From the 21st of May and until the end of summer, the Athens Photo World embraces different neighbourhoods and iconic places of Athens with special exhibitons and events!

Athens Photo World makes a dynamic comeback from the 21st of May with a series of exhibitions and events following the launching of 2019. With photojournalism as its central point, the APW aims to highlight the work of contemporary photojournalists of Greek and international photojournalism. In an age of limitations and redefinitions of the global daily life, the image has been –more emphatically than ever in modern history– the only real channel of information and communication. Photojournalists around the world are among the few professionals who have worked tirelessly, facing indefinable risks, revealing aspects of a new and unexpected reality.

With Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) as its Lead Donor, this year’s Athens Photo World presents to the public older and contemporary works from the international news, focusing a part of its presentations on sports as this year is rich in sporting events. Through the exhibitions, the discussions with the professionals of the field and the two awards for Greek and foreign photojournalists, the dialogue between the audience and creators will be revived.

 

The Panhellenic Student Negotiation Competition Athens Negotiations Tournament is back for the third consecutive year! On May 8 th and the two weekends after that students from Universities in Greece and Cyprus will be the protagonists of real time negotiations.

The Athens Negotiations Tournament (ANT) is an initiative of the Business Administration Department of Athens University of Economics and Business, supervised by Assistant Professor, Dr. Ilias Kapoutsis.

The aim of the competition is to be the annual meeting place for students across Greece and the world to resolve disputes and strengthen the negotiating skills that are necessary for transition and prosperity in the 4th industrial revolution.

The first two qualifying rounds are divided into two phases (8-9 May and 15-16 May respectively), and will be held remotely. The 24 teams that will collect the highest scores from the first qualifying round will progress to the second and then, the 8 highest ranking teams will participate in the third round on May 22nd. On May 23rd the two highest- scoring teams will participate in the finale of the competition. Participants, throughout the qualifying rounds, will get the chance to show off their negotiating skills, test their speed and effectiveness and gain valuable experience.

Those interested may submit their application from 18 March to 18 April 2021 through the website of the event: www.ant.aueb.gr (Website is in Greek).
Participants will be selected based on their education, past work experience, any awards and distinctions, their geographical origin, as well as, an accompanying video in which they explain the reasons why they believe that they should be selected to take part.

 

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The festival that marks the start of the summer concert season in Athens, the festival that started out with just a few ardent jazz fans under the stage and reached high levels by welcoming more than 46,000 visitors annually, the most beloved festival of Athenians, the one and only Athens Technopolis Jazz Festival is back!

After one year of absence and with 2021 still having a few surprises in store for us, Technopolis City of Athens invites us to a new hybrid 3-day version of the oldest music event of the city, from 28 to 30 May 2021.

Athens Technopolis Jazz Festival returns in a renewed, far more digital format with 16 participations from Greece and abroad, top world-famous ensembles, the best representatives of the Greek jazz scene, crossover music inspirations and more... to be announced soon.

In the meantime, the ATJF team has been working round the clock to make the festival happen regardless of the circumstances, the health measures and restrictions that may apply at the end of next month. Since the only thing that is certain, though, is that this year’s event will be way different from the previous ones, ATJF’s brand identity acts a small reminder of what a “real” festival is like, a festival with posters, merch and other “real” things, a festival as we all know it and want it to be! #StayTuned #JazzBeThere #ATJF2021

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XpatAthens is proud to be a Media Sponsor of Athens Jazz Festival 

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In the past, adding the word 'live' next to the title of the Athens Epidaurus Festival would have been considered an overstatement, maybe even a mistype. Of course the biggest cultural festival in Greece, and one of the oldest in Europe, would be live! What else could it possibly be? Well, we all know what happened in 2020.

Rolling forward to the announcement of this year’s program for the Athens Epidaurus Festival, the people behind AEF have now learned all the tricks on how to carefully balance the obstacles of social distancing with the requirements of a real life event - and with the anticipation and bottled creativity of a culturally-barren year, the Athens Epidaurus Festival has announced its 5-month-long, 80-show-strong live program!

The 2021 summer season will be focused mainly on works by Greek artists, leaving the autumn season to shoot for the safer actualization of international events. Due to the ongoing pandemic, all performance dates are subject to change so do make sure to regularly check with the festival’s schedule.

Twitter LinkedIn Email Date & Time 01 June - 30 June 2021 Tuesday 01 June 2021 21:00 Wednesday 02 June 2021 21:00 Thursday 03 June 2021 21:00 Friday 04 June 2021 21:00 More dates (23) Place Canal Admission Free The Fountains of the SNFCC dance daily to disco, opera, classical music and well-known soundtracks.

