Darkest White

Darkest White is the next chapter in the ever-evolving artistic universe of Dafin Antoniadou, a stage composition that sprouts from the intersection of ancestral memory and a fragmented vision of the future. Rooted in her Slavo-Macedonian heritage, the piece veers into a multilayered reading of the notions of displacement, survival, and the omnipotence of female presence, culminating in a tapestry of fragility and resilience.

The performance follows the pace of a ritual. At its core stands an enigmatic figure, a presence that embodies both the archetypal and the immaterial, guiding the audience through a cycle of birth, union, and death. Moreover, it bears the weight of collective memory, becoming the voice of those erased from the body of history while further transpiring as a spectral entity amid a bleak and emotionless digital space.

In this work, the artist explores the interchanging dynamics between power and sacrifice, forging a map of the land through song—a primaeval sound that has the capacity to transform reality. The thread that weaves together collective memory with a cosmological horizon lends the heroine’s journey a dimension of universal relief. Rich in symbols, Darkest White portrays the quest for absolute freedom suspended in a liminal space.

Concept—Choreography—Performance Dafin Antoniadou
Original music & Sound design Constantine Skourlis
Lighting design Vangelis Mountrichas
Costume design Christina Lardikou
Assistant to the choreographer Sofia Martiou
Voices Melita Mukavec, Eliza Katraoura, Zlata Slobodna
Set construction Dimitris Lazoulos, Foivos Kouvdos
Audio spatialisation Nicholas Kazazis
Construction design Margarita Kyanidou
Visual identity Latent Community
Photography/Documentation Myrto Grigoriou
Dramaturgy consultant Mary Maragoudaki
Costume construction Eva Tsampasi
Production management Nether
Legal representation BepArt

Athens Epidaurus Festival 2025