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What's On | Jul 2020
WHAT: The DESTE Foundation, as a grand artistic response to the 199th anniversary of the Greek War of Independence, has commissioned Greek artist Kostis Velonis to conceive an immersive presentation of eight funerary masks of fighters from Greece’s War of Independence in 1821. The exhibition will be on view in the old Hydra Slaughterhouse until Nov...
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What's On | Jul 2020
WHAT: The Odeon of Herodes Atticus will don the colours of a lovely Greek garden for this unique album release concert. Monika will premiere her new Greek-language album; an album she has been working on for more than ten years, taking care of it as if it were her own little garden. The fruit of this collective effort is now set to ‘bloom’ at the h...
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What's On | Jul 2020
WHAT: Savina Yannatou and Primavera en Salonico are inspired by Ariel’s song in Shakespeare’s The Tempest to create Watersong, a musical performance featuring songs about water and desert, life and death, fertility, magic, desire, and purification. The artists are joined by Tunisian singer Lamia Bedioui, whose distinctive voice will transport the L...
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What's On | Jul 2020
WHAT: A tribute to Thanos Mikroutsikos, a major composer who defined the Greek music scene and revolutionised the musical landscape of the country through his various institutional roles, serving as Minister of Culture (1994-1996), founder and Director of the International Patras Festival and Artistic Director of the Athens & Epidaurus Festival...
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What's On | Jul 2020
WHAT: Contrabassist Mihalis Kalkanis stands out among the new generation of Greek jazz musicians. A risk-taking creative artist and composer, Kalkanis fuses electronic music with traditional songs of his grandmother’s generation, doing field recordings in religious ceremonies of immigrants, and delivering a fusion of sounds in his album World Echoe...
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What's On | Jul 2020
WHAT: One of the most heartrending works ever composed about the end of romantic love and the despair of being left, Francis Pou - lenc’s one-act opera, based on Cocteau’s La voix humaine (The Human Voice) will be presented for the first time at the Little Theatre of Ancient Epidaurus, in a bold directorial concept by Maria Panourgia. Five dancers/...
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What's On | Jul 2020
WHAT: The permanent collection of Ancient Greek Art at the Cycladic Museum comprises painted vases, terracotta figurines, bronze vessels, stone sculptures, coins, gold jewellery and glass items, covering a wide time span from the 2nd millennium BC to the 4th c. AD. During this long period, major socio-political events took place, including the rise...
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What's On | Jul 2020
WHAT: The Odeon of Herodes Atticus will don the colours of a lovely Greek garden for this unique album release concert. Monika will premiere her new Greek-language album; an album she has been working on for more than ten years, taking care of it as if it were her own little garden. The fruit of this collective effort is now set to ‘bloom’ at the h...
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What's On | Jul 2020
WHAT: Chris Akordalitis's first solo show in Greece, titled 'Between Worlds.' Akordalitis presents a group of paintings full of humor, hope and humanity that depict ordinary pleasures experienced before and while being in the middle of a global coronovarius pandemic.
WHEN: Until August 7
WHERE: Panahra Sq, Chora, Mykonos. Tel: +30.694.600.881...
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What's On | Jul 2020
WHAT: EMST as a storyline presents the museum’s story since it first started operating in 2000. The exhibitions, the activities, the educational programs and the move of the museum from space to space defined the museum until its installation at its permanent home. Through a narration and historical proofs – photographs, videos, posters, banners, l...
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What's On | Jul 2020
WHAT: For ten days in August, in the beautiful Messinean town of Kalamata, twenty one international dance masters come together to showcase multidisciplinary dance performances – from contemporary circus to street dance. This year marks the 26th anniversary of the festival which has continued to celebrate artists who explore the limits of dance and...
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What's On | Jul 2020
WHAT: Curated by Kyriakos Koutsomallis, the exhibition features works of art by modern Greek artists from the diaspora who thrived in their adopted countries pursuing their creative careers. Basil and Elize’s impressive collection features artists Chryssa, Lynda Benglis and Babis Vekris (who were based in the US), Paris-based artists and sculptors...
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