Maria X

[1][2] She received her undergraduate degree in Theater Studies from the University of Patras, Greece, graduating with first class honors.

The festival gained international acclaim under her direction in partnership with Manthos and Dodo Santorineos.

[3][1] In 2009, she joined the School of Arts and New Media at the University of Hull Scarborough Campus where she currently serves as the Director of Postgraduate Studies and Lecturer in Theater and Performance.

[citation needed] Chatzichristodoulou has won three teaching awards for her courses focusing mainly on theater, performance, and interdisciplinary modules.

She earned her PhD in 2010 in Art and Computational Technologies from Goldsmiths, University of London with her dissertation entitled, "Cybertheatres: Emergent Networked Performance Practices.