Ioko Ioannis Kotidis

Ioko Ioannis Kotidis was born in Veria in 1990. He is an Athens Conservatoire Drama School graduate, and an Athens School of Fine Arts honors student. As an artist, he has directed the visual poem "Dokidoki *the boy who wanted to fly", created the drag persona Imiterasu and the performances "Billet-doux for Beginners" and "Deep Mourning Spectacle" in partnership with Panagiotis Manouilidis (Panú), and taken part in such projects as Natasa Exidaveloni's "Extra Tuition", and Michalis Siganidis' "Unlimited Shrimp" and "Who['s] is who[on]". He has also worked with Adonis Volanakis and Iosif Vivilakis, while his illustrations have appeared in printed theater programs and elsewhere. As a film actor, he has worked with Vasilis Kekatos on the short "The Distance Between Us and the Sky" (Acting Special Mention - Drama International Short Film Festival; Best Actor - Villeurbanne Short Film Festival). As a stage actor, he has worked with Mihalis Panadis, Argyris Xafis, Konstantinos Arvanitakis, Io Voulgaraki, Michail Marmarinos, Martha Frintzila, Tonia Ralli, Nikos Karathanos, Amalia Bennett, and others. As a set and costume designer, he has worked with Argyris Xafis, Artemis Flessa, and Vassilis Mantzoukis. He has also created masks for performances by Mihalis Panadis.