Jackie Chan and his team of warriors for the first time in Greece!

After countless films that established him as the greatest martial arts star, Jackie Chan, who in 2016 received the "honorary" Oscar for his "great achievements" made his dream come true. He created his own team of kung fu warriors - the "Jackie Chan Long Yun Kung Fu Troupe"!

The Kung Fu legend and his warriors will present an impressive performance with breathtaking aerial movements and unique video projections in an impressive cinematic atmosphere that only he could create!

An iconic building in the center of Athens, the old OSY depot in Gazi, is transformed to facilitate an unforgetable experience.

Leonardo Da Vinci - 500 Hundred Years of Genius will fully exhibit all of Da Vinci's creations in an attempt to honour one of the brightest minds in history, 500 years after his death.

Experts and museums from Paris and Rome put together 3 exhibitions in order to create the most complete one in the world about Leonardo Da Vinci:

- Leonardo's Engineering Inventions
75 models of his inventions displayed in real size, interactive machinery, copies of his famous codes and over 200 exhibits in collaboration with the Leonardo Da Vinci museum in Rome.

- Da Vinci Alive - The experience
A mindblowing audiovisual experience presenting the life and creations of this great artist and inventor.

- Mona Lisa's Secret
The secrets of the most famous painting in the world are unveiled for the first time by Pascal Cotte and the Lumiere Technology Institute.


Time Schedule:

- Monday to Friday from 13:00 to 22:00
- Weekends from 10:00 to 22:00

 

This Christmas, Impact Hub Athens and the Kypseli Municipal Market are all set for the festive season and here to help you with your holiday shopping! 

You will find toys, clothes, pieces of art, selected Greek products and many more. You can even try our delicious food and drinks, listen to music and participate in small events for every age group, such as workshops, performances and the first Greek-Ethiopian festival.

By buying Greek products from the small producers of WISE Greece you will financially help the organisation and people in poverty, as well as anyone with special needs by supporting the first social flower shop, Flower Power.

At Archipelagos, a second hand shop, you will find used items in excellent condition in order to assist fellow citizens with pschycological issues, while at the Gallery-Margarita you will be able to purchase silk made items signed by famous artists.

From the 23rd of December, the Market will transform into Super Kypseli, a pop-up area where visitors will find all sorts of small businesses and even hairdressers, plumbers, electricians, craftsmen and DIY specialists. All of whom reflect the real face of our neighbourhood.

Of course, Christmas wouldn't be the same without an amazing pop-up branch! So on December the 30th, head over to enjoy some delicious street food, cuisines and stands from famous chefs, all while listening to some festive music.

At the Kypseli Municipal Market, every purchase has a positive impact on people who need our help. We are all going to be there to thank you for an amazing 2018!

The Kids Comedy Club is the first Greek stand up comedy for kids, aged 6 to 12. Created by comedian, George Chatzipavlou, with a lot of Christmas spirit at the Athens Concert Hall.

Children will have the chance to get entertained through comedy and life topics they experience themselves, such as school, friends, hobbies, superheroes and many more!

On the other hand parents will also have lots of fun, since the stand up will take them on a journey back to their childhood and what it felt like being a kid.

Along George Chatzipavlou, songwriter Sofia Kourtidou will use a technique called live-looping, which produces songs through sounds and voices and turns Christmas songs into melodies!

Schedule

- Saturday, December the 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th at 18:00.
- Sunday, December the 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th at 15:30.
- Tuesday and Wednesday, December the 25th and 26th at 18:00.


Performances are in held in Greek.

In a combination of installation and performance, artist Panajotis Daramaras and performer Sania Stribakou explore the dichotomy between mythical and scientific thought, using printed material as metaphor for the set of cultural and political elements that shape our cognitive activities. In pursuing the tension between myth, which denies temporality, and knowledge contained in the printed book, which rests on the idea of chronological sequence, the artists produce a decoding and critique of the concepts of knowledge.

Throughout the show’s duration, the artists Katerina Bella, Sania Strimbakou and Panajotis Daramaras will develop a dialogue with the works of the installation, resulting in a final performance on Saturday, December 22 at 20:00. Lighting Design for the entire show by Apostolos Stratzalis.

