Sissy Doutsiou is an actress, spoken word artist, curator, educator, artivist, and host. A pioneering figure in the Greek spoken word scene, she performs in both Greek and English, touring internationally with multimedia performances that weave ritual masks, visual art, and poetry into politically charged, visceral events. Her work is rooted in a governing ethos: existential tenderness against the violence of normality — a practice in which desire becomes a political language and the body a site of resistance. She co-founded and has curated the International Video Poetry Festival since 2011 and the International Experimental Film Festival since 2023, and has performed at festivals and institutions including the 1st Biennale in Athens, the Sardam Literature Festival in Cyprus, the Weimar Poetry Award, the Vienna Art and Poetry Video Festival, the London School of Economics, the International Poetry Festival at Theatre Deli in London, and the Brighton Festival. In spring 2025 she released her debut spoken word LP Insult of Public Modesty through Inner Ear Records  one of the first contemporary spoken word vinyl records in Greece. Sissy's work moves through personal experience, mythology, social resistance, and the erotic  using art as both weapon and act of tenderness.