A novel addition to the city’s theatrical landscape has emerged, defying conventional norms. As the indoor Athens theater season draws to a close, the Theater of the NO offers a summer brimming with English-language productions, cerebral discussions and atmospheric music evenings.
The Culture Ministry stated that it had no affiliation with and did not authorize the presence of a group of individuals dressed in Ancient Greek attires at the Acropolis, the main archaeological site in the Greek capital, on Saturday.
Italian composer Giacomo Puccini’s “Tosca” kicks off the festival season at the Herodes Atticus Odeon (Dionysiou Aeropagitou).
Greek artists Ypatia Kornarou and Elissavet Efstathiou present their exhibition “Forsaken Places” at art-space bar TAF (5 Normanou) in Monastiraki.
The This is Athens-City Festival returns to the serene surroundings of Plato’s Academy Park (Kratylou & Tripoleos) on May 1.
The annual Varvakios party returns, converting Athens’ Central Food Market into a free-entry nightclub for all.
Prepare for a riveting twist on ancient Greek drama with Australian director Simon Stone’s modern reinterpretation of “Medea,” as part of the 2024 Athens Epidaurus Festival (aefestival.gr) at the Pallas Theater (5 Voukourestiou).
Greece’s premier beer festival, part of the This is Athens – City Festival, is set to take place at Technopolis (100 Pireos), offering a three-day celebration of responsible drinking.
In two packed auditoriums in Athens, psychoanalyst and emeritus professor of the University of Leicester Ian Parker recently presented his new book, co-authored with David Pavon-Cuellar, and now translated into Greek, titled “Psychoanalysis and Revolution: Critical Psychology for Liberation Movements.”
Full Circle Events brings one of today’s most sought-after DJs in dance music, &ME to Athens for a single performance at Agion Asomaton Square in Thiseio.
For more than a decade now, the Borderline Festival has been defying dystopian narratives, urging audiences to explore new realities through music.
Fifty-four female tattoo artists from Greece will showcase their work at the “Womanity” exhibition taking place at the HeartbeatInk Gallery (20 Botsari), a new art space in downtown Athens.
The Belgian city of Ghent is hosting a festival dedicated to ancient Greek drama, presenting the entire canon of 32 surviving plays in the streets of the city, free of charge, from May 1 to June 23. The All Greeks Festival is organized by the NTGent theater company and will be […]
Art photographers Emilia Balaska and Rebecca Simons will debut their collaborative work at the EOS Gallery (38 Heyden, eosgallery.gr) from April 26 to May 18.
Join the Ministry of Concrete and This is Athens-City Festival for Flare the Square, a thrilling skateboarding celebration in downtown Kotzia Square.
Conductor Yorgos Ziavras embarked on a musical odyssey 11 years ago, departing Greece in pursuit of a classical music career. His departure underscores a lamentable reality: Greece’s lack of investment in cultural education.
Unlike the grand spectacles of later Olympiads, the inaugural Games in 776 BC were humble in their simplicity. Here we explore what happened.
An Italian researcher believes he has identified the location of Plato’s burial place in Athens by analyzing papyri from Herculaneum.
Athens-based duo Reign of Time invite dance lovers to an afternoon sunset party on the panoramic Selina Hotel Great Bear Rooftop (18 Theatrou Square) on April 28.
British-American pop band Still Corners will grace the stage of the Gagarin (205 Liosion) on May 31, their sole performance in Greece this year.
The Roma Gallery (roma-gallery.com) pays tribute to the late artist Stelios Faitakis (1976-2023) with “Tenure,” featuring works by seven of Faitakis’ Greek contemporaries.
Celebrated British comedian Alistair Barrie brings his sharp wit to the Java Comedy Club (5 Alkminis) in Athens on April 24.
