Alegia Papageorgiou
Set & Costume Designer
60 designers
57 projects
Born in Athens. She studied interior design (BA) at the University of Derby (UK), she holds an MA in Scenography from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama – University of London (UK) and an MA in Artscience from the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK) (NL). She works in theatre, film and performance and creates site-specific installations. Her work combines a variety of media, i.e. video, photography, lighting, projection mapping, sound editing, sculpture, painting and all other techniques required to support different projects. Her work experience includes her participation in the international premiere of Edward Bond’s Dea at Sutton Theatres (UK), productions of the National Theatre of Greece, Athens Biennale, Athens Epidaurus Festival, Comédie de Reims (France), as well as her participation in numerous art exhibitions in Greece and abroad (London, Netherlands, Venice, Berlin, Lebanon, Athens, Thessaloniki). She has collaborated with directors including K. Rigos, D. Lignadis, G. Kakleas, S. Spiratou, D. Liolios, E. Papageorgiou, E. Birba, G. Papageorgiou, K. Markoulakis, E. Louizou, et.al.
In the process of my scenographic research, my primary intention was to be site specific, at the Firkas Fortress. As we narrated different actions throughout the performance, we needed a medium that could offer us the different symbolisms and interpretations. How can 12-15 different props, apparently all chairs, assume a different meaning and dynamics in the performance? The creation began during the quarantine, the outcome of a beautiful smooth cooperation between the collaborators. Considering the idea of a chorus coming together to tell a story, we worked on various forms of dramaturgy. The Firkas Fortress, a significant landmark in Chania which is not a theatrical space, “opened” up to us. Thus, we decided to remove any artificial lighting design and work exclusively with natural light, as a token of respect for the grandeur of the location.
Author: Homer
Translation: Giorgos Psyhoundakis
Direction – Adaptation: Dimitris Liolios
Set & Costume Design: Alegia Papageorgiou
Movement: Giannis Nikolaidis
Music: Yiagos Hairetis
Lighting Design: Dimitris Baltas
Photos: Evita Skourleti
In the process of my scenographic research, my primary intention was to be site specific, at the Firkas Fortress. As we narrated different actions throughout the performance, we needed a medium that could offer us the different symbolisms and interpretations. How can 12-15 different props, apparently all chairs, assume a different meaning and dynamics in the performance? The creation began during the quarantine, the outcome of a beautiful smooth cooperation between the collaborators. Considering the idea of a chorus coming together to tell a story, we worked on various forms of dramaturgy. The Firkas Fortress, a significant landmark in Chania which is not a theatrical space, “opened” up to us. Thus, we decided to remove any artificial lighting design and work exclusively with natural light, as a token of respect for the grandeur of the location.
Born in Athens. She studied interior design (BA) at the University of Derby (UK), she holds an MA in Scenography from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama – University of London (UK) and an MA in Artscience from the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK) (NL). She works in theatre, film and performance and creates site-specific installations. Her work combines a variety of media, i.e. video, photography, lighting, projection mapping, sound editing, sculpture, painting and all other techniques required to support different projects. Her work experience includes her participation in the international premiere of Edward Bond’s Dea at Sutton Theatres (UK), productions of the National Theatre of Greece, Athens Biennale, Athens Epidaurus Festival, Comédie de Reims (France), as well as her participation in numerous art exhibitions in Greece and abroad (London, Netherlands, Venice, Berlin, Lebanon, Athens, Thessaloniki). She has collaborated with directors including K. Rigos, D. Lignadis, G. Kakleas, S. Spiratou, D. Liolios, E. Papageorgiou, E. Birba, G. Papageorgiou, K. Markoulakis, E. Louizou, et.al.
Author: Homer
Translation: Giorgos Psyhoundakis
Direction – Adaptation: Dimitris Liolios
Set & Costume Design: Alegia Papageorgiou
Movement: Giannis Nikolaidis
Music: Yiagos Hairetis
Lighting Design: Dimitris Baltas
Photos: Evita Skourleti
