The rock musical Tick Tick Boom by Jonathan Larson reaches the Alternative Stage of the Greek National Opera for its first presentation in Greece. As she turns 30, director Emily Louizou shapes a production that becomes an ode to artistic longing and the anxiety of approaching a milestone age. In this intimate conversation with Nadia Soufli, she reflects on the tension between dreams and realism, and on the need for balance within a life shaped by art, friendship and a constant search for meaning.