- Athens

- Starts Tomorrow

A week of highlights of the Berlin Film Festival (Berlinale) will kick off in Athens tomorrow and will run to May 11. The event, which is running for a second year in the Greek capital, will screen 50 films from all different sections of the Berlinale at the Ideal, Astron and the Microcosmos cinemas, three tributes (Stars of the 50s, Contemporary German Cinema and the Teddy Awards) and other events. The public can get information from the Bacaro Arts Complex, which serves as a meeting point.

For information:

www.berlinaleinathens.gr.

- Athens

- Tonight

Pianist Tassos Pappas and the Camerata String Quartet will interpret works by Alfred Schnittke at the Athens Concert Hall tonight. The concert will start at 8.30 p.m. at the Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall.

Athens Concert Hall,

1 Kokkali & Vas. Sofias,

tel 210.728.2333.

- Athens

- Tonight

Saxophonist Yaniv Nachum and his quartet present an ethnic jazz mix at Jazz Upstairs until Saturday, starting tonight. Shows start at 10.30 p.m. and admission is 20 euros.

Jazz Upstairs,

Theatrou Sq, Psyrri,

tel 210.324.6530.

- Athens

- Tonight

Pianist Chronis Banos will interpret works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Scarlatti and Chopin at the Athenaeum Center tonight. The piano recital will start at 8.30 p.m.

Athenaeum Center,

3 Adrianou, Thiseion,

tel 210.321.1949.

- Thessaloniki

- Tonight

Musicians Kieran Hebden (Fourtet) and Steve Reid join forces for an ethnic jazz show at the Club of Thessaloniki's Mylos Arts Complex tonight. They will be joined by local jazzmen Floros Floridis, Babis Papadopoulos and Alexis Apostolakis. Starts at 10.30 p.m.

Mylos Arts Complex

56 Andreou Georgiou,

tel 2310.551.836/516.945.

- Athens

- Tonight & Tomorrow

Valia Alexandratou's Analysis Dance Company will present the choreographies "Variation ND" and "ShowTime" at the National Opera's Acropol Theater. "Variation ND" features music by Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Steve Reich and others, while "ShowTime" is inspired by Shakespeare's play "Twelfth Night."

Acropol Theater,

9-11 Ippocratous,

tel 210.364.3700.

- Athens

- To May 29

The Atropos company is presenting the physical theater performance "Akosmos" at the Argo Theater until May 29. The show is directed by Stamatis Efstathiou, who performs alongside Evi Syrou, Fotini Georgakopoulou, Antonis Bertos and others. The music is by Dimitris Pantos and the video art by Nikos Zappas.

Argo Theater,

15 Elefsinion, Metaxourgeio,

tel 210.520.1684-5.