Zoe Sigalou (b. 1993 Athens - Greece) is an actress, director and playwright who uses various art-forms to explore the connection between her dreams and real life. She studied Translation and Interpreting at the Ionian University and Dramatic and Performing Arts at Arhi Drama School.
In 2022 she starred in the play Spring by Youla Boudali, at Athens and Epidaurus Festival. She was selected for the Acting Studio of Talents Sarajevo for the Sarajevo Film Festival 2022 and she participated at the Oxbelly Acting on Camera Intensive by Faliro House Productions in collaboration with the NFTS (National Film & Television School). In November 2022 and April 2023 she performed her new play "Chromosome W: An Alphabet for Womankind" at The Cockpit theatre in London during Voila!Europe Festival and at Thessaloniki Fringe in Thessaloniki. Moreover, she participated in the feature film "Brando With the Glass Eye" by Antonis Tsionis, produced by Homemade Films & Ficcino Films.
Her theatre play "Perseids or How to Party Hard", was selected by the Goethe Institute for the New Stages Southeast Program and was produced by the Onassis Foundation in during 2023 Future Now Festival. She co-wrote and performed at Call Me Sugar produced by Onassis Foundation in 2023 Future Now Festival. She starred in the short film "Mothers & Daughters" by Elke Lehrenkrauss for Eleusis 2023 and the short film "Home" by Sofia Sfyri.
In 2024 she is set to star in upcoming films. She starred in the dystopian short film "Last Tropics" by Thanasis Trouboukis, produced by Avion Films. She'll be filming her new short film The Beast Who Walks Like A Man, which has received the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ΕΡΤ) award at Olympia International Film Festival and the Greek Film Centre Grant and will participate in the upcoming film of Syllas Tzoumerkas, My Soul Startled, produced by Homemade Films and the Onassis Foundation. Moreover, in 2024 she was selected for the Design School of Circular Cultures by Onassis Foundation & the British Council.
ACTRESS
FILM
2024
The Beast Who Walks Like A Man (lead:Eta), directed by Nikos Kolioukos, production Open Boarders
2024
Women of Asia Minor Animation, (lead:Cleo), directed by Aris Kaplanidis and Elias Roumeliotis, Soul Productions
2024
Last Tropics (lead: Sofia), directed by Thanasis Trouboukis, production Avion Films
2023
Home (lead:Alex), directed by Sofia Sfyri, production Libellula Productions
2023
Mothers & Daughters (lead:Zoe), directed by Elke Lehrenkrauss, production Delta Pi & Eleusis 2023
2023
Brando with an Eye (role: Nadia), directed by Antonis Tsionis, production Homemade Films & Ficcino Films
2022
Summer Breeze Short Film (lead: Ioanna), directed by Alexandros Rellos
2022
Silence 6/9 (role: Peep Show Girl),directed by Christos Passalis, production Homemade Films
2022
City And The City Feature (role: Lilly),directed by Christos Passalis and Syllas Tzoumerkas, production Homemade Films
2020
Fiat Lux (lead), directed by Yorgos Korakianitis
2019
In the Strange Persuit of Laura Durant (role: Hippie at the beach), directed by Dimitris Bavellas
TV
2021
Ta Kalitera Mas Hronia(role: Tzoulia), directed by Olga Malea.
2021
I Genia Tou '30(role: Ifigeneia), directed by Yorgos Gkikapepas.
THEATRE
2023
Until the Sumer, directed by Michalis Pitidis, Municipal Theatre of Kavala
2023
Chromosome W: An Alphabet of Womankind, directed by Zoe Sigalou and Roxanne Krimizi, ThessFringe
2023
Call Me Sugar, directed by Christina Kipreou & Michalis Pitidis, Onassis Foundation - FUTURE NOW
2023
The Perseids or How To Party Hard, directed by Zoe Sigalou and Marina Siotou, Onassis Foundation - FUTURE NOW
2022
Fragment of Chromosome W: An Alphabet of Womankind, directed by Zoe Sigalou and Roxanne Krimizi, The Cockpit x Voila!Europe Festival
2022
Spring (role: Kakia, directed by Youla Boudali, Athens & Epidaurus Festival
2020
The Persians(role: Atossa),directed by Rinio Kyriazi, Arhi Theatre.
2020
Cherry Orchad(role: Lubov), directed by Vicky Georgiadou, Arhi Theatre.
2019
Kommos performance(lead),directed by Sine Qua NonArt, Epidaurus Lyceum,(Athens & Epidaurus Festival), Epidaurus Stadium.
2019
Naked by Mike Leigh(role: waitress 2),theatre adaptation, directed by Syllas Tzoumerkas, Arhi Theatre.
2019
Yerma(role: Yerma), directed by Zoe Sigalou & Marina Siotou, Arhi Theatre.
