MyCenae

Khelanem presents

MyCenae

December 23, 2025, 8:30 p.m.

Alkmini Theater
8-12 Alkmini Street

MyCenae is presented for the first time at the Alkmini Theater, offering a contemporary interpretation of the myths of the House of Atreus.

The performance combines contemporary dance and physical theater, highlighting the relationship between desire, silence, and self-assertion.

Focusing on physical expression and the dynamics of movement, the work draws on the tragic genealogy of Clytemnestra and Electra to shed light on how trauma, memory, and violence are embodied and transmitted.
In MyCenae, mother and daughter stand before an eternal mirror, where the need for justice is confused with conflict and the desire for free choice. Inspired by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the play does not reproduce the myth but attempts to transcribe it into a contemporary physical language, posing the crucial question:
How can a woman be both mother and executioner, nurturer and bearer of silence?

Direction/Choreography: Valentine Yannopoulos
Set design: Anna Stapelfeldt
Music: Spyros Syrmos
Voice: Eleanor Westbrook
Choreographer consultant: Omar Gordon
Lighting assistant: Dimitris Papadopoulos

Cast: Areti Athanasopoulou, Giannis Vassiliadis, Valentine Yannopoulos, Laura Stefanidi