1st Alternative Stage Festival
9 – 13 April 2003
THURSDAY 9/04
21.30“MECHA/ORGA”
Ambient music programs surrounded by minimalistic techno rhythms. A livepresentation by Giorgis Sakellariou, with parallel video projections.
23.00 “The Last Cabin”
An anxious monologue of two actors in a contrapuntal collage, about modern life in western capitals, nostalgia, panic, loneliness.
By the group MachineOff
Text: Marios Tsagaris
Direction: Panagiotis Karamitsos
00.00 “Choro – graphies with light”
A visual show of figures and shapes in space with illuminant objects. A performance in the spirit of Black Theatre.
By the group Chorovates (Rianthi Amantou, Zeta Sakellariou)
WEDNESDAY 10/04
21.30“Τhe Contrabass”byPatrick Ziskid
The famous monologue by the theatre group One and the Friends.
Translation: Maria Aggelidou
Direction – Performer: Andreas Marianos
Scenery – Costumes: Ioli Hefian-Dimitriadou
Music consultant: Alekos Vasilatos
Lights: Dimitris Kordelas
Sound: Ioanna Vidali
Director’s Assistant: Vaso Zaouri
00.00“Among moments”
Dancing improvisation. Live music by Kostas Andreou.
By the group PoorD
Choreography: Vaso Kolovou
Dancers:Eirini Aleksiou, Vaso Kolovou, Menti Mega, Dafni Stefanou
FRIDAY 11/04
21.30 Video Projections
Rianthi Amantou: “Forms in silence” [18΄]
Panos Vittorakis: “Critical notes” [4΄44΄΄], Text: Falk Richter, Translation: Eleftheria Sapountzi, Actors: Natalia Dragoumi, Thaleia Istikopoulou
Ida Borregaard Larsen: “Self drapery”[13΄]
MachineOff: “Just Before” [10΄], Direction: Panagiotis Karamitsos, Choreographer – Dancer: Dafni Stefanou, Music: Marios Tsagaris, Artistic Supervision: Pavlos Dasiras
MachineOff:“Weaponless Fight” [5΄], Direction: Panagiotis Karamitsos, Music: Marios Tsagaris, Actor: Panagiotis Chaikalis
Panos Vittorakis – Magia Mpontzou:“The Card” [8΄]
Magia Mpontzou: “Not a dream” [6΄3΄΄]
Christos Prosilis: “Optical Illusion I” [14΄], Actors: Eleni Tzirtzilaki, Despoina Alexiou
Alex Spyropoulos: “The most Important phone call ever made from the White House” [3΄]
Anna Tsichli: “Looking for my Valentine” [7΄40΄΄]
23.30“The Fairy Tales of Water”
The famous fairy teller Sasa Voulgari narrates stories from far-away places and the beginning of time.
SATURDAY 12/04
21.30“Crime in the Tower of Babel”
Based on the known play “Eight women accused”by Rober Toma and structured on improvisations, the performance is played completely in an inventious ‘mambo jumbo’ language.
By the theatrical group Men-less Women
Direction: Evdokimos Tsolakidis
Actors:Anastasia Arvaniti, Athina Vamvaka, Erato Zogana, Eleni Kalomoiri, Georgia Katsiri, Ansi Lafi, Kelly Papadopoulou, Niki Triantafillidi
23.30“Choro - graphies with light”- Chorovates
00.15“The Last Cabin”- MachineOff
SUNDAY 13/04
20.30“The story of the Young Prince and his trip in the universe”
Inspired by the famous tale of Antoine de Saint-Exupery, a visual adaptation for one actress and dolls, upon the music of Iraklis Paschalidis.
By the group Arsis
Direction: Nikos Armaos
Scenery – Costumes: Vasilis Barbarigos
Dolls: Marios Kostakis
Actor: Elena Marsidou
Playing live the musicians: Christos Koutsogiannis (drums), Marios Kostakis (saxophone, key-boards)
22.00“Among moments”- PoorD
22.45“Crime in the Tower of Babel”- Men-less Women
Production Manager: Konstantinos Datsis