Emily is a London-based director, originally from Greece, working across theatre, opera, and film. She is the founder and artistic director of Collide, a theatre company specialising in blending classic texts with dance and music. She trained on the Opera Directors' Programme at the Royal Opera House with Katie Mitchell, as well as training on the MFA in Theatre Directing at Birkbeck, University of London. In addition to her directing credits, she has also worked as Resident Assistant Director at the Royal Shakespeare Company, as an Associate Director at the Greek National Opera, and as Staff Director at OperaUpClose.