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Monday, 16 September 2019 17:58
Oresteia By Aeschylus - National Theatre of Greece
“Oresteia” welcomes the international audience – along with the Athenian citizens- in an iconic open-air venue of the city. The large-scale production folds the summer season tour in Attica and will be presented with English surtitles, inviting everyone to an encounter with Ancient Greek Drama.
An innovative concept from the National Theatre of Greece: the only extant example of an ancient dramatic trilogy, Aeschylus’ Oresteia, in a single production by three directors staging their work for the first time at the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus. Agamemnon directed by Io Voulgaraki, The Libation Bearers directed by Lilly Meleme, and The Eumenides directed by Georgia Mavragani.
Agamemnon
Agamemnon, the first part of the timeless masterpiece that is Aeschylus’ Oresteia, is the starting point for a multi-layered theatrical experience. With the myth of the Trojan War at its core, it was an immediate success when it was written (in the Athens of the 5th century BCE) and has remained so in every era up to the present day. After ten years, a king returns victorious from the most terrible of wars, only for his wife to murder him in his own home. This is a poetic universe in which man is an unsolved enigma and human actions do not take place under godless skies, where there is slippage between the roles of victim and persecutor. This slippage is observed by a ruling class that is silent until it loses its power and ultimately its very existence. Who has the right to commit a crime and where does this right derive from?
Agamemnon, the first part of the timeless masterpiece that is Aeschylus’ Oresteia, is the starting point for a multi-layered theatrical experience. With the myth of the Trojan War at its core, it was an immediate success when it was written (in the Athens of the 5th century BCE) and has remained so in every era up to the present day. After ten years, a king returns victorious from the most terrible of wars, only for his wife to murder him in his own home. This is a poetic universe in which man is an unsolved enigma and human actions do not take place under godless skies, where there is slippage between the roles of victim and persecutor. This slippage is observed by a ruling class that is silent until it loses its power and ultimately its very existence. Who has the right to commit a crime and where does this right derive from?
Libation Bearers
The action of the second part of The Oresteia takes place ten years after the end of Agamemnon. This is the bloody, beating heart of the trilogy. The ground has already been prepared for the arrival of Orestes, the young avenger who must follow the ancient law of duty and take blood for blood. The dead father seeks vengeance and his presence in the play is just as powerful as it is in Agamemnon, although in a different way. The landscape in The Libation Bearers is bleak and threatening. The illicit lovers who, with blood-stained hands, seized power from the legitimate king, now preside over a regime of brutality, terror and fearful silence, as the country is plunged into darkness and chaos.
The action of the second part of The Oresteia takes place ten years after the end of Agamemnon. This is the bloody, beating heart of the trilogy. The ground has already been prepared for the arrival of Orestes, the young avenger who must follow the ancient law of duty and take blood for blood. The dead father seeks vengeance and his presence in the play is just as powerful as it is in Agamemnon, although in a different way. The landscape in The Libation Bearers is bleak and threatening. The illicit lovers who, with blood-stained hands, seized power from the legitimate king, now preside over a regime of brutality, terror and fearful silence, as the country is plunged into darkness and chaos.
The old world has reached a tragic impasse and is morally, socially and politically bankrupt. The appalling act that Orestes is to commit is required by the gods and the very universe. Violence begets violence and the Furies demand blood vengeance for Agamemnon’s death. The bright light of the new justice that will reconcile the old world with the new is still a long way off, and the road that must be traveled to reach it involves great suffering. But there is no other choice. The repetition of horrific violence becomes a ceremony of purification for an entire society that will reconcile the old world with the new one that is dawning is still a long way off, and the road that must be traversed before it can be reached is extremely painful. There is no other choice. The repetition of the horrific violence becomes a ceremony of purification of an entire society that will travel from darkness to light.
Eumenides
Orestes is at Delphi, having been pursued there by the Furies. He prays at the sanctuary of Apollo, seeking the god’s protection, and is told to go to Athens, where he begs at the feet of the statue of Athena. The enraged Furies follow him, spurred on by the ghost of Clytemnestra. His fate will be decided at the highest court of Athens, the Areopagus, where he and the Chorus of Furies argue their cases. The result is a hung jury, and Athena, who has the casting vote, finds Orestes innocent. He praises Athens and announces that the city and his homeland shall henceforth be bound together in an unbreakable alliance. Athena honors the Furies and declares them the kindly ones, or “Eumenides”.
