Combating visual vandalism has always been a priority for our administration,” stated the Mayor of Athens Giorgos Kaminis. “In this context, 8,300 square meters of facades, some of which are architectural treasures of the city, have already been cleaned from tags and illegal posters in the context of the Commercial Triangle project, and covered with anti-tagging special protection material to ensure that with a little maintenance they will remain clean.”

Furthermore, more than 100 of the city’s outdoor telephone line distribution boxes will be converted into works of art by various Greek artists! Devoid of the unnecessary visual pollution, the city will reclaim some of its lost charm!

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Two unconventionally artistic women will perform at Peireos 260 on the 30th of May, each with their own unique show.

Angelica Liddell returns to the Athens Festival five years after her last performance "All the Sky Above the Earth". In Genesis 6, 6-7, Liddell blends poetry and theatre, weaving together the myth of Medea with the Old Testament.

The title refers to the first book of the Old Testament and more specifically in that moment when God regrets creating humankind and decides to destroy all life on the planet.

In #PUNK, first part of a music trilogy, the choreographer Nora Chipaumire,  draws inspiration from her years in Zimbabwe during the 1970s and 1980s.

The word ‘punk’ refers to the music of that period, but also to an uncompromising, anti-commercial way of living, built on the principles of self-reliance and do-it-yourself.

Through her one-of-a-kind visual landscapes and soundscapes, she tackles concepts such as self-depiction, biography, emancipation, independence, adopting a distinctly punk take on the concept of ‘future’: there is no future; the future is already embedded in the present.

Schedule:

- Angelica Liddell: Genesis 6, 6-7 (May 30-31 at 21:00)

- Nora Chipaumire: #PUNK (May 30-June 1 at 23:00)

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May Day or Protomagia is one of the most anticipated holidays in Greece. The 1st of May is also Labor Day and is celebrated in many counties across the world. Taking place during the peak of the flower season, Protomagia is profoundly connected to flowers. Flower shows and festivals are very common during the month of May and people spend time grooming their yards, balconies, and gardens.

Many families in Greece spend the 1st of May holiday outdoors, and making a wreath from wildflowers is one of the most iconic Greek Protomagia traditions. The wreaths are then hung on entrances, doors, and balconies and are left to dry until they are burned on June 24, for the celebration of St John the Harvester.

Even though wreaths are sold in flower shops, at regional flower festivals, and even on the street, making your own is even better! The result will probably not be as skillful as a store brought wreath, however, it’s a great and rewarding family activity.

Don’t forget to bring along your gardening shears, some string or florist wire, and loads of enthusiasm!

 

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In fact, archaeologists have discovered more than 300,000 artefacts, including jewellery, coins, amphorae, oil lamps, perfume vases, and marble statues. During the metro construction works, more than 5,000 tombs and graves were uncovered, some of them containing exquisite golden wreaths.

These relics of Thessaloniki’s ancient past have been in what would have been the thriving commercial center of the ancient city, which, after Constantinople, was the second most important conurbation in the Byzantine Empire.

The progress of the city's network of 18 stations was severely stalled due to the discovery of so many antiquities. It is now expected to be operational next year.

'The quality and the quantity of the findings is really impressive. They reveal the continuity of the history of Thessaloniki and Macedonia.' Yannis Mylopoulos, the chairman of Attiko Metro, the company building the network, told The Telegraph.