by AKIS DIMOU
A poetic, sensuous, dynamic, and sacramental exploration of love beyond time
A Solo Performance
directed and performed by Elena Michailidi
In Greek with English Surtitles
by AKIS DIMOU
A poetic, sensuous, dynamic, and sacramental exploration of love beyond time
A Solo Performance directed and performed by Elena Michailidi
In Greek with English Surtitles
15 November 2025
5:00 PM & 9:00 PM
The Etcetera Theatre
"... and Juliet" was conceived as a deliberate first cycle of a larger artistic investigation — a document of process rather than a finished work. Presented as part of VOILA! Europe Festival at The Etcetera Theatre, London, in November 2025, this page now stands as a record of that first stage.
In this haunting contemporary solo performance, Juliet exists in liminal space after Romeo's death, her body searching for meaning in a world that questions the very nature of transformative passion.
From the acclaimed contemporary Greek play by Akis Dimou, this post-dramatic work weaves together Butoh movement, physical theatre, dance theatre, prose and diverse musical soundscapes. The performer moves fluidly between artistic languages rather than inhabiting a fixed character role.
This ritualistic exploration re-imagines love for our contemporary reality, challenging conventional theatrical boundaries through hybrid movement traditions and vocal textures. The performance deliberately occupies liminal space—neither purely traditional nor modern, neither entirely Greek nor universal.
Performed in Greek with English surtitles, this visceral journey offers audiences a transformative experience that blurs the lines between performer and archetype, classical wisdom and contemporary questioning.
Director, Producer, Performer
Movement Director / Assistant Director: Nasia Papadopoulou
Music Composition and Soundscape Design: Roula Pikoula
Associate Composer: Apostolis Giagos
English Translation: Elizabeth Sakellaridou
Set and Costume Design: Elena Michailidi
Special gratitude to those who generously supported this production:
Dimitris Patras, for his unwavering belief in the project, funding, technical expertise in creating our website and surtitles system, and countless hours of practical support;
Charikleia Bordocha, for bringing my costume design to life with her skilled tailoring;
Irini Kariori, for kindly offering the rag used in the performance and helpful professional and technical advice about it;
Theatre Lab Company and Anastasia Revi, for their generous provision of props, operational assistance, professional advise, and word-of-mouth promotion;
Lydia Vie, for her valuable contribution in providing advice on the use of the English language, and the operation of surtitles during the show,
and
Christiana Maycea for her kind support in organising and operating the lights for the show.