Sofia Alexiadou is an international lighting designer and educator working across theatre, opera, dance and music theatre. Originally from Greece, she has worked on 200+ productions across Europe, including projects at major opera houses and historic venues such as the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus and Odeon of Herodes Atticus. 

She began her professional lighting career as an assistant to Greek lighting designer Lefteris Pavlopoulos and has since developed an extensive career spanning design, teaching and research. 

Sofia is currently Programme Director for the BA (Hons) Creative Lighting Control and MA Light in Performance at Rose Bruford College, where she teaches lighting design and creative lighting control. She has also taught at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. 

She holds postgraduate degrees in Theatre Studies and Leadership in Higher Education and is a PhD candidate at the University of Athens. 

Her research interests include lighting dramaturgy, emerging technologies, augmented and virtual reality, and practice-based research. She has also held leadership roles within professional lighting organisations, contributing to industry awards and educational initiatives. 

Her teaching combines professional practice, research and experimentation, encouraging students to challenge conventions, take creative risks and develop innovative approaches to lighting design.