elc team
2023 Eleusis welcomes September with the 49th Aeschylia Festival 2024, one of the longest running festivals in Greece, which this year completes 49 years. The curtain rises on Friday 30 August with the concert titled My Ennio Morricone, performed by Stavros Lantsias and his quartet at the archaeological site of Elefsina. The acclaimed Cypriot pianist and composer will present his highly anticipated latest album, My Ennio Morricone, offering a glimpse into the musical universe of his favorite composer, featuring unforgettable melodies that have scored iconic films such as Cinema Paradiso, Once Upon a Time in the West and many others, through inventive arrangements and inspired performances by gifted soloists.
On Sunday 1 September the programme continues at the Old Oil Mill Factory Amphitheatre, where the National Theatre will present Euripides’ “Bacchae” directed by Thanos Papakonstantinou. This play, characterized by immense internal power, also reflects the poet’s interest in mysticism and ecstasy. The central dramatic themes of the tragedy include the potential of the soul, human virtue, self-awareness, wisdom and delusion, reason and irrationality, all of which are portrayed through the conflict between man and God – a conflict that leads to the tragic confrontation of the drama.
On Friday 20 September the event “The children of Elefsina still play marbles” will take place at the Old Oil Mill Factory featuringlocal artists. Specifically, there will be a concert by musicians from Elefsina, covering all genres of music—from classical, art music, rock, and traditional to folk, rap, and techno. Simultaneously, short films directed by Eleusinian artists will be shown, along with texts curated by local writers.
Learn more about the 49th Aeschylia Festival 2024 here.
Also, don’t miss Mystery 299 2nd New Eleusis Symposium, with central theme Mysteries of Flourishing – Ancient Roots, Modern Blossoms, organized for the second consecutive year by the World Human Forum in collaboration 2023 Eleusis from 25 to 27 September at IRIS. With innovative discussions, experiential workshops, exciting artistic activities and distinguished speakers from around the world, this year’s Symposium aims to ignite personal and social change, establishing Eleusis as a global reference point for cultivating consciousness and contributing to addressing contemporary challenges on a global scale.
One of the Symposium’s highlights is Mystery 196: Ba Wang Bian – Ancestral Dialogues, an international production that will be hosted at the Amphitheatre of the Old Oil Mill Factory on Wednesday 25 September.A dance performance with Maya Jilan Dong that draws inspiration from Chinese popular culture and the myth of Persephone and weaves a tale that connects different narratives about the meaning of the human. More information will be announced soon. Stay tuned!
PROGRAMME
MY ENNIO MORRICONE, STAVROS LANTSIAS QUARTET Ι 30 AUG
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF ELEFSINA
BACCHAE Ι 1 SEP
OLD OIL MILL FACTORY ΑMPHITHEATRE
THE CHILDREN OF ELEFSINA STILL PLAY MARBLES Ι 20 SEP
OLD OIL MILL FACTORY
MYSTERY 299 2nd NEW ELEUSIS SYMPOSIUM Ι 25 – 27 SEP
IRIS
MYSTERY 196 BΑ WANG BIAN – ANCESTRAL DIALOGUES Ι 25 SEP
OLD OIL MILL FACTORY ΑMPHITHEATRE
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49th Aeschylia Festival 2024
