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Monday, 13 August 2018 13:36
August Full Moon At The Acropolis Museum
Under the August full moon, the City of Athens Philharmonic Orchestra will take visitors on a musical journey to the nostalgic world of Greek cinema, on Sunday 26 August 2018 at 9pm.
Τhe concert is organized by the City of Athens Culture, Sport & Youth Organization (OPANDA) in cooperation with the Acropolis Museum. Music director: Dimitris Michas
The concert will take place in the Museum’s entrance courtyard with free entry.
The Museum’s entrance is located at the beginning of the pedestrian walkway of Dionysiou Areopagitou Street, close to the Acropolis metro station.
On this day, the Museum will be open from 8 a.m. to midnight with free entry to the exhibition galleries from 8 p.m. onwards. The restaurant of the second floor and the ground floor café will be open during the same hours.
(Photo credit: Nikos Vardakastanis)
(Photo credit: Nikos Vardakastanis)
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Sunday, 19 August 2018 09:29
Full Moon Night Yoga On The Acropolis Roof Deck
Join Lynn Roulo for a Full Moon Night Yoga on Sunday, Aug 26th! These nights are magical.
A few details:
-Class is a one hour, all levels Kundalini Yoga class. All levels means you can do this class. Yes, you.
-You can borrow a mat free of charge.
-Class is in English with some Greek translation.
-This is a donation based class (give what you want and can afford).
-Doors open at 21:00, class is from 21:30-22:30. Please be sure to be on time. Doors will close at 21:30
-if you haven't been to the Acropolis Roof Deck, please message me for the address (lynn@lynnroulo.com).
See you there!
A few details:
-Class is a one hour, all levels Kundalini Yoga class. All levels means you can do this class. Yes, you.
-You can borrow a mat free of charge.
-Class is in English with some Greek translation.
-This is a donation based class (give what you want and can afford).
-Doors open at 21:00, class is from 21:30-22:30. Please be sure to be on time. Doors will close at 21:30
-if you haven't been to the Acropolis Roof Deck, please message me for the address (lynn@lynnroulo.com).
See you there!
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Thursday, 30 August 2018 13:36
Athens Beer Festival 2018
A festival with an enormous Beer Bar offering the finest quality beer, full of craze, plenty of delicious food at the Micro Food Garden and endless live music that will keep you entertained and make your nights magical and unforgettable.
Guests are invited to pick their favorite ice-cold beer, indulge in tasty food selections and sit down and enjoy it at the Pairings Garden.
After 17 years of continuous presence,the Athens Beer Festival is changing and adapting to the needs of beer fans in Attica and beyond.
The rapid growth of Greek Micro Brewers, as well as the strong demand for imported craft beer, leads to the need to create the largest beer bar ever, where the Organization itself will offer beers of unique values.
The event will also be featuring Kiosks that will be offering beer restaurant food and street food, both based on the type of food and its origins.
Information on tickets is available in Greek here!
Information on tickets is available in Greek here!
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Friday, 31 August 2018 10:41
47th Book Festival In Zappeion
The Book Festival is held this year with the active participation of the “Athens 2018 World Book Capital” City of Athens, which in its own pavilion, presents its program , which includes more than 300 events. The 47th Book Festival pays tribute to Sung Poetry and attempts to open a dialogue between the Book and the arts.
The festival’s parallel program features a handful of interesting events which pay tribute to eminent Greek artists such as Katerina Aggelaki Rouk, Dionysis Savopoulos, Manolis Anagnostakis, Loula Anagnostaki, George Andreou and concerts by Stamatis Kraounakis, Eleni Tsaligopoulou and Yannis Kotsiras.
The festival’s parallel program features a handful of interesting events which pay tribute to eminent Greek artists such as Katerina Aggelaki Rouk, Dionysis Savopoulos, Manolis Anagnostakis, Loula Anagnostaki, George Andreou and concerts by Stamatis Kraounakis, Eleni Tsaligopoulou and Yannis Kotsiras.