The trilogy ends with the restoration of balance amidst an atmosphere of reconciliation, bringing an end to a tragic conflict which human beings were unable to resolve. It is significant that the trilogy was written shortly after 462 BCE when the system of government changed and one of the reforms was that cases of murder were now tried at the Areopagus
Summer Tour | Tickets:
15€ General Admission
12€ (students, over 65 years old, unemployed, Disabled & Groups)
Two Day Admission Ticket – Discount
25€ General Admission
22€ (students, over 65 years old, unemployed, Disabled & Groups).
Summer Tour | Tickets:
15€ General Admission
12€ (students, over 65 years old, unemployed, Disabled & Groups)
Two Day Admission Ticket – Discount
25€ General Admission
22€ (students, over 65 years old, unemployed, Disabled & Groups).
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Sunday, 01 September 2019 21:44
Athens Flying Week 2019
The greatest air show of Greece, Athens Flying Week (AFW) Tanagra International Air Show 2019, with more than 410,000 loyal fans from around the world, returns for the 8th year in a row, and takes off for the fourth time from the Tanagra Air Base, on 21 and 22 September 2019!
Are you ready to take off with us?!
At the Tanagra airport, you will be able to live an exciting and unique experience, having the opportunity to:
- Enjoy easy and quick access to the main area of the show from the FREE parking located INSIDE the airport, RIGHT NEXT TO the spectators’ area.
- Experience take-offs and landings by the most popular jet and turboprop aircraft, just a stone’s throw away.
- Enjoy a spectacular Air Show
- Take a picture of yourself next to the planes, with the fighter jet pilots as well as the world-famous aerobatic pilots, at the largest static aircraft display in recent years.
- Browse and make your purchases at the trade fair, but also learn about every type of aviation training from the competent air schools, Αero clubs, and the Hellenic Aeronautical and Air Sports Federation (ELAO).
- Our young friends can spend carefree moments at the exceptionally safe playground
- Take a short break & dine in the fully-equipped restaurants with shaded areas
- Enjoy full visual access to giant screens which will be installed in various parts of the airport
- Enjoy aeromodelling demonstrations
- Participate and have fun at the numerous unique happenings and events
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Sunday, 28 July 2019 16:20
Athens Fancy Women Bike Ride
Woman’s visibility in urban spaces is key to claim the right to the city. Cycling is a particularly powerful way for women to become visible in the society and a complete new way to interact with the city. Fancy Women Bike Ride is an event for women, organized by women to remember the liberating joy of cycling and to inspire more women to use a bicycle in the cities.
The more women cycle, the more women will be encouraged to cycle.
Ride with us.
The guidelines for Fancy Women Bike Ride are as follows (although, these are not strict rules) :
* Dress code: fancy
* Decorate your bicycle
* Pose for the cameras and take selfies
* Greet and smile at people during the bike ride
* Bring your best friend.
The idea for these events began in 2013 in Izmir, Turkey. Every year, Fancy Women Bike Ride is held on World Car Free Day in destinations all over the world.
The more women cycle, the more women will be encouraged to cycle.
Ride with us.
The guidelines for Fancy Women Bike Ride are as follows (although, these are not strict rules) :
* Dress code: fancy
* Decorate your bicycle
* Pose for the cameras and take selfies
* Greet and smile at people during the bike ride
* Bring your best friend.
The idea for these events began in 2013 in Izmir, Turkey. Every year, Fancy Women Bike Ride is held on World Car Free Day in destinations all over the world.
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Friday, 26 July 2019 20:35
Researchers’ Night 2019
An amazing event celebrating Science and Research
All over Europe, in Athens and other 9 Greek cities!
Researchers' Night is the biggest pan-European science and research celebration held annually in more than 300 cities all over Europe. This year's Researchers’ Night in Greece will take place at the Cultural Centre «Hellenic Cosmos» (254, Piraeus Street) and at the National Technical University (the historical Averof Building) in Athens, as well as in many other Greek cities on Friday 27 September 2019, from 17.00 to 24.00. Admission to the event is free.
Research opens its doors to the wider public, offering us the opportunity to meet the people of science through presentations, experiments, scientific events specially designed for students, workshops for teachers, competitions and a variety of educational and attractive events.
Moreover, shortly before the main event, a number of pre-events will take place to familiarize the public with the aims and the research work of the participating scientific organizations/ co-organizers: the National Observatory of Athens, NCSR "Demokritos", the National Hellenic Research Foundation, the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, the “Athena” Research Centre and the Hellenic Pasteur Institute will open up their premises to the public.
Apart from its main research centers/co-organizers, Researchers’ Night is joined by a number of participating scientific/educational intuitions with original research activity that will attract the interest of children and adults alike.
