:12:12 UpStage Festival 2012 (December). Papagiannouli, C. (Director), Cross, A. & Mangan, T. (Performers). Live broadcast venues: MAD emergent arts centre (Eindhoven, Netherlands); APO33 (Nantes, France); Galerija Elektrika (Pancevo, Serbia); The Bikeshed Theatre (Exeter, UK); Werkstatt am Hauptplatz, in partnership with Kunstraum Goethestrasse (Linz, Austria); Amherst College (Amherst, Massachussetts); Buenos Aires (Argentina).
• Cyberian Chalk Circle (2011), a cyberformance adaptation of B. Brecht’s Caucasian Chalk Circle. WaterWheel Tap (Online) 2012 (November) and UpStage v.2 (Online), 11:11:11 UpStage Festival’ 2011 (May and November). Live broadcast venues: New Zealand Film Archive (Wellington, NZ); Paparoa Range School (Greymouth, NZ); South Westland Area School (Harihari, NZ); Govett Brewster Gallery (New Plymouth, NZ); Marionet Teatro, (Coimbra, Portugal); Piet Zwart Institute (Rotterdam, Netherlands); Mad Lab (Eindhoven, Netherlands).