Athens Tales: a polyphonic hymn to the eternal, ever-changing city
What: The Athens launch of Athens Tales, a portrait of the city through its writers, published by Oxford University Press. Created by translator ...
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Plyta: Honest Cuisine Made with Love
When four acclaimed chefs decide to cook together, the results can go ...
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Meet you at George, The Lobby Bar!
Athens has a chic new meeting point - and it’s impossible to pass thro...
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Maya & Samar Premieres at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Premiering at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival on November 4, Maya & Samar brings together director Anita Doron (The Breadwinner) and writer Tamara Faith Berger (Lie With Me) in a bold meditation on the transactional nature of most human interactions. The film unspools in Athens — that eternal crossroads of exile and reinv...
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Cast Aside the Clouds Celebrates Forbidden Love at the Thessaloniki Film Festival
Selected for the 66th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Cast Aside the Clouds tells the story of Love as Defiance. Faith as Resistance. These are the twin forces at play in Cast Aside the Clouds as Layla, a young Bahá’í woman, and Sasan, a secular Muslim doctor, fall in love under the watchful eyes of a repressive regime in modern...
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Athens Pavilion of the Gaza Biennale
Every now and then, amidst the choppy modern sea of galleries, launches, festivals, happenings, pops-up, biennales and more, an artistic event will come along and quietly remind you of the power of art and its potential as a force for change. The Athens Pavillion of the Gaza Biennale is just one of those things, Tom Hall avers, and still ...
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What we Mean to Animals: A Future with Fur, Feather, and Fang
Why Look at Animals? A Case for the Rights of Non-Human Lives is not merely an exhibition—it is an urgent moral provocation, a rallying cry wrapped in curatorial finesse. It challenges the museum-goer to confront a pervasive blind spot in our collective conscience: the silent suffering and systemic erasure of non-human life in an age in...
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Geco: Mediterranean Soul Meets Modern Swagger
Geco, the Gatsby Hotel’s sprawling restaurant, has flung open its sleek, urban doors to reveal a dining experience that has depth and sincerity. Don’t be distracted by its exuberant floral décor. The real story here is the magic happening in the kitchen. Executive Chef Panagiotis Flakas, and consultant chef Georgianna Hiliadak...
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East Meets Feast: Chef Margarita Solovyeva Reimagines Silk Road Flavours at Insider Terrace
Ahead of her Silk Road-inspired supper club with the Athens Insider Collective on May 22 and 23, Chef Margarita Solovyeva takes us on a tour of her eclectic Exarcheia neighborhood, offering a taste of Central Asia through her rich culinary lens. What do you do?Sometimes I ask myself—what don’t I do?My work is a colorful mix: I...
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A Playful Ode to A Difficult Dad
Rana Haddad interviews Sofka Zinovieff on the publishing day of her latest book, Stealing Dad, which tells the unlikely story of a dysfunctional family coming together in tragic yet hilarious ways. Part grief-memoir, part caper, Stealing Dad is a wonderfully written and sharply funny book that stems from emotional truth. Sofka...
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Rabee Younes introduces himself to Athens with “Genesis”
In his first solo exhibition, Rabee Younes partners with Athens Insider for a groundbreaking new show. Rabee Younes, is showcasing his first solo exhibition, “Genesis”, in partnership with Athens Insider, on May 9. “Genesis” is a compelling blend of photography, sculpture, and painting, it explores themes of origin, memory, an...
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Martha Graham and Greek Myth: the Legendary Choreographer’s Work in the Spotlight.
Dr. Nina Papathanasopolou draws on Martha Graham’s technique and artistic vision to offer a spellbinding experience that blends the world of contemporary dance and Greek mythology. Graham focused on the emotional experience of the characters and on the universal issues that they face – their grief after losing a loved one, their fears in...
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