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Saturday, 25 July 2020 01:58
YES FORUM: Sum-Up Open E-dialogue
Yes Forum invites you on Monday, July 27, at 19:00 to take part in the sum-up open e-dialogue. The dialogues will commence again in September 2020.
Over the last months, there have been many dialogues and discussions regarding COVID-19 and its effects on entrepreneurship and the shipping industry as well as business in general and the way we work. At the same time, experts and business people have shared their views and made predictions about the future.
Τhe aim of this dialogue is to sum-up everything that has been discussed before, including the before-mentioned topics, allowing the audience to ask questions and engage in a fruitful conversation with shipping executives.
The speakers who will take part in the dialogue are:
-Giwrgos Alexandratos, Vice President, Marine Chamber Of Greece
-Kostas Rokkos, CEO, TST International SA.
-Nikos Doukas, Publisher and Journalist, NAFS Magazine
-Eleni Thanopoulou, Professor, University of the Aegean School of Administration Sciences Department of Maritime and Business Services
-Panagiotis Zahariadis, Technical Director, Atlantic Bulk Carriers Management Ltd.
-Giorgos Xiradakis, Founder & Owner XRTC Business Consultants Ltd
Moderator of the discussion will be: Danae Bezantakou, Concept Founder – YES FORUM & CEO – NAVIGATOR SHIPPING CONSULTANTS
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Sunday, 02 August 2020 19:18
Athens & Epidaurus Festival: Beethoven 250 Years
The Athens State Orchestra, under the baton of its artistic director, distinguished conductor Stefanos Tsialis, will celebrate 250 years since Beethoven’s birth, presenting two masterworks of the great German classical composer at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus as part of this year’s Athens and Epidaurus Festival.
The short but very dynamic overture of the ballet, The Creature of Prometheus (1801) with its ancient Greek themes, will open the evening program, vividly portraying the titular, mythical Titan as an agent of knowledge and enlightenment for the human race.
Symphony No. 7 (1812), an “apotheosis of dance” as aptly called by Wagner, expresses a triumphal affirmation of life, through ideal musical means, in a timeless, topical and universal manner.
In between the two Beethoven works, the flourishing, exceptionally talented pianist Alexia Mouza will perform Shostakovich’s electrifying Piano Concerto No. 1, in which a biting, often teasing modernist sensibility is masterfully combined with genuine, touching sentimentalism.
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Thursday, 06 August 2020 20:38
Meeting With Mozart At The Acropolis Museum
The Acropolis Museum and the Athens State Orchestra, within the context of the events «All of Greece, one Culture» of the Ministry of Culture & Sports, will present a concert with works by Mozart in the Acropolis Museum courtyard on Friday 28 August 2020, at 8:30 p.m.
Entrance to the concert is free, however, a seat reservation is mandatory here.
Program: A Little Night Music, Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K 525, Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K.550
Conductor: Phaedra Giannelou
Program: A Little Night Music, Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K 525, Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K.550
Conductor: Phaedra Giannelou
Like every Friday, on Friday 28 August the Acropolis Museum exhibition areas will be open until 10 p.m. and the second-floor restaurant will be open until 12 midnight.
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Saturday, 29 August 2020 11:11
Russell Kane Live In Athens
Packing more energy than a Duracell factory, Russell’s RS Turbo laugh engine will motor through love, family, and life – proving that the fast and the curious amongst us, see more stuff, and get more done on Wednesday 2 September 2020 at Technopolis City of Athens.
Award-winning comedian, presenter, actor, author, and scriptwriter Russell Kane is best known as the host of three series of Live At The Electric, regular appearances on Live At Apollo, Unzipped, Celebrity Juice, and I Am Celebrity Get Me Out of Here Now.
Russell was nominated four times for the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Awards before winning Best Show in 2010. He then went onto make history as the first comedian to win both the Edinburgh Award and Melbourne Comedy Festival’s Barry Award in one year. His award-winning show Smokescreens & Castles was recorded in front of his home crowd in Westcliff-on-Sea’s at the Palace Theatre and released by Universal Pictures in 2011. Famed for his critically acclaimed tours Russell has been performing sell-out shows across the globe.
There is no end to his talents having published his first novel The Humorist which was nominated for a literary prize, he has also written, directed and starred in three plays two of which have toured, and one, blank verse, which was performed in the main house of the RSC in Stratford-Upon-Avon.
