BRIEF CV

Chryssi is a Fulbright Scholar and holds a BA in Musical Theatre Performance from Columbia College Chicago and an MA in Shakespeare and Theatre from the University of Birmingham and the Shakespeare Institute. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies from the University of Cyprus, for which she received the Evagoras Honorary Scholarship. She has an extensive background in vocal coaching and performing and is known for the original musicals she creates. In the past, she has collaborated with THOK, Theatro Ena, the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, Silver Spotlight, etc. In 2025, she received an honorary distinction from the University of Cyprus for her contribution to culture.

As an academic, she researches the treatment of women as reflected in traditional Renaissance ballads in England. She has published essays, articles and academic chapters in books in England, the USA and Canada and presented original research at conferences abroad. She received first prize in writing for the short story “Sigh”, from the University of Cyprus. She served as coordinator of the premodern colloquium at the Institute of World Literature at Harvard University. Her short story “The Milky Way” was also distinguished and published in the English press.

He currently teaches Storytelling at the European University and tours with Skoulikoula to every corner of Cyprus!