Produced and presented by Vertebra Theatre
Electra Untitled, is a Physical Theatre adaptation of the myth of Electra as seen in the Greek tragedy Electra by Sophocles.

Dance, puppetry and visual storytelling reconstruct her story, which she owns and rewrites through the lens of female empowerment.

Electra becomes a modern antihero; tangled in violence that runs for generations of patriarchal suppression.

The performers transform the stage to retell the Myth and address Electra’s tragedy to its core through the female gaze, freed from means of attachment and biases of the past. Electra Untitled adds a modern twist to an old narrative and brings forward the role of women who provoke change in times of hostility and dissolution. The performance was part of Resolution Festival at the Place, London 2022.

The research process for this project uses the framework of the world-renowned director Theodoros Terzopoulos’ Method with the facilitation of Savvas Stroumpos of Zero Point Theatre in Athens, Greece, and aims to tour in 2022-2023 engaging communities of women from diverse cultures.

The project is supported by The Arts Council England.

*This is grassroots project initiative that also includes a series of intergenerational workshops that aim to unearth the stories that communities of women hold, share and reshape through the creative mediums of physical theatre and puppetry.

Cast and Creatives

Electra Untitled, based on Electra by Sophocles

Performed by (in alphabetical order): Alexa Kormari, Emilie Largier, Masumi Saito, Elena Stamoulakatou, Mayra Stergiou
Adaptation/Direction: Mayra Stergiou
Movement Direction: Savvas Stroumpos
Scenography/Costumes: Mayou Trikerioti
Puppet Maker: Kelly Frost
Choreography: Piedad Albarracin Seiquer
Dramaturgy: Nazli Tabakabai – Khatambakhsh
Live Musician/Composer: Gregory Emfietzis
Light Design: Alexandros Politakis
Assistant Director/ Stage Manager: Angella Poulima
Assistant Producer: Bianca Beneduzi
Marketing and Communication: Alexa Kormari
Production: Cockpit Theatre, Vertebra Theatre
The Place RnD Collaborators: Sussie Fairbrother, Ezgi Uszen, Anna Helena McLean, John Paul Mayse
Artistic Mentors:
Theodoros Terzopoulos, Savvas Stroumpos
Research Supervisors on trauma and Scenography:
Prof. Dominik Havsteen-Franklin
Dr. Simon Donger
Research Residency: Zero Point Theatre, Athens, Greece
Co-production of Puppetry workshops:
Women for Refugee Women, Claremont Project Islington, CNWL NHS
Supported by: Arts Council of England, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, The Place (Resolution Festival 2022)

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Tuesday 4 to Thursday 6 April – 7:30pm