Ellada Evangelou, PhD, has studied in Cyprus and the United States. She has worked as a dramaturg, theatre director, workshop facilitator, and independent consultant, locally and internationally. She writes and teaches on theatre, identity, and conflict transformation in Cyprus and the United States. She is the co-founder of Rooftop Theatre, a 2020-21 Global Fellow of the International Society for the Performing Arts, and the Artistic and Executive Director of the Buffer Fringe Performing Arts Festival from 2019 to 2022. She served as the Program Coordinator for the Young Mediterranean Voices Program of the Anna Lindh Foundation (2019-22) and was the curator for the ‘Boundary Crosser’ Artistic Residency at CYENS Center of Excellence in Nicosia (2023-24).