WHAT: The internationally renowned and acclaimed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater docks in Greece for its 10th visit to the country. Treat yourself to the company’s rhythmic blend of jazz and modern dance in a program that includes star dancer Jamar Roberts’ international debut, the electrifying masterpiece “Revelations” and much, much more. With...
Read moreWHAT: The Benaki Museum pays tribute to artist Nikos Houliaras, whose oeuvre have rendered onlookers speechless for years. His drawings, which at first seem abstract, burst with soul and read like a personal diary. The exhibit will take you through a journey of memories, landscapes, and nighttime images, compiled from a recent discovery of Houliara...
Read moreSummer coming to an end is all the more reason to take a break from a hard week’s work and indulge in Greece’s artistic highlights. This month brings you a lineup of innovative exhibits, enchanting performances and thought-inspiring forums for Athens’ most curious arts aficionados. [caption id="attachment_2793" align="alignnon...
Read moreWHAT: Irish piano maven Finghin Collins brings the timbre of Ireland to the Greek shores this September at the Parnassos Literary Society’s Main Hall in Athens and on the historical island of Corfu. Collins, who, after winning the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition, made a name for himself on the international stage, will perform speciall...
Read moreWHAT: There is no better place to honor democracy and literature than Greece, the birthplace of democracy and the world book capital of 2018. Costa Navarino and The New York Times Athens Democracy Forum will celebrate the relationship between democracy and books in an extravagant weekend of speeches, cocktail receptions and gala dinners. The aut...
Read moreWHAT: The internationally renowned crime fiction writer discusses noir, the metaphysical, and the darkest depths of the human soul this July. Award winning, illustrious Irish author John Connolly is visiting Athens for an in-depth conversation with Elias Maglinis, who is author and editor-in-chief of the Kathimerini newspaper. The two will discu...
Read moreWHAT: Active for the past 20 years, Calexico – named after a town in the Mexico-California borders and originally coming from Tucson, Arizona – have fans all over the world. An entirely new sub-genre, ‘desert noir,’ was coined to describe the band’s idiosyncratic style, a blend of traditional Latin music influences (mariachi, conjunto, cumbia, t...
Read moreWHAT: For one month, city shoppers and passers-by can order a performance from popular Cypriot artist Lia Haraki from their menus. Now here is a pop-up show with distinction. Haraki and other Greek-based artists will set up shop in one of the main retail streets in downtown Athens in this fun and inclusive Athens Festival experience. In an attem...
Read moreWhether it's through archaic Greek films, vintage photographs or exhibitions of extinct creatures, Athens is collapsing the past with the present this July. Insider rounds out some of this month's arts highlights. Exhibitions Athens Twice Seen WHAT: Presented by American photographer Richard W Moore, the exhibition “Athens Twi...
Read moreWHAT: The eternal Greek singer performs some of her best-known anthems and international hits including Chartino to Fengaraki, White Rose of Athens and Je chante avec toi Liberté in this landmark concert I Will Tell You a Story with part of the proceeds to be donated to ELPIDA – Association of Friends of Children with Cancer. Tickets from €15-85 on...
Read moreWHAT: Join in a four-day celebration of the city’s artistic renaissance as Art-Athina 2018 opens its doors at a prestigious new cultural venue and with a new artistic director Stamatia Dimitrakopoulou. Not just another art fair, this sophisticated highlight of the Athenian art calendar brings together the most influential local galleries and intern...
Read moreWHAT: On a six-stop tour with a new production titled “The Very Worst of the Tiger Lillies”, Oliver Award-winning cult British music act The Tiger Lillies is coming to Greece. The show features their “fiercest, filthiest tunes for the perverse pleasure of fans old and new”. This unique, Brechtian street opera trio is currently on a world tour pl...
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