Electra Untitled is a feminist/queer adaptation of the greek tragedy of Sophocles; Electra. Dance, puppetry and visual storytelling reconstruct Electra’s story, which she owns and rewrites through the lens of female gaze. Electra becomes a modern antihero; tangled in violence that runs for generations of patriarchal suppression.

The performers transform the stage to retell the ancient myth and address Electra’s archetype to its core researching a feminist re-looking of the character and the tragedy as a whole. 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.

Concept/Adaptation/Direction: Mayra Stergiou
Devised/Choreographed & Performed by: Susie Fairbrother, Christina Gyftaki, Pelagie-May Green, Depi Gorgogiani, Emilie Largier, Claire Monique Martin, Masumi Saito, Mayra Stergiou
Recorded & Live Music by Greg Emfietzis

A collaborative sonic project created in the run-up to the Recycle Your Electricals exhibition (part of Trash to Treasure Fest). Electrical items were used as sound generators, alongside musical instruments, talking voices, building and environment sounds, and the singing of the three Landmark choirs.

All recordings took place at the Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington
Lyrics, Concept, Composition, Editing & Mixing by Greg Emfietzis
Pirate Mark song – Music & Lyrics by Greg Emfietzis

Choirs & Conductors:
Mansong and Eleanor Rastall
Landmark Sound and Ruth Evans
Landmark Singers and Charles MacDougall

Talking Voices:
Debbie Bartlett
Emily Burton
Colin Newton
Harper Ray
Abigail Thomas

Invited Artists:
Daniel Figols (cello)
Ilze Ikse (flutes)
Myrto Loulaki (voice)

Hestia is a board game / composition for a single player and remotely controlled media. An experimental approach to composition with a set of rules and directions that gradually allow the performer to create their own version of the piece.

It was commissioned by percussionist Angela Wai Nok Hui (funds from Arts Council England & Hong Kong Arts Development Council) and performed in Hong Kong, UK and The Netherlands (Gaudeamus Festival Sep’22).

Duration: ca 15 min.

In the dark, a pianist begins to play. (S)he continues, as though nothing is out of the ordinary, until unexpectedly a small table lamp lights up and (s)he stops, apparently under its spell. The light goes off, and (s)he starts to play again. This dialogue – music/dark; silence/light – continues with increasing agitation until finally the pianist takes control of the music and switches the lamp off for good.

(Tim Rutherford-Jones on DIY 1: the pianist and the lamp)

As part of a personal attempt to re-use/purpose/cycle/present older material, this is the 1st instalment of
the DIYs reworked series.

Composition & Videography : Gregory Emfietzis,
Filming : Damian Posse,
Poetry : Myrto Loulaki,
Performance : Neil Georgeson

The 1st of 7 films under the title Duelo Por Un Tiempo Que Una Vez Fue by dancer/choreographer Piedad Albarracin Seiquer, supported by Reactivo cultural línea (Puertas de Castilla), and exhibited at Cuartel de Artillería (Murcia, Spain) throughout December ’20.

Choreography, Performance & Videography: Piedad Albarracin Seiquer
Music: Gregory Emfietzis

In an Icy land of ruins, a human being and a polar bear are meeting in an encounter of surviving the Anthropocene Era. “An Ice Thing to Say” blends Ice installation, music, movement and puppetry to explore our impact upon nature and compassion as a catalyst for change. Drawing on inspiration from Erich Fromm’s book ‘To Have or to Be?’ and Ecoscenography, we invite the audience into a multi sensory experience of our inner and outer icy landscapes. We attempt to challenge the idea that the human being is at the centre of the world and we attempt to construct an embodied inquire into ‘what has gone wrong?’ It was presented at the Reykjavik Fringe Festival 2020 (live, online) and at The Cockpit Theatre as part of Talos Science Fiction Theatre Festival 2020 (on demand).

Associate Director: David Glass
Concept / Scenography: Mayra Stergiou
Sound Designer: Gregory Emfietzis
Choreography: Piedad Albarracin Seiquer
Puppet Maker: Raven Kaliana
Co-Scenography / Costume Design: Elisabeth Leau
Devised and performed by: Piedad Albarracin Seiquer, Gregory Emfietzis, Mayra Stergiou
Video Performer/ Mask Maker: Stella Evangelia
Singing: Myrto Loulaki
Filming: Theo Prodromidis
Production: Vertebra Theatre

Duration: 60 min.