PARALLEL PROGRAMME
September 1
“The perfect disappearance”, Dilemma live in poetry of Katerina Aggelaki-Rouk
“Oh, Master-King” [E, Kyr-Afenti Vassilia], Folktale narration, at 19:00
September 2
Book Publishers Association pays tribute to Dionysis Savopoulos for his great contribution to Sung Poetry
Do not scare the Nightingale, Theatrical play at Aeroplio
“Trees and Nightingales said”, Fairy Tale Narration for young children
September 4
Event for Manolis Anagnostakis & Loula Anagnostaki
September 5
Children’s Youth Symphony Orchestra – Nina Patrikidou, under the auspices of the Archbishopric of Athens
“It’s love”, Folktale narration
September 6
Musical Journey inspired by the poem “I’ve had a dream” by poet Yovanna and the composer and pianist Anna Stereopoulou.
September 7
Event for Karagiozis by the Book Publishers Association with screenings, lectures, discussions and a great concert with Panino Damianos and his band.
September 8
Event dedicated to Nikos Kavvadias, by the Book Publishers Association in collaboration with the National Theater of Greece
September 9
The Book Publishers Association in collaboration with ERT pays homage to Nikos Kavvadias for his great contribution to sung poetry.
September 10
“From D. Solomos to Today”, songs, speeches, recitations by actors and poets.
September 11
Event dedicated to theater critic Kostas Georgoussopoulos
September 12
Event on the book of Kevin E.Simpson “Soccer under the Swastika” by Mv publishers
September 13
Marios Strofalis and his quartet present excerpts from Song of Songs
Folktale narration
September 14
Award Ceremony honoring Mikis Theodorakis for his great contribution to Melodic Poetry and Greek culture. Concert featuring his popular compositions performed by renowned old and new Greek artists.
September 15
Homage to the composer George Andreou featuring discussions, presentations and concert with Eleni Tsaligopoulou and Yannis Kotsiras
September 16
“Lorca at the Greek Art Theatre”, presentation of excerpts from Blood Wedding, documentary screening & concert by Stamatis Kraounakis
Our myths, our stars, Theatrical play at Aeroplio at 12:00. “Theria and Zoumpera”, fairy tale narration for children accompanied by music
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Monday, 03 September 2018 11:21
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Two Diverse Programs Over Seven Performances Featuring Music by Jazz Legends Ella Fitzgerald, John Coltrane, Nina Simone, Dizzy Gillespie, and Duke Ellington.
Seven Dynamic Works Including International Debut of Ailey Dancer Jamar Roberts’ Members Don’t Get Weary and Alvin Ailey’s Must-See American Masterpiece Revelations.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, recognized by U.S. Congress as “a vital cultural ambassador to the world,” returns to Megaron, The Athens Concert Hall to perform two diverse programs from September 11-15, 2018. After a 21-city North American Tour hitting major theaters from coast-to-coast, Artistic Director Robert Battle leads the Company into its 60th anniversary year with a month-long international tour beginning with the Company’s 10th visit to Greece. Audiences in Athens can experience the unparalleled artistry of Ailey’s 32 renowned dancers, as they perform an expansive repertory highlighting the marriage between modern dance and jazz – America’s two original art forms. Each performance closes with Alvin Ailey’s must-see American masterpiece Revelations.
The engagement opens on Tuesday, September 11 at 9pm with Program A, featuring Billy Wilson’s The Winter in Lisbon, a rhythmic and colorful celebration of the great Dizzy Gillespie. Ailey star Jamar Roberts will internationally debut his blues-inspired work Members Don’t Get Weary – his first world premiere for the Company, which he joined in 2002. Set the powerful music of the legendary jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane 50 years after his death, the work is “a response to the current social landscape in America” and aims to allow the audience to momentarily transcend their own personal blues. The program also includes Robert Battle’s tour-de-force duet Ella, intricately paired with Ella Fitzgerald’s scatting in her song “Airmail Special.” Program A repeats on Wednesday, September 12 at 9pm, Friday, September 14 at 9pm, and Saturday, September 15 at 9pm.
