Petit Paris D' Athènes 2018 Returns This October With Theme 'May of 1968'
- by XpatAthens
- Sunday, 01 July 2018
The 6th Petit Paris d'Athènes is already underway!
The festival will take place from the 4th to the 14th of October 2018 and will be in the general area of the centre of Athens including Omonoia square, Larissa Station and Peloponnisos Station, Metaxourgeio, St Paul square and Victoria square. These are the neighborhoods where many streets are named in French and have served as cultural meeting points between the cosmopolitan and folk culture of Athens with foreign traditions of refugees, travelers and visitors.
The festival’s theme is “May of 1968. Fifty Years Later...” (Mai 1968. Cinquante ans après...) Petit Paris d'Athènes includes music, art and photography exhibitions, street art, theatre and variete, performances, street shows and parties, lectures, “tables rondes” and “rendez-vous sociaux”, guided tours and educational programs.
The festival is co-organised by the Athens Art Network, the City of Athens Culture, Sports and Youth Organization, and the Region of Attica. It is under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Sports and has the support of the French embassy and the French Institute of Greece.
The festival's goal is to mend through art and culture some of the most abused neighborhoods in Athens and to allow young artists to thrive. In essence, it is a 10 day celebration of art and culture in which more than 500 artists and people of intellect from Greece and worldwide participate at multiple selected places (such as streets, squares, parks, theatres, conservatoires, galleries, bistros, schools, neo-classical buildings, hotels and many other alternative spaces).
In 2013 the festival was dedicated to Albert Camus for the 100th anniversary of his birth and in 2014 to the Βelle Époque and the start of World War I. In 2015 the theme was “The culture of Café and Bistros” with a special nod to rive gauche in post-war Paris. In 2016 the festival was about Team Spirit and Arts and lastly, in 2017 Petit Paris d' Athènes was dedicated to Woman in Europe.
In 2018, the festival’s theme is “May of 1958. Fifty years later...”
How did the French revolution of May in 1968, without any racial, political, cultural or societal discrimination, but with a strong international impact, become a landmark in 20 th century history, influence and continues to influence societal struggles and cultural expression both in France and around the world? Art, either militant for a cause or simply as a product of a free mind, deeply marked the revolution of ‘68 has been a movement of timeless value.
For all artist and cultural groups interested in joining the 6th Petit Paris d' Athènes, the proposed artwork should be inspired by the revolution itself or the general ideas and values as well as the main and side actions of societal struggle to this day.
Information for artists/teams
Suggestions are to be submitted via e-mail to info@mikroparisi.com and should include:
- all info on the project plus a short description of it (up to 200 words)
- a digital sample of the suggestion
- collaborators’ personal details (in both English and Greek)
- a short CV of the artist/ team
Volunteers interested in joining in photography team or organizing team of the festival are welcome to send a short CV via e-mail to info@mikroparisi.com.
Throughout the preparation of the festival, all volunteers are expected to take part in the scheduled seminars and after completing the predetermined time of participation and volunteer work, they will receive a certificate of participation.
Applications will be accepted until Wednesday 29th August.
Info & contact: info@mikroparisi.com
Website: Petitparisdathenes.com