Plan ahead for the Athens and Epidaurus Festival
Spread across 5 months, the Athens and Epidaurus Festival has always marked the beginning of the summer cultural season. Expect an adrenaline-cha...
Read moreEpidavrus
Rafi Music Theatre Company – Nova Melancholi...
WHAT: The Odeon of Herodes Atticus will don the colours of a lovely Greek garden...
Read more
Savina Yannatou – Primavera en Salonico R...
WHAT: Savina Yannatou and Primavera en Salonico are inspired by Ariel’s song in ...
Read moreEpidavrus
A Tribute to Thanos Mikroutsikos – Set Up the Spotlight
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...
Read more
Mihalis Kalkanis Group featuring Haig Yazdjian and Jannis Anastasakis
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...
Read more
J’ai des yeux à la place des oreilles by Francis Poulenc
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/...
Read more
Highlights of the Athens and Epidaurus Festival 2020
The Athens & Epidaurus Festival this year might not have the rich repertoire that was originally planned, but it still retains its promise of a culture-soaked summer. Highlights to mark your calendar. J’ai des yeux à la place des oreilles Francis Poulenc WHEN: 07-08/08 at 9:30 pm WHERE: Little Theatre of Ancient Epida...
Read more
Monika – Something is Blooming at Herodion
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...
Read more
Sophocles’ Antigone
WHAT: The Athens Festival celebrates its 65th year by streaming Sophocles' Antigone directed by Lefteris Vogiatzis at the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus.Watch the 2007 performance on the Athens Festival’s YouTube channel. WHEN: On Saturday, April 25, from 19:00, available online for 24 hours. WHERE: greekfestival.gr
Read moreInstagram Feed
Current Issue
Past Issues