Program B takes the stage on Wednesday, September 12 at 4:30pm with a performance of founder Alvin Ailey’s 1975 classic Night Creature, a dazzling ballet set to music by jazz legend Duke Ellington; Robert Battle’s gripping solo In/Side, set to soul-stirring music by Nina Simone; and beloved choreographer Ronald K. Brown’s spiritually charged Four Corners. Program B repeats on Thursday, September 13 at 9pm and Saturday, September 15 at 4:30pm.
To close each performance, the incomparable Ailey dancers will perform Alvin Ailey’s must-see American masterpiece, Revelations, which is a tribute to his African American heritage and a testament to his genius. Seen my more people than any other modern dance work since its debut in 1960, Revelations has moved audiences around the world through its powerful storytelling and soul-stirring music, evoking timeless themes of determination, hope, and transcendence.
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Monday, 27 August 2018 10:05
“Beading, Felting, Weaving, Drawing”: Sofia Archangelou & Aikaterini Koutroubi Εxhibition Αt FokiaNou Art Space
FokiaNou Art Space is an artist-run project space in the intimacy of a small apartment in an old building in the center of Athens. The apartment has been transformed into an open space that encourages collaborative creative efforts between Greek and foreign artists, thereby promoting and supporting the local art community. The space hosts exhibitions, workshops and projects under the direction of two artists, Mary Cox and Panagiotis Voulgaris
Aikaterini Koutroubi hails from Nauplio, and studied art conservation and restoration, painting and icon painting, as well as jewelry-making and weaving. Much of her work is inspired by Greek traditions, particularly the folk art involved in the making of the dowry chest. Her jewelry, the installation of which can be seen as a singular work itself, blends painting, weaving and embroidery into beautiful pieces.
Likewise, Sofia Archangelou’s work mixes drawing, painting, weaving and wet-felting in a series she completed in the last few years while in residence in London and Avanton, France. An Athenian artist and musician, she studied piano at the National Conservatory and participates regularly in various musical programs.
Schedule: Wednesday to Saturday | 17:00 - 20:00
Workshops: “Thread and Color”, with Aikaterina Koutroubi, Saturday, 15 September, 15.00 and “Felting”, with Sofia Archangelou, Saturday, 29 September, 15.00.
Aikaterini Koutroubi hails from Nauplio, and studied art conservation and restoration, painting and icon painting, as well as jewelry-making and weaving. Much of her work is inspired by Greek traditions, particularly the folk art involved in the making of the dowry chest. Her jewelry, the installation of which can be seen as a singular work itself, blends painting, weaving and embroidery into beautiful pieces.
Likewise, Sofia Archangelou’s work mixes drawing, painting, weaving and wet-felting in a series she completed in the last few years while in residence in London and Avanton, France. An Athenian artist and musician, she studied piano at the National Conservatory and participates regularly in various musical programs.
Schedule: Wednesday to Saturday | 17:00 - 20:00
Workshops: “Thread and Color”, with Aikaterina Koutroubi, Saturday, 15 September, 15.00 and “Felting”, with Sofia Archangelou, Saturday, 29 September, 15.00.
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Monday, 10 September 2018 12:04
Burger Fest 2018
The first and largest food festival in Athens returns from September 14th to September 16th at the old Amaxostasio of OSY for a delightful 3 day burgers extravaganza!
Some of the best restaurants and burger houses of Athens will be attending the festival, ready to serves visitors with their own unique taste suggestions.
The festival will also be featuring parallel actions that will provide guests with the ultimate gastronomic experience, allowing them to indugle in unpretentious burger flavors!
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Sunday, 06 January 2019 17:12
From The Forbidden City: Imperial Apartments Of Qianlong - Acropolis Museum
A rare exhibition on China's Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799) is going on display at the Acropolis Museum, with a first time presentation to the public of remarkable artifacts representing over 100 years of Chinese culture of the 18th century.
One of the most renowned emperors in Chinese history, Qianlong (Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911) is the Emperor who reformed China,doubled its size and population, tended to the well-being of its citizens and nurtured the arts and letters with passion. He remained on the throne for sixty years (1736-1795) leaving his personal mark on the art of China.
