ELEFTHERIA DEKO

A pioneer of the art of lighting in Greece, she has designed the lighting for numerous performances receiving acclaiming reviews and awards. Her participation in the Olympic Games – Athens 2004 as a lighting designer of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies has been a unique moment in her career. For the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games – Athens 2004 she received the international EMMY award (Outstanding Lighting), becoming the first Greek with this distinction. With her team they have designed several architectural lighting projects worldwide, including the lighting of the Acropolis, Temple of Poseidon, Athens International Airport, etc, receiving such international awards as Ultimate Darc Award-2020, LIT Best Lighting-2021, LIT 2021, ΜUSE Platinum, Gold. Her teaching contribution and experience counts 30 years. She began teaching stage lighting at the New York University in 1990 and taught 15 years (2005-2019) theatre lighting design at the Theatre department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (School of Fine Arts), introducing the teaching of lighting for the first time in the Greek University. With the Greek National Opera she has worked numerous times.