Dimitra Alexopoulou

Dimitra Alexopoulou is an architect with a multifaceted creative background that bridges architecture, scenography, and jewelry design. She studied Architecture at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), while simultaneously attending two one-year workshops in Scenography and Performance Design at LSA, under the direction of Maria Chaniotaki. These parallel studies enriched her understanding of space and narrative expression. After several years of working in private architectural firms, she now operates as a freelance architect, focusing on projects that allow her to blend technical precision with artistic vision. Her involvement in jewelry design led to the creation of two thematic collections, and she currently teaches jewelry design at the Public School of Silver and Goldsmithing in Stemnitsa (SAEK), sharing her knowledge and passion with emerging designers. Scenography has been a field of experimentation and creative exploration for her, especially through her voluntary work as a set designer in amateur theatre groups. In 2023, her set design was awarded at the Zografou Theatre Festival—an important recognition of her artistic approach. Her experience with scenography has profoundly transformed the way she views architecture, infusing her work with a more experiential and narrative-driven perspective.

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During my first year of studies at the Theatre Design/Scenography Laboratory in the academic year 2019–2020, I worked on the play Desire Under the Elms by Eugene O’Neill. Through this process, I engaged deeply with the fundamental concepts of dramaturgy and artistic research, elements that formed the core of my scenographic approach. The research process enabled me to delve into the dramaturgical material and to understand the psychological and symbolic dimensions of the play. Through character analysis, exploration of spatial-temporal contexts, and aesthetic references, I developed a scenographic model that visually expressed the tension and entrapment of the characters, while simultaneously incorporating the natural landscape as a dramaturgical element. In my second year at the Performance Design Laboratory (2020–2021), my experience focused on artistic liberation and on the concept of performance as a means of embodied storytelling and expression. Through this process, I explored how emotional confinement and unspoken psychological burdens can manifest as illness in the body, creating a powerful space for artistic and personal research. The project I developed took the form of an experiential journey of self-observation and awareness, centered around the concept of the labyrinth—as a symbol of the psyche, the body, and space.