This Acropolis Museum exhibition design was inspired directly by the buildings, colors and forms of the Palaces of the Forbidden City. The exhibition boasts 154 exquisite works of art, ceremonial robes, furniture and functional objects from the Emperor's private apartments in the Palace of Many Splendors (Chonghua Gong) where, as he himself wrote, he spent his youth and drew inspiration for his subsequent plans for the successful management of his vast country.
On first entering the exhibition the visitor meets the Emperor's embroidered gold ceremonial attire and the huge portrait that depicts Him immediately after his ascent to the throne. The Empress’ impressive ritual dress follows, and immediately after, the complete presentation of the Imperial throne with all its accompanying furniture and accessories. A next display presents the tea services used by the Emperor and his guests, his poetic texts and theatrical costumes from the private performances held at the Palace.
The Room of Fragrant Orchids that follows reveals the heated bed of the Imperial couple, wall screens with rare floral decoration and ornamental works of art of the Emperor’s personal choice. Two large exhibits, a second brocaded throne with accessories and the Emperor's study decorated with white jade plaques come after, and it at this desk that the gifted leader spent many hours of his day writing texts about his country's beauties, human relationships and the proper exercise of royal powers.
The exhibition ends with exceptional Buddhist artworks of precious materials: ritual vessels, tributes and great proverbs, but dominating are the statues of the young Buddha, the third Dalai Lama and a Buddhist missionary, demonstrating the predominant role of Buddhism in the Emperor's life.
The exhibition “from the forbidden city: imperial apartments of Qianlong” is organized in cooperation with the Palace Museum in Beijing as part of the cultural program set forth by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture for the “Year Greece-China”.
The exhibition aims to draw the western world closer to a deeper appreciation of Chinese culture, revealing its distinctive qualities during the glorious period of Emperor Qianlong's reign.
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Wednesday, 05 September 2018 19:25
Ballet Zorba At The Panathenaic Stadium
35 Countries - 3,000,000 Spectators!
The classic work, famous all over the world, Zorba by Mikis Theodorakis and Lorca Massine, is presented at the Panathenaic Stadium for a single magnificent performance on Sunday 16 September.
The literary hero of the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis is animated by the dancers of the Sofia Opera Ballet, the Orchestra of the National Opera and the Mixed Chorus, at the Kallimarmaro Stadium, in the music direction of Nikos Haliasas.
Watch the trailer HERE!
The literary hero of the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis is animated by the dancers of the Sofia Opera Ballet, the Orchestra of the National Opera and the Mixed Chorus, at the Kallimarmaro Stadium, in the music direction of Nikos Haliasas.
Watch the trailer HERE!
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Tuesday, 28 August 2018 18:54
A Tribute to Leonard Cohen At The Megaron Garden
A special evening dedicated to Leonard Cohen at the Megaron Garden.
On the day when Leonard Cohen would have celebrated his 84th birthday, three young performing artists interpret songs sealed by his characteristic deep voice, accompanied by three talented musicians.
Join Nalyssa Green, Sugahspank! and Lou is as they take us on a voyage to Leonard Cohen’s enchanting universe.
A magical night devoted to Leonard Cohen to be a memorable highlight of the Megaron’s marvelous summer line-up of outdoor performances in their Concert Hall Gardens.
The energetic Sugahspank trio will showcase the great poet and musician who, throughout his full life, was both a teacher and a student, and who touched many across the world with his meaningful music.
On the day when Leonard Cohen would have celebrated his 84th birthday, three young performing artists interpret songs sealed by his characteristic deep voice, accompanied by three talented musicians.
Join Nalyssa Green, Sugahspank! and Lou is as they take us on a voyage to Leonard Cohen’s enchanting universe.
A magical night devoted to Leonard Cohen to be a memorable highlight of the Megaron’s marvelous summer line-up of outdoor performances in their Concert Hall Gardens.
The energetic Sugahspank trio will showcase the great poet and musician who, throughout his full life, was both a teacher and a student, and who touched many across the world with his meaningful music.
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