Vertebra Theatre, bursting onto the scene in 2012 under the visionary leadership of Artistic Director Mayra Stergiou, is an Award-Winning Ensemble of neurodivergent, non neurodivergent and Queer artists from all walks of life.
Our passionate team, hailing from diverse backgrounds and artistic disciplines, is dedicated to crafting contemporary Choreographic Theatre that thrives on Experimentation.
With a delightful blend of the Absurd, the Surreal we look at the live body in relation to space, architecture and myth.
Through expanded scenography and physical dramaturgy, our work dissolves the boundaries between theatre, dance, opera and visual art, creating performances that are at once architectural, corporeal and poetic.
At the centre of our art and research is the belief that space choreographs the body as much as the body choreographs space. Each project becomes a laboratory where scenographic structures, soundscapes and corporeal vocabularies generate new dramaturgies. Mythological and archetypal narratives serve as resonant frameworks, reimagined through contemporary movement languages and collaborative processes.
Our performances unfold as spatial landscapes of movement — where performers and audiences inhabit environments that blur the distinction between stage design, choreography and storytelling. Drawing from Lecoq methodology, voice, chorus and physicality are explored as architectural forces, crafting visceral encounters that extend beyond conventional theatre.
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Vertebra Theatre positions itself within the field of contemporary dance and choreographic theatre, contributing to international discourse on expanded scenography and performance design. Projects such as Electra Untitled and Medusa Opera exemplify our commitment to creating immersive works that question how bodies, spaces and myths interact in performance ecologies.
