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Okupa: Levantine Notes in the Heart of Athens and a sense of belonging

Marcel Proust once said that memory is never detached from the senses. It is a thought that often returns, every time I find myself in front of a dish with new flavours, a cup of aromatic herbs, or a glass of aged spirits. Even in our most solitary moments, we seem to search for a table. A table shared with

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The Athens Biennale announces its new governance structure and the curator of its 8th edition

The Athens Biennale enters a new phase: it transforms, expands, and strengthens, adopting a renewed governance structure that includes a Board of Trustees, an Advisory Board, and a Curatorial Committee. This new architecture brings together leading figures from the fields of art, culture, intellectual life and entrepreneurship, working toward a

Elli-Anna Peristeraki on META–MORPHOSIS and Athens Digital Arts Festival 2026

By Katerina Parri “What gives me particular satisfaction this year as well

“Epirroes”: an olive oil shaped by memory, tradition and a conscious shift in life

From family groves in Messinia and Arcadia to a contemporary brand with

Yorgos Ziavras talks about TRIETHNÉS: A New Festival at the Heart of the Balkans

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A Festival at the Crossroads: Yorgos Ziavras on Art, Risk, and the Prespes Landscape In the heart of Prespes, where silence carries centuries of history and the landscape becomes a living stage, the TRIETHNÉS International Music Festival sets out to transform a borderland into a site of artistic convergence. Rooted

“Attica is a modern metropolis that inspires and evolves”: An interview with the Regional Governor of Attica, Nikos Hardalias

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Attica, with its undeniable historical and cultural wealth, is undergoing a dynamic transformation into one of the most modern and attractive tourist destinations in the Mediterranean. At the heart of this effort lies a strategic plan that combines infrastructure development, the improvement of residents’ daily lives, and the offering of

Dancing Through Time, Feeling the Present

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A tribute to Dance Days Chania 2025 and the artists exploring “The Notion of Time and the Senses in Today’s World.” At its 15th edition, Dance Days Chania returns more mature and more restless than ever. From July 21 to August 2, 2025, the city of Chania will once again

Norma in Ancient Messene: An Evening in the Shadow of Maria Callas

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Where stone remembers, and Maria Callas still whispers in the wind It isn’t always music that makes you fall silent. Sometimes, it’s the place itself. A place that carries centuries of silence and grandeur, where a single glance or breath is enough to feel time pressing against you. That’s exactly

Ivan Vyrypayev on “Teal House”, a centre for displaced artists, and his own theatrical journey

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Photos: Maria Mirachtsi “My plays are about the meaning of life—not in the sense that they offer answers, but in the sense that they ask the questions.” I’m standing in front of puddles filled with muddy water. To my right is the Vistula River, and to my left, a forest.

Tenant: A video installation by Pantelis Makkas

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Tenant is the title of a new video installation by visual artist and video designer Pantelis Makkas, presented at Peiraios 260. A translucent, ephemeral house becomes the container for moving images -fragments of theatrical worlds Makkas has helped create over the past fifteen years. These video works, once integral elements

House of NYNN Opens at THE ILISIAN: A Bold New Chapter for an Athenian Landmark

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With the debut of House of NYNN, THE ILISIAN, the city’s newly launched multidimensional destination, introduces a vibrant members’ club that redefines contemporary urban living in the heart of Athens. Occupying an iconic building and reshaping its legacy, House of NYNN marks the first step in THE ILISIAN’s broader vision:

“The opera of the future arises from the womb of the past” – Greek National Opera announces 2025/26 Programme

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The Greek National Opera presents an exceptionally ambitious programme for the 2025/26 season, featuring international co-productions, original works, incredible surprises, and top collaborations, centred around the theme “the connection of the glorious past to the ambitious future”. The programme, curated by Giorgos Koumendakis, includes seven new opera and dance productions,

“Beyond the Visible” by Yiannis Yiannatos: The Mystical Beauty of Mount Athos in Black and White

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This bilingual photographic album, published by the Holy Great Monastery of Vatopedi, illuminates the spiritual essence and profound stillness of Mount Athos through evocative black-and-white imagery Through the lens of Yiannis Yiannatos, the sacred landscapes of Mount Athos are transformed into timeless meditations in black and white. “Beyond the Visible”,

Ulrich Rasche, shortly before the final descent into the Argolic theatre, speaks to elc: “The power of tragedy lies in its openness: it does not teach – it exposes.”

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By Eleni Koutsilaiou Ulrich Rasche on Sophocles’ Antigone: “I don’t believe my reading is radical. In fact, it follows Sophocles with great precision. The play is not a tale of heroes. It is a dialectic.” On the occasion of the world premiere of Antigone by Sophocles, produced by the National

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