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.
Heinrich von Kleist, The Earthquake in Chil
18, 19, 20 September 2026 • Starts at: 19.00 (18/9), 21.15 (19/9), 15.30 (20/9)
Concept, direction, texts, lighting design: Michalis Angelidis • Translation: Thodoris Daskarolis • Director: Dimitris Stavropoulos • Set & lighting designer: Vasilis Apostolatos • Music, sound designer: Dimos Vryzas • Costume designer: Alexanda-Anastasia Ftouli • Movement coach, assistant to the director: Loukia Konidari • Cast: Margarita Alexiadi, Anastasis Georgoulas, Erietta Manouri, Giorgos Fasoulas
German author Heinrich von Kleist's famous novella The Earthquake in Chile transports audiences to 1647 Santiago, where a disastrous event disrupts all social certainties. Emerging director Dimitris Stavropoulos assembles a new group of talented actors to tell us the story of a different shift/transformation.