His debut movie-acting role was released in the summer of 2015 when he cameoed in Noel Clarke’s latest project. Most recently, Russell traveled the world with YouTube stars filming the new survival program Stupid Man, Smart Phone, which is due to air on BBC Thee this
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Saturday, 29 August 2020 10:24
Bolshoi Mariinsky Ballet Stars: Denis Rodkin & Friends
Award-winning Russian dancer Denis Rodkin and another 12 stars of the famed Bolshoi, Mariinsky, and La Scala ballet ensembles will be on stage at Athens’ open-air Herodes Atticus Theater for one night only, on September 5. The stellar ensemble will perform excerpts from the most popular ballets of the classical repertory such as "Swan Lake", "The Sleeping Beauty", "Giselle", "Don Quixote", "Romeo & Juliet", and more.
Dennis Rodkin is the most important Bolshoi Ballet dancer today. Born in Moscow, in 2009 he graduated from the Moscow State Academy of Choreography "Gzel" and was admitted to the Bolshoi Theater. In 2013, he graduated from the educational department of the Moscow Choreography Academy. He rehearsed under Nikolai Tsiskaridze.
He quickly developed into an incredibly expressive dancer, which enabled him to embody great leading roles of the classical repertoire, including Spartakos, Prince Zigkfrint ( Swan Lake ), Prince Nutcracker (Nutcracker), Jean County of Brienne ( Raimi ), Onegin ( Eugene Onegin ) Toreantor ( Quixote ), etc.
Rodkin's emblematic stage presence is a strong proof of his qualities: his overflowing energy, his unparalleled technique, and his expressiveness have justifiably made him one of the new myths in the field of classical ballet.
The other dancers we will see in Athens are some of the best soloists of the famous Bolshoi and Mariinsky ballets, as well as other great ballets of the world.
From the Bolshoi Theater, in addition to Dennis Rodkin will appear:
- Anna Nikulina - First Bolshoi Ballet Dancer
- Eleonora Sevenard - Bolshoi Ballet Soloist
- Mikhail Lobukhin - First Bolshoi Ballet Dancer
From the famous Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg will perform:
- Sakirova Renata - First Dancer of the Mariinsky Ballet
- Alexei Timofegief - Soloist of the Mariinsky Ballet
From the famous La Scala Theater in Milan will appear:
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Nikoleta Manny - First Dancer of the La Scala Ballet of Milan
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Timofej Andrijashenko - First Dancer at the La Scala Ballet in Milan
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Saturday, 13 June 2020 19:38
Athens Photo Festival 2020 ~ Open Call For Artists & Photographers
Athens Photo Festival and the Benaki Museum on 25 May agreed on new dates for the Festival, in 2020. Athens Photo Festival will be held from 16 September to 15 November 2020. Additionally, as a result of difficulties experienced by applicants due to the coronavirus outbreak, the deadline for submissions has been extended to 30 June 2020.
The Festival is accepting submissions from artists and photographers for its exhibition program. The selected works will be exhibited at the Benaki Museum / Pireos 138, one of the most prestigious museums in Greece.
The Festival will feature the work of emerging and established artists from all over the world, with the aim to reflect the diversity of photography and visual culture today. Exploring diverse cultural, artistic, social, and political perspectives, Athens Photo Festival is committed to offering a dynamic platform for the exchange of ideas, artistic expression, and engagement with photography in all its forms.
The call is open to all the image-based genres, ranging from fine art and conceptual to documentary and photojournalism, installations, interactive and multimedia works. This year's exhibition program will be composed of a diverse selection of over 80 image-based projects, selected through this international call for proposals.
Athens Photo Festival will continue to follow the updates on COVID-19 closely, while adhering to the guidelines put forward by our governments, to ensure the measures we take will help protect our artists, teams, and audience.
About APhF
The festival was founded in 1987 on the initiative of Stavros Moresopoulos, under the name International Month of Photography in Athens, as a biennial event. It is the longest-running festival of photography in Greece, and one of the five oldest of its kind in the world. In 1997, the festival turned into an annual event. In 2008, it was officially renamed to Athens Photo Festival in order to reflect upon the festival’s expanding program which now embraced a wide range of events that are completely in tune with today’s social and aesthetics needs.
