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Greek and World Theatre: Drama, Performance, Education

DIMAKI-ZORA MARIA

MARIA DIMAKI-ZORA

Associate Professor

Modern Greek Drama and Culture • Department of Primary Education • National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

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Maria Dimaki-Zora is Associate Professor at the Department of Primary Education of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, specialising in “Modern Greek Drama and Culture”.

She is a graduate of the Department of Philology of the School of Philosophy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She completed her doctoral dissertation at the same Department as a scholarship holder of the State Scholarships Foundation, on the subject Spyridon N. Vasileiadis (1845-1874): His Life and Work .

The dissertation was published by the Kostas and Eleni Ouranis Foundation of the Academy of Athens in 2002. In 2015, she completed postdoctoral research entitled “Contemporary Trends in the Development of Modern Greek Drama: The Discourse of the Texts”.

Modern Greek DramaTheatre and CultureModern Greek LiteratureTheatre for Children and Young Audiences19th and 20th CenturiesPerforming Arts
Education and Academic Background
  • Degree from the Department of Philology, School of Philosophy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
  • Doctoral dissertation at the same Department as a scholarship holder of the State Scholarships Foundation.
  • Doctoral dissertation: Spyridon N. Vasileiadis (1845-1874): His Life and Work .
  • Postdoctoral research: “Contemporary Trends in the Development of Modern Greek Drama: The Discourse of the Texts” (2015).
Research Interests
  • Modern Greek drama of the 19th and 20th centuries
  • Modern Greek literature
  • Theatre and culture
  • Theatre for young audiences
  • Contemporary trends in Modern Greek drama
International Research Projects
  • 2016-2017 — Theatrum Mundi – a Journey through European Performing Arts , within the framework of the European Creative Europe: Culture programme.
  • 2021-2023 — Values Across Space and Time, within the framework of HORIZON 2020.
Books / Monographs
  • Theatrical Pages: Studies on Modern Greek Drama and Theatre for Young Audiences , [Theatrologica VII – Edenda Curat Walter Puchner], Herodotos, Athens, 2018.
  • Modern Greek Drama at the Heights of “Parnassos”: Theatre and Culture in Athens in the 19th and 20th Centuries , Publications of the “Parnassos” Literary Society, Athens, 2021.
Recent Publications
  1. Dimaki-Zora, M., “Aspects, Representations and Refractions of the Economic Crisis in Contemporary Greek Drama”, in Vasileios Sabatakakis (ed.), The Greek World in Periods of Crisis and Recovery (1204-2018) , Vol. V, Proceedings of the 6th European Congress of Modern Greek Studies, European Society of Modern Greek Studies, Athens, 2020, pp. 421-436.
  2. Dimaki-Zora, M., “The Fourth Dimension in Eugenios Trivizas’ Twelve to Twelve”, in the Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference Time in Theatre: Theatrical Memory of a Timeless Present , Papazisis Publications, Athens, 2021, pp. 371-383.
  3. Dimaki-Zora, M., “Theatre for Young Audiences: Qualitative Research Methods for Text and Performance”, in Kleio Fanouraki and George P. Pefanis (eds.), Applied Theatre: Qualitative Methods of Research and Learning through the Performing Arts , Papazisis Publications, Athens, 2021, pp. 253-269, in collaboration with Takis Tzamargias.
  4. Gkerlektsi, Th., M. Dimaki-Zora, “Applied Theatre in Greece. Skipping from crisis to crisis”, Journal of Literary Education, 5 (2021), 144-161.
  5. Dimaki-Zora, M., “Identity and Theatrical Role in Manos Kontoleon’s Mask in the Moonlight: The Emergence of Personality through the Mask”, in Vicky Patsiou (ed.), Proceedings of the Honorary Conference Manos Kontoleon. 40 Years: I Was Always Searching for Words , Diadrasi Publications, Athens, 2022, pp. 185-193.
  6. Dimaki-Zora, M., “Six Characters (for Children and Adolescents) in Search of an Author: Greek Drama for Young Audiences and the Challenges of the 21st Century”, in Evi Prousali (ed.), Performing Arts in the 21st Century: Contemporary Practices and New Perspectives , Hellenic Association of Theatre and Performing Arts Critics, Eurasia Publications, Athens, 2023, pp. 538-543.
Laboratory of Art and Discourse
She is Director of the Laboratory of Art and Discourse of the Department of Primary Education.
Editorial Activity
Since 2016, she has served as scientific editor of the “Theatre for Children and Young People” series published by Kapa Publishing, which publishes plays intended for children and young audiences.
Committees and Academic Activity
  • Member of the Greek Ministry of Culture’s State Award Committee for the Writing of Plays for Children.
  • Participation in Greek and international academic conferences.
  • Author of academic monographs and articles on Modern Greek drama, literature and theatre for young audiences.