Alternative Stage Founding Donor
Major Sponsor of the Greek National Opera
The GNO Alternative Stage is extending its partnership with the Municipal & Regional Theatre of Kavala for a second consecutive year, aiming to showcase contemporary artistic works and strengthen the connection between the periphery and the Athenian audience. Five productions from this year's 69th Philippi Festival - organized by the Municipal & Regional Theatre of Kavala and dedicated to the concept of transformation -will be showcased at the Alternative Stage. These performances will introduce audiences to original commissions that, for the first time, transcend the narrow confines of theatre and engage in dialogue with music, opera, shadow puppet theatre, and visual installations.
The Antigones
19, 20 September 2026 • Starts at: 19.00 (19/9), 14.00 (20/9)
Directors: Georgios Karakantzas, Samaneh Latifi• Illustrator: Kinga Kelemen • Musician: Ali Hout• Puppeteer Georgios Karakantzas • Actor: Samaneh Latifi • Collaborators: Efimia Karakantza (Professor of Ancient Greek), Eric Deniaud (Puppet maker)
The performance is based on the myth of Antigone, a central figure in Greek tragedy who defies Creon's prohibition against burying her brother, Polynices, and pays the price with her own life - a story that echoes across the centuries to this day.
On a deliberately minimal stage, the narration unfolds through a suitcase - a symbol of the refugees' plight and memory - that transforms into a tiny theatre. There, the pieces of Antigone's life are replayed using everyday objects, puppets, and cardboard figures. None of these objects is neutral: a scarf, a mirror, a lamp, or a figure - all participate in the making of a world of shadows and memories, where myth blends with personal experience.
