Vera Iona Papadopoulou is a Performance Director, Artistic Programmer and Creative Producer working at the intersection of performance, education and social impact. Her work blends dramaturgy, embodied research and participatory methodologies to create artistic experiences that connect personal narratives with collective realities.

Born in Kyiv and raised in Greece, Vera studied Architecture (OGASA, Odesa), Film Directing (VGIK, Moscow) and Digital Arts (ASFA, Athens). She trained under Marina Abramović and Yoko Ono, collaborated with GARAGE Museum of Contemporary Art and MoMA PopRally, and was shaped artistically by ICA Moscow’s New Artistic Strategies program and the performance method of Theodoros Terzopoulos.

For the past 15 years, she has directed and curated more than forty performances, site-specific works and hybrid artistic projects across Greece, Ukraine and Europe. Her practice explores memory, identity, motherhood, trauma and transformation, creating spaces where presence becomes creation and life itself turns into art.

As Creative Director of Full Flight Productions, Vera leads large-scale creative and educational productions in collaboration with UNICEF, the Greek Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health, the Institute of Educational Policy and European programs. Her work includes the design and production of hundreds of educational films, animated narratives and multi-stakeholder projects focused on inclusion, diversity, youth empowerment and public health.

A dedicated educator and mentor, she has taught performance art in museums, institutions, residencies and digital platforms, guiding artists, educators and communities in developing embodied expression, authentic presence and new forms of artistic literacy.

She is the founder and artistic director of spiti8 | The Home of Performance & Experiential Arts, a platform dedicated to performance, collective creation and experiential learning. Through spiti8, she designs performances, labs, artistic research programs and retreats that bridge art, pedagogy and social transformation—cultivating new ways of living, learning and collaborating through art.

Vera’s artistic vision is rooted in the belief that art is a living practice of presence, a way to create meaning, connection and collective imagination in times of change.