At the heart of things’ is a dance theatre performance inspired by Oscar Wilde’s De Profundis. We use dance, puppetry, live music and devised text to create a contemporary adaptation of De Profundis diving in to female sexuality, queer identity and homophobia.

Performers: Piedad Albarracin Seiquer, Depi Gorgogiani, Jennie Rawling
Live Musician: Gregory Emfietzis
Directed/conceived: Mayra Stergiou
Music Composer: Gregory Emfietzis
Puppet Maker: Kelly Frost
Set Design: Loukia Minetou
Choreography Support: Adrian Look

Press
”Truly enjoyable, sensitive piece of dance theatre” London Live Post
“An innovative take on De profundis and an arresting exploration of female sexuality” A younger theatre’

Duration: 60 min.

People say your whole life flashes in front of your eyes before you die but what happens when you have dementia? Where does the brain go before we die? Alfi, an elder astrophysicist with dementia guides us into his universe, a world of star constellations. Dark matter theory and black holes merge in a race against the clock to distinguish fantasy from reality and discover meaning.

Puppeteers: Adam Courting, Daniel Finn, Aurora Adams, Alicia Britt, Jennie Rawling
Performer: Piedad Albarracin Seiquer
Directed/conceived: Mayra Stergiou
Writers: Eirini Dermitzaki & Mayra Stergiou
Music Composer: Gregory Emfietzis
Puppet Maker: Kelly Frost
Dramaturg: Tilly Lunken
Set Design: Stella Evangelia, Mayra Stergiou

Press
***** ‘Beautifully done’ Fringe Review
**** ‘Beautiful visualisations’ FringeGuru
**** ‘Wonderful Production’ LondonTheatre
**** ‘Excellent production’ Southside Advertiser
**** ‘The joy of this piece is the rarity of its exploration’ The Upcoming
**** ‘Mesmerising’ In CoventGarden
”Those eyes will stay with me for a long time.​” The British Theatre Guide
“Dark Matter harnesses everything puppetry has to offer” A Younger Theatre
‘Wonderfully Whimsical’ The Guardian

Duration: 60 min.

Dance and music realization of Antigone, based on J.Cocteau’s version of the original myth. A tribute for the hundred anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915. The project was supported by the Arts Council England, UAL Univerity of the Arts London and ACOSS International Artist Residency Program. It was presented at TripSpace (London) and HighFest (Yerevan, Armenia)

Choreography & Direction : Aline Derderian,
Music : Gregory Emfietzis

Duration: 60 min.

Défigure sur la plage inert (Disfigure on the inert beach): Self initiated piece of choreography for two dancers.
http://defiguresurlaplageinerte.tumblr.com

Choreography & Direction : Aline Derderian,
Interpretation : Jessica Calzolari & Aurélie Peronne
Filmmaking : Mille Fischer Christensen, Music : Gregory Emfietzis

In a city from which music has been forcefully banned, a group of citizens secretly manage to discover the truth about the missing sounds and colours. This is a theatrical music performance, devised and composed by Gregory Emfietzis (based on M.Loulaki’s fairy tale), and presented as a shadow puppetry show. The project was supported by the Arts Council and LSO Soundhub and was produced and performed by the Metapraxis Ensemble [May/June 2013].
http://music-impossible.emfietzis.com

Composer/Dramatist: Gregory Emfietzis, Director: Charlotte Ive,
Scenographer: Ingrid Hu, Puppet Maker/Puppeteer: Jo Lakin

Duration: 60 min.

Composer Gregory Emfietzis and choreographer Mariana Lucia Marquez weave together sound and movement developed from her daily dance meditations by Lavender Pond and the Thames in South East London. In dialogue with musicians Myrto Loulaki (singer, multi-instrumentalist) and Guilermina Chivite (violin) of Metapraxis Ensemble, Marquez renders an in-the-moment interpretation of Emfietzis’ score. The project was presented as part of the Fruit For The Apocalypse’s Soundscapes of East London festival (World Listening Day 2010).

Sound: Gregory Emfietzis, Movement: Marina Marquez,
Costume: Monica Soto Paredes