International Health Humanities Network Membership

Mayra is a performer / puppeteer, Theatre Director and Dramatherapist (MA) . She studied Lecoq based Devising Theatre and Performance at London International School of Performing Arts. She has collaborated as puppeteer / Deviser with the Out of Chaos Theatre and Yellow Earth (Pulse Festival 2013), the Around The Glove (Little Angel Theatre, 2014 - 2015) and is collaborating with other theatres in London. As Movement Director worked at the Hard Comedy group. As Artistic Director at Vertebra Theatre, she co-directed the short film Ostrako (Shell), Movement directed Birdphobia and directed the puppetry performance Dark Matter (Camden Fringe, 2015, MIND festival) raising awareness on dementia. In 2015, she has been a resident artist at The Institute de la Marrionette (France) undertaking research in using puppetry and performance for community and organisational develpment. She has worked as Team Manager at the Grove Recovery Day Centre for people with severe and and enduring mental health experiences. Since 2004, she has been facilitating groups of children, young people and adults in community, educational and prison settings in Greece, UK and other countries. She has also faciliated workshops on embodied dream work at international conferences (ex. Int. congress of Psychotherapy 2011, Performing the World, etc).