“The Second Woman by Nat Randall & Anna Breckon from Australia, this so-called event theatre (24 hours on stage, non-stop, with looped separations), turned the Onassis Foundation’s Stegi into a space of vigil and celebration. The stylistic, thematic, and directorial loop remains the same for all 100 performances. The result is entirely different, not just because each man is unique, but because Stefania Goulioti does what she knows best: to be astonishing, unpredictable, a fountain that not only never runs dry but constantly shifts in intensity, flow, and mood. After a few hours, we’ve exhausted all the words we have to describe her, whispering into one another’s ears. We simply watch in awe. The entrance of Stegi into the new season is not just triumphant; it is a gift; a 24-hour experience. It remains open, overnight, and then quietly withdraws.”
“Stefania Goulioti on stage is like a living landscape, embodying the mountains, the trees, the rocks all at once. Someone ought to collect the videos where the camera lingers on her face, and this landscape grows wild, retreats, blossoms, locks in place, foretelling that something is about to happen.””
“An actress, a true ‘force of nature,’ performing the same scene, yet it was never the same, each time with a different partner, and before our eyes, countless fundamental truths about theatre came to life. For instance, the energy on stage depends directly on the chemistry and energy of those involved, even when the words are more or less the same, even when one of the participants remains constant! We also witnessed a real masterclass in acting, and this isn’t about technical skill. It was Stefania Goulioti’s interaction with her dozens of unknown co-stars—the sharpness, the readiness, the reflexes, how she drew from the slightest thing each one gave her and sent it back—that proved to be moments of a dense, rare experience. This, of course, is also owed to the project itself and its original conception.”
“The end of separations, but also the end of a performance that was both a work of art and an experiment for the audience and for this exceptional Greek actress, as she pushed the boundaries of acting, endurance, and communication to their limits. Through its repetition and constant shift of circumstances, Second Woman challenged viewers to reconsider their expectations of theatrical storytelling and human interaction.”
“24 hours on stage, grappling with the unknown. Goulioti demonstrated the courage of a true theatrical artist in the experiment ‘The Second Woman,’ where repetition proved to be… addictive. […] In short, those of you who did not experience this meta-theatrical journey, yes, you missed out! Those who did not see Stefania Goulioti making history, yes, you missed out!”
“Those who witnessed the previous 24-hour artistic performance, unlike anything ever seen in Greece, spoke of a theatrical marathon from which you can’t tear yourself away. It is a manifesto on relationships and has been described as the most addictive experience of your life. Stefania Goulioti became all women at once: those who have loved and been loved, who have separated, who have feared, and who have started anew. Within the tight confines of improvisation, the continuous loop, and the ever-changing men who take their place before her, the actress lives each moment to the fullest, sipping whisky, eating noodles, and dancing differently with each one, opening and closing a new story over and over again. It suddenly evokes the essence of real life.”
“Stefania Goulioti and Nikos Hatzopoulos star for the second season in Robert Icke ‘s exciting thriller “The doctor” at the Spiros A. Evagelatos Amphitheatre, translated and directed by Katerina Evagelatos.
Touching on Arthur Schnitzler’s “Professor Bernhardi” and the conflict of medicine and religion, the contemporary play brings to the fore hot social issues with a sharp eye the well-tuned and much-discussed show as well as the powerful performances, which we will once again have the opportunity to watch from October 18. The co-stars are Kitty Paitazoglou, Marianna Dimitriou, Aurora Marion, Niki Sereti, Michalis Michalakidis, Stavros Kaligas, Maria Korachai, Aliki Andriomenou and Zoe Rigopoulou.”
Frank Castorff's five Medeas revealed
Stefania Goulioti, Sofia Kokkali, Maria Naufliotou, Angeliki Papoulia, Evdokia Roumelioti: The five protagonists in the long-awaited performance of the Epidaurus Festival reveal the many faces of Medea they will perform.