Throughout the years, the festival has remained faithful to its founding purpose, raising audiences awareness of photography and acting as a catalyst for lens-based practice within Greece and a showcase for contemporary trends, a new talent from all over the world, and the very best of Greek photography. The extensive documentation from its over 30-year history of festival activities, including photos, texts, and information about the artists will be soon available online on this website.
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Saturday, 12 September 2020 20:43
Ilias Papailiakis: Theoritical Objects
One of the most active and acclaimed Greek artists, Ilias Papailiakis, is engaged in an ongoing conversation with the history of Greek art. The solo exhibition Theoretical Objects: Works 2017–2020 comprises paintings, drawings, and sculptures produced in the last three years. In Papailiakis’ work, the ‘theoretical object’ is the object of study and research: It is the human body, violence, and history, art and archaeology, landscape and nature, the genealogy of desire, the history of civilization, the cultural traces of the past.
The exhibition consists of the sections: "Studies for a Thinker" (2008-2018), eighteen oils that reveal the transitional stage and the research that preceded until the artist was led to schematic painting. "The Archaic Members" (2018-2019), seven works in oil on canvas, mostly portraits, "The Warrior and the Sleep" (2019-2020), consisting of nine paintings, with the most recognizable The sculptor and the sleeping (2019), as well as six new works. The above sections are completed by 250 drawings with ink or pencil on paper
The exhibition is presented by the City of Athens Cultural, Sports & Youth Organisation (OPANDA) and is curated by Christoforos Marinos, art historian and OPANDA curator.
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Monday, 28 September 2020 21:22
Athens Photo Festival 2020 At The Benaki Museum
Athens Photo Festival 2020 is on view at the Benaki Museum / Pireos 138 through 15 November, featuring the work of 108 artists and photographers from 26 countries.
Exploring diverse cultural, artistic, social, and political positions, the Festival brings together a wide variety of works from all the image-based genres, ranging from fine art and conceptual to documentary and photojournalism, photo-based installations, interactive content, and multimedia works. The exhibitions spread over two floors of the museum, covering an area of 2.200 square meters.
At the core of the Athens Photo Festival, in addition to exhibitions, is an engaging and multi-layered program of onsite and online events and the year-round activities, including education and public programs, talent development initiatives, social practice, and community outreach.
Opening hours
Thursday & Sunday: 10:00 – 18:00
Thursday & Sunday: 10:00 – 18:00
Friday & Saturday: 10:00 – 22:00
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Monday, 12 October 2020 12:42
Ancient Vibes in Contemporary Ceramics
The Keramikos Cemetery in Athens was home to the city's famous workshops, where all sorts of craftsmen exhibited and sold their work. That was 2,500 years ago. Fast forward to today, Mon Coin Studio, just a few steps away from the ancient cemetery, takes on the task of introducing contemporary Greek ceramics to the Greek audience and visitors. For its debut event, Ancient Vibes in Contemporary Ceramics, owner and ceramic artist Eleonore Trenado – Finetis has invited 35 artists and makers to participate with works that tap into ancient ceramics traditions and mythical narratives for inspiration, exploring how the “echo” of ancient Greek art resonates in contemporary creations. The works reflect on classical antiquity, the Minoan civilization, Cycladic art, and the works of primitive communities. The exhibition will also feature works by designers, jewelry designers, photographers, and visual artists. If ceramics ever knocked on your door, asking for a bit of your creativity and spare time, this sounds like the perfect time to answer.
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Monday, 14 September 2020 13:06
YES Forum: "Winning Shipping Strategies" Book Presentation
After a short summer break, YES Forum is back and invites you on Thursday, September 17, at 19:00 to watch the live presentation of the book "Winning Shipping Strategies". In their book, Paul Emmanuelides and George Tsavliris develop a comprehensive framework of winning shipping strategies, through the application of established Strategic Management theory in the Shipping Industry, drawing empirical evidence from case studies of leading firms from the thriving Greek shipping community.
The presentation will stream live on YES FORUM's Facebook page. During the discussion that will take place, the authors will also answer questions posed by audience members.
The discussion will be moderated by Antonis Papagiannidis, CEO of Economia Group, and Danae Bezentakou, Concept Founder of YES FORUM & CEO of NAVIGATOR SHIPPING CONSULTANTS LTD.
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