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SCARED
SCARED is a work that embodies, makes visible, the feeling of fear, the ticks of the exhaustion it produces, the absurd reactions it normalizes. Paralysis, anxiety, panic, loneliness, anger, retreat, are all induced by fear and all open up fissures, chasms, in social life while they reduce bodies to dislocated fragments that involuntarily convulse, twist and turn. The work raises a mirror and poses the question: Does fear tear us apart by tearing each of us one limb at a time?

May 25, 2026

8:30 p.m.
Olympia City Music Theatre “Maria Callas”
Greece
Duration: 42’

SCARED

Ilias Chatzigeorgiou
SCARED is a work that embodies, makes visible, the feeling of fear, the ticks of the exhaustion it produces, the absurd reactions it normalizes. Paralysis, anxiety, panic, loneliness, anger, retreat, are all induced by fear and all open up fissures, chasms, in social life while they reduce bodies to dislocated fragments that involuntarily convulse, twist and turn. The work raises a mirror and poses the question: Does fear tear us apart by tearing each of us one limb at a time?

May 25, 2026

8:30 p.m.
Olympia City Music Theatre “Maria Callas”

In a world where people are afraid to speak, to act, or to live, fear paralyzes them. Every movement, every breath, and every decision is dictated by insecurity. How does a body move when overwhelmed by panic? How does fear shape a society? And what action can be considered brave among a group of panicked individuals?

SCARED is a kinetic allegory about fear — a darkly comic depiction of a world immobilized by anxiety. The work explores how fear shapes our bodies and behavior, captures the loss of control and reason, and the loneliness that arises when collective cohesion collapses in panic; a continuously failed celebration of life, echoing modern Greek and global tragedies; a mirror of our times, where fear has become a way of life.

The work premiered at the Athens Epidaurus Festival in July 2024 and, as well as ARC 17, it will be presented at Moving Balkans Showcase in May 2026.

Scared is a production of the Athens Epidaurus Festival 2024

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All performances of the festival are free.
Pre-booking is required.

Choreography: Ilias Chatzigeorgiou

Performers: Sofia Pouchtou, Kostas Phoenix, Mairi Giannoula, Haris Chatziandreou, Periklis Petrakis

Dramaturgy: Dimitra Mitropoulou

Lighting Design: Nikos Vlasopoulos

Set / Costume Design: Ilias Chatzigeorgiou

Music: Alexis Falantas

Audiovisuals: Alexis Falantas (video); Fani Maria Chatzi (photography)

Technical Director: Nikos Vlasopoulos

Production Management: Goodheart Productions

Production: Athens Epidaurus Festival

Choreography: Ilias Chatzigeorgiou

Performers: Sofia Pouchtou, Kostas Phoenix, Mairi Giannoula, Haris Chatziandreou, Periklis Petrakis

Dramaturgy: Dimitra Mitropoulou

Lighting Design: Nikos Vlasopoulos

Set / Costume Design: Ilias Chatzigeorgiou

Music: Alexis Falantas

Audiovisuals: Alexis Falantas (video); Fani Maria Chatzi (photography)

Technical Director: Nikos Vlasopoulos

Production Management: Goodheart Productions

Production: Athens Epidaurus Festival

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