Elli Papakonstantinou (Greek: Έλλη Παπακωνσταντίνου), is a stage director, librettist, translator, cultural manager and activist. Her theatre combines music, new media and philosophical discourse within the range of music theatre, new opera and social engagement. Papakonstantinou shaped her ideas from the civic movements that emerged in Greece during the crisis. Twice a Fulbright Award recipient, Papakonstantinou has been commissioned by European Capitals of Culture (Eleusis 2021, Valletta 2018 and Pafos 2017), PQ'15 – Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space, 2015 (CZ), while her work has been presented for the European Parliament for Culture and toured internationally.