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Monday, 23 September 2019 15:19
11th Greece Race For The Cure
Greece Race for the Cure® is a running event against breast cancer, organized in Athens by Hellenic Association of Women with Breast Cancer “Alma Zois”, in co-operation with the City of Athens Cultural, Sport & Youth Organization (OPANDA), in collaboration with the Organization of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.
Greece Race for the Cure® takes place the last Sunday of September in Athens. This year, it is held for the 11th year, on Sunday, September 29th, 2019.
Greece Race for the Cure® is now one of the most popular Races for breast cancer awareness in Europe and it is the largest sports event with a social purpose in Greece, bringing together more than 150,000 participants throughout the history of the event. Through the Race for the Cure® we are part of a global initiative to support breast cancer patients, toο.
Information, awareness and support for women who are under treatment, for women –survivors and for the general population are non-negotiable objectives of the Greece Race for the Cure® and the Hellenic Association of Women with Breast Cancer “Alma Zois”.
Information, awareness and support for women who are under treatment, for women –survivors and for the general population are non-negotiable objectives of the Greece Race for the Cure® and the Hellenic Association of Women with Breast Cancer “Alma Zois”.
This year, for the first time, the Run of Athens joins Greece Race for the Cure® against breast cancer with a route of 10 Km with a timing chip.
The reasons we run
Our goal is to provide information to every woman in Greece about early detection methods and about the right steps that have to be taken – depending on the age – in order to be safe, according to international medical guidelines.
- We run in order to inform every woman in Greece about breast cancer
- We run so that everyone shall hear our voice about the importance of breast cancer prevention and early diagnosis
- We run to demystify breast cancer
- We run to defeat fear and prejudice
- We run to improve the quality of life and the rights of women with breast cancer
- We run to support women with breast cancer and their families
- We run to save lives
- We run to honor the women who are no longer close to us
- We run the road against breast cancer
Programs funded by 10th Greece Race for the Cure®
- Helpline for breast cancer patients
- Βeauty techniques and nutrition tips for breast cancer patients during therapy
- Legal Counseling Program
- Genetic Counseling and testing
- Group Therapy & Wellness programs
- Τraining program for Healthcare Professionals in Communication Skills with Oncological patients
- Scientific Research Grand for breast cancer in Greece (in psycho-oncology)
- Breast cancer Workplace awareness program
- Breast Cancer Awareness Program – Clinical Breast Exams for 20-39 y.o. women
- Breast Cancer Awareness Program in 5 areas in Greece with limited access to healthcare services
Registration fee: The registration fee is 6€/person for 2km walk and 8€/person for runners’ registration with a timing chip.
You can register your participation HERE
All Registrations close on Monday, September 23th 2019.
For the 2Km walk you can also register at kiosks around Athens:
1/9/2019 – 23/9/2019 Monday- Sunday: 10:00 – 23:00
Hard Rock Café Athens (52 Adrianou Str., Monastirion, Athens)
9/9/2019 – 21/9/2019 Monday- Saturday: 11:00 – 20:00
The Mall Athens (35 A. Papandreou, Amaroussion)
Hondos Center Ermou (39 Ermou, Sintagma)
Athens Metro Mall (276 Vouliagmenis, Aghios Dimitrios)
With each registration you will receive the collector’s T-shirt of the Race!
Race kit pick up:
For online registration: 68, 3rd September Str., Athens, 2/9/2019 – 26/9/2018, Monday – Friday 10.00am – 18.00p.m.
2km walk only – Registration kiosks: By the time of your registration you will receive your race kit by our
volunteers in the registration kiosk.
Schedule
- Opening: 08:00 am
- 10Km Run: 08:30 am
- 5Km Race: 10:30 am
- 2Km Walk: 11:30 am
volunteers in the registration kiosk.
Schedule
- Opening: 08:00 am
- 10Km Run: 08:30 am
- 5Km Race: 10:30 am
- 2Km Walk: 11:30 am
XpatAthens is proud to be a Media Sponsor Of Greece Race for the Cure(R)
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Wednesday, 25 September 2019 13:46
Kimbra Live At Gazarte
On September 29th, the Main Stage of Gazarte proudly presents one of the decade's best performers and musical phenomenon, Kimbra. All the way from New Zealand and with a wide portfolio of awards, including 2 Grammys, and the voice of the global hit ''Somebody That You Used To Know'', Kimbra will mainly present her latest piece of work Primal Heart.
The album follows a more minimal approach and talks about returning to the core of our humanity. Making it seem like the perfect chance for someone to explore the artist within him or her.
Throughout her career, Kimbra has combined pop with classic R&B, jazz, and musical rock elements. Her influences vary, ranging from Prince to Minnie Riperton and Jeff Buckley.