Panajotis Daramaras is a visual artist who lives and works in Athens. He studied at the Stavrakos Film School, attended Modern Dance and Conducting lessons, and later graduated from the School of Fine Arts in Athens. He has designed sets for films and theater, and has participated in many group art exhibitions. In 2013 he choreographed and interpreted the work "Traces" in collaboration with Aggeliki Papadatou.

Sania Stribaku is a dancer and dance teacher. A graduate of the State School of Orchestral Art, she continued her research in Paris and New York with a scholarship from the Onassis Foundation at the studios DanceSpaceCenter and Movement Research. She has danced with the Amalgamas, Yelpdanceco, Quasistellar, Ypsilon, Fingersix/Athens, among others, and worked with choreographers GosiaHaduch and the UnfinishedCompany, MarcelaGiesche, PereFaura, LilyKiara, Filolouvari, Giorgos Sideros Deligiannis and others. She has choreographed the piece “Passe-partout” in collaboration with Maria Mavridou, the Nota(c)tion project, and a piece which opened the University of Peloponnesos event "Taste and Memory".

FokiaNou Art Space is an artist-run project space in the intimacy of a small apartment in an old building in the center of Athens. The apartment has been transformed into an open space that encourages collaborative creative efforts between Greek and foreign artists, thereby promoting and supporting the local art community. The space hosts exhibitions, workshops and projects under the direction of two artists, Mary Cox and Panagiotis Voulgaris. www.fokianou247.gr

Opening: Saturday, 8 December 2018, 19.00
Opening hours: Thursday to Saturday 17.00 - 20.00.
Performances: Saturday 8, 15, 22 December at 19:00

The Museum of Cycladic Art, the Regional Services of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports (Ephorates of Antiquities of Chania, Rethymno, and Herakleion) and the Region of Crete are co-organizing the exhibition entitled “Crete. Emerging cities: Aptera ― Eleutherna ― Knossos. Three ancient cities revived” from 12 December 2018 to 30 April 2019. This is a multi-faceted exhibition with rich audio-visual aids, including screens, maps, and innovative technologies.

The exhibition focuses on three of Crete’s one-hundred cities, according to Homer (hekatompolis), and their common characteristics: their establishment, acme, decline, destruction, abandonment, and demise. Cities with centuries-long history, cities that were abandoned and forgotten, but are also tangible examples of archaeological investigation using similar or different approaches.

The exhibition comprises approximately 500 artefacts dating from the Neolithic (7th-6th millennium BC) to the Byzantine period (8th century AD), some newly discovered, others from old excavations, most of them never presented to the public before: statues, reliefs, figurines, inscriptions, vases, weapons, jewellery, coins, and other artefacts of various materials—limestone, marble, clay, metal (bronze, iron, silver, and gold), faience, glass, ivory, and semi-precious stones. This is the first time that so many artefacts leave the storerooms of the Antiquities Ephorates and display cases of the museums of Crete for a temporary exhibition in Athens.

Watch a video about this inspiring exhibition HERE!

The magic of Christmas comes to the Greek National Theatre as the Marika Kotopouli Stage at the Rex Theatre extends a festive embrace to the whole family. Share in all the joy and excitement of Yuletide in a thrilling musical version of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol by the dynamic young director Giannis Moschos, who invites us into the world of dreams and the imagination, revealing the true meaning of Christmas!

Dickens’s most famous creation, Ebenezer Scrooge, is the most iconic miser in modern Western culture, and his trials and tribulations are brought to life on the stage of the Rex Theatre in a unique spectacle that will capture the hearts of young and old alike – especially those who are still able to see the world through the innocent eyes of a child.

Scrooge believes in discipline and hard work and disapproves of Christmas. But this year he has to re-evaluate his life and the people around him when forced to confront his past, present and future by three ghostly apparitions.  Will the hard-hearted Scrooge be moved by the holiday spirit? And if he is, then who can possibly resist it?

