Alifeira
A mysterious, higher power has cast a spell over Alifeira; apart from the few remaining residents and some young people who stay for various reasons, it lies in desolation and solitude, in constant and endless anticipation, accompanied only by ancient stones, owls, lizards, and spiders.
The presence of a “stranger” rekindles old, unfulfilled loves and creates new prospects, culminating in the most spirited girl in the group’s obsessive fantasy of opening a cabaret in Alifeira.
Reality is pushed aside. The floodgates of imagination and dreams open wide, providing the building blocks from which Alifeira’s new, majestic edifice will rise from the sand.
Andreas Staikos
A wild, bitter comedy
“Alifeira,” by the renowned Greek author Andreas Staikos, was staged under his own direction, with original music by Nikos Xydakis, set design by Alexis Kyritsopoulos, and a cast of distinguished actors (Dimitris Passas, Eleni Zarafidou, Emmanοuela Kontogiorgou, Aimilia Miliou), at the Municipal Theater of Piraeus, where it completed 30 performances to great acclaim.
The production also toured to the Malliaropouleio Theater in Tripoli and the Ptolemaida Cultural Center.
“Alifeira” was staged by the non-profit theater company “SPITI TIS,” with the support and under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture.
INTERVIEWS WITH ANDREAS STAIKOS
- Popaganda – to Ioanna Kleftoyianni
- The Editors’ Newspaper – by Ioanna Sotirhou
- Athens Through the Eyes of Writers – by Emi Dourou, Athinorama
REVIEWS
INTERVIEW WITH DIMITRIS PASSAS AND EMMANOUELA KONTOGIORGOU
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dfOvCX5VCAhttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/_afuqi11MaU
Contributors
Written and directed by: Andreas Staikos
Music: Nikos Xydakis
Set design and poster design: Alexis Kyritsopoulos
Lighting: Haris Dallas
Photography: Raphael Souliotis
Production: SPITI TIS Theater Company
Cast:
Dimitris Passas, Eleni Zarafidou, Emmanouela
Kontogiorgou, Emilia Miliou
“Alifeira” was published in February 2024 by Sokoli Publications.