PLAYWRIGHT - SCRIPTWRITER
2023
Call Me Sugar - Onassis Foundation - Theatre Play
2021-2023
The Perseids or How to Party Hard (New Stages Southeast, Goethe Institut - National Theatre of Greece - Onassis Foundation) - Theatre Play
2022-2023
Chromosome W: An Alphabet for Womankind - Theatre Play
2022
Casuals (Thessaloniki International Film Festival Competition Official Selection)
2020 - 2021
The Beast Who Walks Like A Man - Short Film
2020
Ode à Aphrodite - Short Film
2020
Corona Australis - Short Film
2020
Transparent - Short Film
DIRECTOR
FILM
2022
Casuals - Short Film
2020
Ode à Aphrodite - Short Film
2020
Corona Australis - Short Film
2020
Transparent - Short Film
THEATRE
2023
The Perseids or How to Party Hard - Theatre Play
2022
Chromosome W: An Alphabet of Womankind - Theatre Play/Performance
2020
Meta - Amour - Contemporary Dance/Performance
2019
Yerma - Theatre Play
TRANSLATION | INTERPRETING | SUBTITLING
2023
Subtitling (english, greek) Love is a Heavy Load short film,
directed by Marianna Bostantzoglou
2022
Translation (english, greek) Wasted Theatre Play by Kae Tempest
2022
Translation (greek, english) Kamiros Threatre Hub Website
2022
Subtitling (english, greek) Happy New Year Jim short film, directed by Andrea Gatopoulos
2020
Translation (english, greek) One for Sorrow Theatre Play by Cordelia Lynn.
2017
Matsi Chatzilazarou Intersemiotic Translation/Exhibition from Poetry to Sketch at Ionian University.
2013 – 2015
Translation, Subtitling and Interpreting (english, french, greek) for BetThere Corfu Animation Festival.
2012 - 2014
Interpreting (english, french, greek) for Social Solidarity Corfu Festival.
2013
Interpreting (english) for Patrai Municipality and the Royal British Airforce.
2011
Interpreting for International Special Olympics in Patrai.
PRESENTER & SOCIAL MEDIA
2021
Drama International Short Film Festival
2021
Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Youth
AWARDS
2022
Greek Film Centre Grant Award for "The Beast Who Walks Like A Man"
2020
Best Script Hellenic Broadcasting Coorporation (ERT) Award and Grant, for “The Beast Who Walks Like A Man” at Olympia International Film Festival.
2020
“Corona Australis” Short Film Script Award at Thessaloniki International Film Festival.
2020
“Transparent” Short Film Excellence at Nespresso Talents.
RESIDENCIES
2022
Talents Sarajevo 2022 - Acting Studio
2022
Art and Computation Retreat by the German Ministry of Education and Research
2021
Therino Mandeio by Ioannina Dipethe on Ancient Theater
2021
Summer Camp Academy at Nowy Theatre - Warsaw
2021
London Screenwriters Festival, Scriptwriting Online Residency.
2019
Student Exchange between Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts and Arhi Drama School.
WORKSHOPS
2024
Circular Cultures Design School on AI - Onassis Foundation & British COuncil
2022-2023
Goethe Institut New Stages Workshop on Playwrighting with Jens Hilje and Prodromos Tsinikoris (& Rebekka Kricheldorf and Theodor-Cristian Popescu Romania Edition)
2022
Oxbelly by Faliro House Productions & NFTS - Acting on Camera
2022
Sarajevo Talents Actors Studio - Acting on Camera
2022
Kamiros Directing Workshop on Directing and Viewpoints, with Ilektra Ellinikioti
2021
Therino Manteio by Dipethe Ioaninon, with Maria Kechagioglou, Dimitris Sotiriou, Georgia Tenta and Tzortzina Kakoudaki.
2021
Workshop on Erotokritos as a Theatre Play by Bijoux de Kant
2020 - 2021
Nicolai Demidov theatre technique by Vicky Georgiadou.
2020
Discourse on Artistic Research in the Field of Dance,TWIXTlab.
2020
Improject Improvisation Workshop by Sofia Mavragani.
2020
Theatre Workshop by Aris Biniaris.
2020
Hellenic American Union Theatre Masterclass with Andreas Manolikakis
2019
Theatre Directing Seminar by Alexis Alatsis
2019
Emotions and Catharsis: Transforming the Contemporary Performer’s Body
Workshop by Sine Qua Non Art at Athens Epidaurus Lyceum.
2019
Kabuki Master Class by Ichinosuke Umekawa at Athens Epidaurus Lyceum
2018
Ways to Narrate a Story ‒ Workshop on Chekov by Maria Filini
2018
Theater Performance Workshop by George Karamalegos
2014 - 2015
Contemporary Dance Seminar by Evangelia Randou at Garage Performing Center Corfu
2014
Electroacoustic music seminar at the Summer Academy of Corfu Music Studies Department.
LANGUAGES
Greek - Native
English - Professional
French - Professional
German - B1
Spanish - B1