Events dates and times:

Wednesday to Saturday 8.30pm 
Sunday 7pm

*With English surtitles

S.G. Art Gallery presents the solo exhibition of Qinghua Ioanna Lin "Human Excellence"

The emerging Chinese artist, Qinghua Ioanna Lin, creates portraits of celebrities of modern world culture who have managed to gain eternity through excellence. Among them are Maria Callas, Princess Diana, Andy Warhol, Frida Kahlo, Marilyn Monroe, Vincent van Gogh, Coco Chanel, David Bowie, Elizabeth Taylor, Shanmao, Zhan Guorong, Chenxiaoxu.

“I seldom drew portraits before, because at times it was difficult to face the eyes of others, as at times I find it difficult to face myself. The human eye can deliver all sorts of messages, and when it is sad, it gushes tears; when it rages, it resembles the black hole of the universe, devouring you. Man is a very complicated and advanced creature.

Human beings are the existence of senior life; portraiture, is the picture of the era”.

Qinghua Ioanna Lin

Professor Weihe Chen of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts mentions about Lin's work:

A Chinese artist who uses Chinese traditional painting material to create portraits of famous international artists and exhibites them in Athens, the place where western civilization was born.

Andy Warhol, who was the master of The Factory in New York could not imagine that a young Chinese artist used a traditional chinese method to restore his glorious appearance. Qinghua used pop art to depict his anxiety, nervousness and free spirit.

Portraits show people’s emotions and temperament. The portraits of famous people should depict the characteristics of their time and their portrayal of life feelings.

Quingua Ioanna Lin was born in Guangdong Province, South China. She lives and works between Greece and China. She studied Drawing and Art History at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. She holds a Master of Arts degree from the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts and was a Lecturer at Guangdong Baiyun University. Initially, her works focused on traditional Chinese painting, while she was involved with modern Chinese Calligraphy and contemporary painting with various traditional techniques like paper ink, watercolor, and modern techniques using a variety of materials.

The exhibition will be held unfer the auspices of the "Greece China Association".

Schedule:
Duration: 13 December 2018-12 January, 2019 
Opening hours: Wednesday & Saturday: 11:00 - 16:00 Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 11:00 - 14:00 & 18:00 - 21:00

Great safety workshop for Women of ALL ages to be conducted in English/Greek by a top Professional trainer. 

In support of this year's U.N. 16 Days of Activism for Eliminating Violence Against Women, FAWCO Rep Greece in collaboration with KRAV Maga Kolonaki, are hosting a 3 hour Krav Maga Women's self-defense workshop, on Saturday, December 15th.

This 3 hr. Krav Maga women's workshop enables women of ALL AGES to learn, from KRAV Maga expert trainer, Michalis Kafetzis, in a short period of time, central self-defense techniques specifically designated to provide them with defense tools while if attacked.Women KRAV Maga methods deal with situations from a woman's daily routine, point out scenarios where a threat may appear and teaches step by step how to maintain your calm and defend yourself.

Additional issues included in women self-defense, have to do with the home invasion, third side protection (protecting your children) and using common objects (keys, handbag, etc.) to block the assailant and counterattack. Krav Maga Women's self-defense techniques can, literally, save your life.

The workshop is open to all women of all ages in Athens.

Contact  to reserverve your spot! Space is limited!

Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year and Athens has a great variety of shows to offer residents and visitors!

The Christmas Theater in Athens is the perfect place spend the holidays and get the chance to experience mesmerizing shows with your friends and family!

December 19-30 2018

Christmas wouldn't be the same without one of the world's best Ballet theater performing the ''Nutcracker'', accompanied by a live orchestra.

January 1-3 2019

The legendary composer Franz Lehar and his orchestra will perform 3 incredible concerts in Athens. They will present us the absolute best Viennese Waltzes and will remind us how magical the Austrian capital is at this time of the year.

Christmas Magic Festival
January 4-6 2019:

A show full of magic, humour and passion. Few of the world's best magicians and illusionists will come to Athens from places like Hollywood and Las Vegas to perform a fantastic show that will blow your mind!