Kimbra's show will be opened by the dream pop project of Daphne Lz, Daphne, And The Fuzz.
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Thursday, 26 September 2019 15:46
2019 Global WINConference In Athens
The WINConference provides inspiration, context, tools, knowledge and a generous network of support for women to contribute authentically, integrating their feminine values and global awareness into all that they do. It is the most innovative and interactive program on leadership you will see this year, bringing together influential change-makers and pioneers to create a world in which we all flourish.
Do you want to be part of a larger shift in women's lives taking place on a global scale. Do you feel like widening your horizons, learning something new and creating a more gender-balanced world for future generations. Do you simply have a desire to be a part of it - now!?
Perhaps you work for a large company and have substantial leadership experience or, you have just started your own company and are wondering how to proceed. Perhaps you are in transition and curious about your next steps. You will be in the right place. The conference will help you get up to speed on emerging trends in business, technology and society as well as the latest thinking on the future of work and careers, and new practices in individual growth. The conference is designed to help participants generate new awareness, skills, and connections in an inspiring and nurturing environment, enabling them to accelerate their impact in the world, at work and in their lives.
Perhaps you work for a large company and have substantial leadership experience or, you have just started your own company and are wondering how to proceed. Perhaps you are in transition and curious about your next steps. You will be in the right place. The conference will help you get up to speed on emerging trends in business, technology and society as well as the latest thinking on the future of work and careers, and new practices in individual growth. The conference is designed to help participants generate new awareness, skills, and connections in an inspiring and nurturing environment, enabling them to accelerate their impact in the world, at work and in their lives.
The WINConference is not only about connecting you to a magic energy and sense that everything is possible. It is about business, how to run the world and companies in a more integrated fashion, where women’s voices are heard and our common future is taken seriously. It is about realizing our individual and collective dreams.
1. Special Package Offer For XpatAthens Readers
a) Join the first day only (2nd October): €195 special offer (with the same exceptions mentioned in the item B above). To be able to join us for this price, please write your application to participant@winconference.net.
b) Sponsored ticket (Scholarship): people from your network can also apply for a sponsored ticket for the full conference. We have a small number of limited entry tickets that can be granted for €295. To be able to join us for this price, please write your application to participant@winconference.net.
2. Special Package Offers For Greek Nationals
HOST COUNTRY TICKET: A limited number of tickets are given to host country delegates at a discounted price.
a) Fully subsidized ticket €1095: access to all learning material, all workshops, coaching, award dinner, gala dinner and cocktail – includes everything – application needed.
b) Limited Entry tickets for individuals €595 (3 days): access to all plenaries and working forums. No gala dinner, workshops or coaching sessions included – application needed.
Please write to participant@winconference.net to apply for a ticket with the following: a brief explanation as per why you are in need of financial support to attend the conference. Your motivation on why you want to join our event. How you believe you can contribute to WINConference 2019.
a) Join the first day only (2nd October): €195 special offer (with the same exceptions mentioned in the item B above). To be able to join us for this price, please write your application to participant@winconference.net.
b) Sponsored ticket (Scholarship): people from your network can also apply for a sponsored ticket for the full conference. We have a small number of limited entry tickets that can be granted for €295. To be able to join us for this price, please write your application to participant@winconference.net.
2. Special Package Offers For Greek Nationals
HOST COUNTRY TICKET: A limited number of tickets are given to host country delegates at a discounted price.
a) Fully subsidized ticket €1095: access to all learning material, all workshops, coaching, award dinner, gala dinner and cocktail – includes everything – application needed.
b) Limited Entry tickets for individuals €595 (3 days): access to all plenaries and working forums. No gala dinner, workshops or coaching sessions included – application needed.
Please write to participant@winconference.net to apply for a ticket with the following: a brief explanation as per why you are in need of financial support to attend the conference. Your motivation on why you want to join our event. How you believe you can contribute to WINConference 2019.
WIN Participants Say They Come Back With:
- Inspiration, a sense of calm, grace and clarity.
- The spark to start new projects and the readiness to take on new roles.
- An impactful community of support, meaningful connections and nourishment.
- Courage to make bolder decisions.
- Confidence to lead more holistically.
- Motivation to mentor other colleagues or your teams.
- The understanding that ‘I am enough’.
- The guts to take authentic action within your company, your community and for yourself.
For more information about the 2019 Global WINConference click HERE!
To register please click HERE.
