Naomi Velissariou

Naomi Velissariou is a Greek-Belgian director, writer, actor and performance artist with a fascination for the fluidity of contemporary identity and the way in which this is utilised in today’s visual culture. She is the leading figure of a generation of socially engaged performing artists and is not afraid to take to the barricades on behalf of this generation. Velissariou creates poetic spectacles that overwhelm the audience with relentless lyrics, hard-hitting beats and dazzling visuals.

In 2017, Naomi Velissariou received the Charlotte Köhler Prijs, an encouragement award from the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds. In 2019, she won the Regieprijs for Part I of her PERMANENT DESTRUCTION trilogy, The SK Concert. In 2021, she received the Theo d’Or for Part III: Pain Against Fear. Her performance HARDKOOR was nominated for the VSCD Mime/Performance Prize 2025.