Theodora L. Makariou is a theatre and costume designer. She was born in Cyprus and coming from a very artistic family background she grows up with influences in art, music and theatre. In 2008 she moved to London and studied at Wimbledon College of art where she graduated last summer with a BA in Theatre Design for Performance. All through her studies, she has developed skills in set design and construction, prop making, costume design and making, lighting design and model making. During her time in Wimbledon Theodora has worked as a designer on a range of shows in Battersea Art Centre, East 15, The Circus Space and with Kingston University dance department. She was recently based in Edinburgh where she attended a Master course in Performance Costume at Edinburgh College of art.
I was always interested in interactive theatre. The idea of the audience being invited to be part of the performance instead of just observing it always fascinated me. It all started with the idea that everything is based on what we can feel, smell, taste and see. For instance, “apple” is only a word, five letters put in a particular order and nothing more. What actually makes an apple be an apple as we understand it, is the image of it, the texture and form that it has, the smell that sprays the air when you bite it, the taste that stays in your mouth and naturally the sound of it when you crunch it. I wanted the audience to be able to experience something more than just vision and sound during a performance, something that could stimulate all of their senses.