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Wednesday, 18 September 2019 17:07
“Mother Puce” - FoKiaNou Art Space
FokiaNou Art Space is pleased to present a three-day-long installation and performance piece, “Mother Puce: Chapter 1 – Rhymes for Fleas and Pests”, a project by American artist Ella Goodine-Richardson that brings together a series of hand-made costumes, a cantastoria, as well as a performance element.
“Mother Puce” (like Mother Goose) uses the metaphor of nursery rhymes to tell stories based on real events against a backdrop of fabric-constructed scenes and large textile props. Gaining inspiration through research in the history of dress and tastemaking, Goodine-Richardson uses textiles, performance, sound and video to re-examine and question the meanings conventionally assigned to everyday objects and sounds.
She will be performing her cantastoria Mother Puce: Rhymes for Fleas and Pests on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 2-4 October, at various times. Wine and refreshments will be served each day and there will be opportunities to speak to the artist. Ella Goodine-Richardson is from Indianapolis, Indiana.
She received her Bachelor’s of Art at Hampshire College in Aesthetic Philosophy and Costume. She has held public performances in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Washington D.C., and Amherst, Massachusett. She has exhibited her work at L’Etna in Paris, France, The Big Car Gallery in Indianapolis, The Wonder Box in Farmville, North Carolina, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond. She is currently working with People’s Puppets of Occupy Wall Street in New York City on a cantastoria about climate justice and capitalism, as well as a puppet performance on health care and access in the United States.
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 space 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.
“Mother Puce” (like Mother Goose) uses the metaphor of nursery rhymes to tell stories based on real events against a backdrop of fabric-constructed scenes and large textile props. Gaining inspiration through research in the history of dress and tastemaking, Goodine-Richardson uses textiles, performance, sound and video to re-examine and question the meanings conventionally assigned to everyday objects and sounds.
She will be performing her cantastoria Mother Puce: Rhymes for Fleas and Pests on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 2-4 October, at various times. Wine and refreshments will be served each day and there will be opportunities to speak to the artist. Ella Goodine-Richardson is from Indianapolis, Indiana.
She received her Bachelor’s of Art at Hampshire College in Aesthetic Philosophy and Costume. She has held public performances in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Washington D.C., and Amherst, Massachusett. She has exhibited her work at L’Etna in Paris, France, The Big Car Gallery in Indianapolis, The Wonder Box in Farmville, North Carolina, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond. She is currently working with People’s Puppets of Occupy Wall Street in New York City on a cantastoria about climate justice and capitalism, as well as a puppet performance on health care and access in the United States.
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 space 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.
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Sunday, 29 September 2019 15:48
Vegan Life Festival Athens 2019
Vegan Life Festival Athens returns for the fourth consecutive year in Technopolis City of Athens, on October 5-6 from 11am to 11 pm with free entrance!
Following the great success of this year's festivals in Thessaloniki and Chania, Vegan Life Festival Athens opens its doors for two days filled with delicious vegan food, cruelty free and zero waste products, activist groups, unique speeches and workshops, activities for children, but also, for the largest meeting of people interested in a more animal -friendly and eco -friendly way of life!
Vegan Life Festival Athens raises the bar with more than 150 exhibitor stands, at least 25,000 expected visitors and over 40 unique speeches and workshops by well-known members of the scientific and the vegan community, on animal rights, ecology, healthy plant-based diet and more!
Vegan Life Festival Athens raises the bar with more than 150 exhibitor stands, at least 25,000 expected visitors and over 40 unique speeches and workshops by well-known members of the scientific and the vegan community, on animal rights, ecology, healthy plant-based diet and more!
The festival is addressed to everyone interested in the vegan way of life, the animal rights movement, or a healthier and more eco-friendly lifestyle!
Take part in the biggest celebration of veganism and be the change for a better world!
XpatAthens is proud to be a Media Sponsor of The Vegan Life Festival
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Thursday, 03 October 2019 00:07
Nigel Kennedy Live In Athens
Violin superstar Nigel Kennedy is headed to Athens' iconic Herode Atticus Odeon to perform his revolutionary interpretation of an all-time classic, Vivaldi's “Four Seasons,” of which his recording has sold a Guinness record-breaking 4 million-plus copies since its release in 1989.
He has performed with some of the leading orchestras in the world and is adored by his fans for his live, often eccentric and unconventional appearances.
Kennedy, who is also the best-selling classical violinist of all times, will be joined by a 30-member orchestra in order to impress the people of Athens once more, after his iconic appearance last year.
He has performed with some of the leading orchestras in the world and is adored by his fans for his live, often eccentric and unconventional appearances.
Kennedy, who is also the best-selling classical violinist of all times, will be joined by a 30-member orchestra in order to impress the people of Athens once more, after his iconic appearance last year.
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