Lia studied Drama in her native Athens before coming to the UK to study Dance and Theatre Arts at the University of Birmingham and then at London Contemporary Dance School. Lia has worked extensively as a dancer, movement director, dance educator and producer. In a freelance capacity Lia has over the last few years worked as a Project Manager, Producer and Creative Consultant with a varied portfolio of independent dance artists such as Kate Flatt OBE, Zoi Dimitriou, Hannes Langolf, Subathra Subramaniam, Moxie Brawl, Shane Shambhu and Leila MacMillan amongst others. Other collaborations include Producer at Bloomsbury Festival (2006-2022), Executive Producer with 30 Bird (2015-2019), Associate Producer with NFA International Arts and Culture (2015 and ongoing).

In 2014 she was funded by The Arts Council of England to produce Move Hitchin, a day long Festival of dance, in public spaces and stores in her locality. Between 2005 and recently she worked at The Place, where she ran a complex portfolio of projects that span from Theatre Performances, co-creation projects with youth companies and specialised commissions to Creative Europe Co-operation projects focusing on young audiences.

Along side her work with TVC, Lia is Executive Producer for Pagrav Dance Company and Creative Producer with Xenia Aidonopoulou Projects.