Nalia Ziku is a multifaceted actress, director, new media and multimedia artist working in theater, film and project management. She obtained her BA (Hons) Degree in Theatre Studies in the School of Fine Arts at the University of Peloponnese and has completed her professional training in acting and performing arts in “Arhi” Drama School by Nelly Karra in Greece. She completed her internship in the Greek Film Centre (Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports) in cinematographic policy and participated in three European Theatre and Performing programs for continuing education in Germany, Ireland and the U.K. She has studied percussion in the Municipal Conservatory of Ioannina.
Nalia Ziku has performed as lead actress in Athens & Epidaurus Festival under director Yannis Leontaris and has acted in theatre and cinematic productions of performing festivals and independent stages in Greece as well as TV advertisements and radio spots.
In 2021 she met with writer Sofia Gourgoulianni and has since collaborated in many projects including theater, film and podcast productions.
Nalia Ziku has studied percussion in the Municipal Conservatory of Ioannina and is trained in audiovisual software and executive film production. With writer Sofia Gourgouliani, she has just completed her second short film and their latest podcast production won an honorable mention in the Thessaloniki International Film Festival.
In 2023 Nalia and Sofia joined forces with four talented young performers (Grigoria Oikonomaki, Eleni Alexopoulou, Ada Bairaktari, Teresa Vrontisi) creating the CELE-BODY enseble and producing theater and film productions with a unique post-modern feminist identity.