IN HER BODY
by Eleni Efthymiou, Sofia Eftychiadou
& Nefeli Maistrali

IN HER BODY
by Eleni Efthymiou, Sofia Eftychiadou & Nefeli Maistrali
Directed by Eleni Efthymiou
From 15 November 2024

In her body, a new polyphonic work directed by Eleni Efthymiou about the wonders, joys, victories - but also oppression - experienced by the female body opens at the Nikos Kourkoulos Stage in the Ziller Building on 13 November.

A marvellous cast of twelve women of different ages and backgrounds makes up a dynamic Chorus that explores the pains as well as the pleasures of femininity through the prism of the physical self. The director and her all-women creative team have created a production that speaks in a bold, funny, poetic and truthful way about female affairs, but that will also resonate with all genders.

How freely do we talk about orgasms, periods, pregnancy and the menopause? Abortion and childbirth? Masturbation, gender transition, the right to childlessness? About the female body's capacity for transformation and constant change, about the oppression it endures in order to be considered desirable, but also about violence. How openly do we discuss the violence that is inscribed on women's bodies?

Inspired by real-life events, In her body becomes the vehicle for a powerful female chorus - with a united desire to shed light on topics that remain taboo in society today - to celebrate the body and self-determination, inviting us on a transformative journey towards awakening and freedom.

Concept, Text: Eleni Efthymiou, Sofia Eftychiadou, Nefeli Maistrali
Director: Eleni Efthymiou
Set design: Evangelia Kirkine
Costume design: Dido Gkogkou
Music: Sofia Kamagianni
Movement: Xenia Themeli
Lighting design: Zoi Molyvda-Fameli
Music coach: Melina Peonidou
Production dramaturg: Vivi Spathoula
Directing assistant: Giota Kouitzoglou
Second directing assistants: Haris Serdari, Katerina Liapopoulou
Costume design assistant: Sofia Patsinakidou

The cast (in alphabetical order): Aliki Alexandraki, Fenia Apostolou, Angeliki Delithanasi, Xenia Giouleme, Idra Kayne, Maria Kechagioglou, Ioanna Mavrea, Katerina Papandreou, Haris Serdari, Nancy Sideri, Maria Skoula, Konstantina Takalou.