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On Thursday, June 26, and Friday, June 27, the Great Lawn at the Stavros Niarchos Park in the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) transforms into an open space of coexistence and creativity, where cultures meet, communicate, and co-shape a common ground—through traditions, storytelling, arts, and sounds from different countries—during the Common Grounds festival.
The festival creates a vibrant and participatory space through cultural events, workshops, and interactive experiences open to the public, presented by the participating communities and organizations. At its core: dialogue and co-creation.
Common Grounds means shared space—but also shared experience
The SNFCC launched an open call to communities, groups, and collectives from around the world who live and are active in Greece, representing different cultures and countries. Embassies and associations from 13 countries responded (Albania, Argentina, Austria, Brazil, France, Germany, Georgia, Japan, India, Kenya, Mexico, Moldova, Norway), resulting in a rich and diverse program of activities—from Brazilian samba lessons, Kenyan traditional dances, and Argentine milonga, to Mexican piñata and Japanese ikebana workshops, as well as numerous sports activities and live music and dance performances.
Common Grounds invites the public to participate, interact, and discover different cultural traditions that highlight the shared grounds found within diversity.
Participants include:
• Austrian Embassy in Athens
• German Embassy in Athens
• Embassy of France in Greece
• Embassy of Georgia in Greece
• Embassy of the Republic of Moldova
• Embassy of Japan in Greece
• Norwegian Embassy in Greece
• Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Kenya in the Hellenic Republic
• Greek-Kenyan Chamber of Commerce, Development, Shipping, Tourism & Culture
• French Institute of Greece in Athens
• Refugee Week Greece Art and Action Network
• Acropolis Tango Festival
• Arte Brasileira Atenas
• Association of Mexicans in Greece
• Albanian Writers and Artists Association in Greece
• Hellenic-Moldovan Friendship Association “Alexandros Ypsilantis”
• Dansul Neamului – Hellenic-Georgian Cultural Association
• Groupi Polifonike Vëllazërimi
• Siva Om School of Yoga
• Shoqata “Emigranti” Patra
