Michalis is a set and costume designer originally from Greece, currently
based in London. Athens is his hometown, where he took his first steps
into Theatre Arts. After he had completed a degree in Architectural Design
and Engineering, he joined the busy workshop of Vassilis Sakkis where he learned all the secrets of set building, sculpting, backdrop painting and prop making. He subsequently moved to London to do his BA degree on Theatre Design at Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama.

Since his graduation in 2001 he has designed a diverse range of projects
ranging from classical theatre, touring, musicals and opera to site-specific projects and dance. He has also undertaken work as Installation Artist, Sculptor/Prop Maker and Set Builder.

Michalis aspiration for each individual project is to create imaginative,
beautifully crafted and emotionally affecting stage environments. His criterion
for spectacle is sensory enchantment aiming to evoke simultaneously the
human psyche and mind where their collaboration would bring about a harmonious, unified understanding of the experience.

 

DESIGNS CREDITS

Apr 09.... Until Now, (Props Designer);Deviced by Mimbre Circus Company
.................Open Air Touring Production; Directed by Leandre Ribera
Jen 09......Romeo & Juliet Fatal Loins, by W. Shakespeare
.................@New Players Theatre, Directed by Julia Sakko
July 08......Rasputin Rocks, comp. by Al. Smith, writ. by Andrew Hobbs
................ @ Kenton Theatre (Henley-on-Thames), Director Una Buckley
Apr08..... Twelve, @ Oval Theatre (London), Directed by Verinica Wigg
Nov07.... Twelve, Devised Site Specific @ Corason Art Center (Buenos
................ Aires, Argentina) Directed by Verinica Wigg
Jun07...... Peter Pan, by J.M. Barrie
.................Open Air Touring Production; Director Philip Dart
Apr06..... Pestle and Mortars, Dance Performance; @ The Place
.................Director/Choreographer: Maria Ggoumrassi
Feb06..... Back the Beef, Devised youth theatre production
................@ Brady Arts Centre and Tour; Directed by Jim Pope
Nov05.... Oedipus on Crossroads, Site-Specific Installation Performance
.................@Keciburcu Castle (Diyarbak¦r/Turkey)
Aug 05.....Creative Achievers, Youth Theatre Productions
.................@Watermans Arts Centre & Paul Roberson Theatre
Jun05.......The Verdict by J. Thorne, Small Scale Touring
.................Directed by Aslain Zambon.
May05..... Groundplay, Devised Youth Theatre,
.................@ Hampstead Theatre and Tour; Directed by Jim Pope
Mar05..... Warmusic, Divised Site-Specific@ Great Eastern Hotel, London
.................Directed by Matthew Fay
2004........Olympic Games Athenes04; Opening Ceremony “River of time”
.................Development Costume Designer/Sculptor
Dec03..... ONE Devised by Jamworks @ Old Truman Brewery Space
.................Site-Specific Promenade Performance, Directed by Dan Milne
Oct03..... The 39 Step, by S. Corble, Small Scale European Tour
.................Directed by Jonathan Kemp
May03.... The Seven Deadly Sins, comp. by K. Weil, lyrics by B. Brecht
.................@ Arcola Theatre, Directed by Mehmet Ergen
Nov02.....The Country Wife by W. Wycherley
.................@ Cockpit Theatre, directed by Jacqueline Nichols
July02...... Romeo & Juliet by W. Shakespeare, Dir. by R. Williamson
.................Midsummer Night’s Dreams, directed by Frank Jarvis
.................REP, Middle Scale Open AirTouring Production
May 02.....NOMAn’s lanDS, Installation Performance, Istanbul/ Turkey
Mar 02.....Lovers, Dumbwaiter, by H. Pinter, Directed by Ellen Fry
.................REP, Small Scale European Tour,
Jen02...... Thelema; House of Tall Poppies devised by Thelema Company
.................Site Specific, Directed by Nicola Payne
Nov01.... .Jitterbug by Bonnie Greer; @ Arcola Theatre, Dir. by M. Ergen
July01...... Funnyhouse Of a Negro, by Adrianne Kennedy
.................Open-air Multimedia Theatre performance, Dir. by Elina Mannie
June01.... Plebeians Rehearse the Uprising, by Gunter Grass.
................@ Arcola Theatre, Directed by M. Ergen
Feb01..... Royal Variety, by P.Tiddey & Phil Amos
................@ ICA Theatre, Directed by Phil Wilmott
Aug 00.... American Eagle 2000, by Chris Amos, @ Gilded Balloon
................ Edinburgh Festival, Directed by Colin Stevens
June00....The Dumbwaiter by H.Pinter, @ Greenwich Playhouse
.................Directed by Anne Earhart.


1994 -Present Sculptor, Prop Maker and Stage Carpenter including work for:

Variety of productions for Ambassadors Theatre Group,
LCTS @ New Players Theatre,
Spamalot@Palace Theatre,
Strictly African Dance for BBC,
Lion King @Lyceum Theatre,
Disney Imagination Procession (Millennium Euro-Disney),
Far Pavilions@ Shaftsbury Theatre,
English National Ballet,
Linfield Designers Ltd,
Whitechapel Scenery Ltd,
Vas. Sakkis SETS