From Tuesday 1 June, the program of the Fountains is enriched with impressive water shows that will present daily at 21.00 and 21.30 thematic choreographies on a different type of music per day. The program follows in detail:

Monday - Opera & Greek Composers
Georges Bizet, Carmen: Habanera Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Don Giovanni: Fin che dal vini Giacomo Puccini, Madama Butterfly, Act II, Un bel di vedremo (Instrumental) Nikos Skalkottas, Epirot dance (Ser. I/4) George Koumentakis, Serra

Tuesday - Disco
The Jacksons, Blame it on the boogie BeeGees, Saturday Night Fever Weather Girls, It's Raining Men Boney M, Daddy Cool ABBA, Dancing Queen

Wednesday - Soundtracks
Michael Nyman, theme from The Piano John Williams, theme from Harry Potter Carlos Gardel, Por una Cabeza (Scent of a Woman) Vangelis, theme from Conquest of Paradise Ennio Morricone, The Ecstasy of Gold

Thursday - Classical Music
Antonín Dvořák, Furiant, No. 1 in C major, from Slavonic Dances, op. 46 Dmitri Shostakovich, Waltz II, from the Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2 Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker Ludwig Minkus, Don Quixote, Kitri Entrance Vivaldi, Four Seasons, Autumn (1st mvt)

Friday - Disco
The Jacksons, Blame it on the boogie BeeGees, Saturday Night Fever Weather Girls, It's Raining Men Boney M, Daddy Cool ABBA, Dancing Queen

Saturday - Soundtracks
Michael Nyman, theme from The Piano John Williams, theme from Harry Potter Carlos Gardel, Por una Cabeza (Scent of a Woman) Vangelis, theme from Conquest of Paradise Ennio Morricone, The Ecstasy of Gold

Sunday - Classical Music
Antonín Dvořák, Furiant, No. 1 in C major, from Slavonic Dances, op. 46 Dmitri Shostakovich, Waltz II, from the Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2 Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker Ludwig Minkus, Don Quixote, Kitri Entrance Vivaldi, Four Seasons, Autumn (1st mvt)

For a second year in a row, the GB Pool of Hotel Grande Bretagne dresses up its absolute summer attire and bows to the magic of the seventh art while it turns into a summer cinema.

The Pool Your Cinema, on the 7th floor of the legendary hotel, opens its doors and welcomes its honorable guests to a distinct summer cinema experience in the heart of the captivating center of Athens.  All-time classic favorites and Hollywood blockbusters show up on the big screen to entertain us on the nostalgic summer evenings in a romantic setting by the pool overlooking Lycabettus Hill and the city lights at nightfall. 

Since taste plays a leading role in this scenario, Executive Chef Asterios Koustoudis has curated the absolute fingerfood set menu to pair with your drink while you unwind at the relaxing lounge chairs. Handmade nachos, slow fermented pizza, Black Angus cheeseburger and caramelized popcorn with Madagascar vanilla and fleur de sel will transform every minute into a delectable and luxurious experience. Discover the menu->

THURSDAY – FRIDAY – SATURDAY – SUNDAY
Arrival Time: 21.15 | Start Time: 21.30

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Book your seat in front of the big screen of Pool Your Cinema HERE!  

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FokiaNou Art Space is pleased to present a solo exhibition of Geeta Roopnarine, “Fragility of Breath.” Geeta Roopnarine is an interdisciplinary artist working within the intersection of art, science, and technology. Her process is inspired by the archaeology of things, unearthing layers of meanings, and in making connections between cultural and historical artefacts. Her background includes Indian, Trinidadian and Greek cultures and she draws upon images and myths to transform the familiar into the unfamiliar.

Prana, the Sanskrit word for breath, life force, which permeates reality on all levels including inanimate things is her starting point to pose questions about mind-body ‘dichotomy’ and what it means to be a breathing body. Paper, a fragile material, interacts with watercolor and mark making and effects a collaboration between artist and material. Watercolor, poems, and 3D installation create a liminal space between abstraction and reality within the context of human and non-human.

Geeta Roopnarine was born in Trinidad and Tobago and lives in Athens. She trained as a forensic scientist before studying sculpture at Athens School of Fine Arts (Professor George Lappas). She recently completed an MA in Computational Arts at Goldsmiths, (Univ of London) and has taken part in exhibitions in Greece, London, and New York.

The use of masks and social distancing are required in all areas of the space, including the roof terrace, halls and elevator.

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 space 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: Thursday 10 June 2021, 18.00
Hours: Thursday-Saturday, 18.00-21.00

In this summer’s Park Your Cinema Kids, we invite our young film buffs and their families to discover incredible heroes in worlds that defy the imagination, to embrace tales based on compassion, and to build bridges that abolish differences and create a universe of love and trust.

In all of these stories, the heroes break away from the safety of their world (like Elsa and Anna, who seek the truth beyond Arendelle), choose their unexpected families (like Paddington, the lovable bear, in London), meet the friends with whom they’ll share unforgettable adventures (like the boy who forges an unbreakable bond with the Iron Giant), choose kindness over prejudice (like Shaun the Sheep, when he comes across an alien weed) and, of course, the adventure that makes all of this possible (like the revelation of the Giant Pear). 

Every day, kids are faced with the reminder that the world around us is not black and white: it is multicolored, multifaceted, complex, like these wonderful films chosen by the Athens International Children’s Film Festival, which make up the most exciting summer cinema season at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center.

Athens turns into a vast, open-air cinema! Summer blockbusters, all-time classics, local gems and special events in the biggest open-air festival in the city!

The most cherished film institution is returning for the 11th time, assuring that all the screening of the Athens Open Air Film Festival will take place  providing a premium audiovisual experience and, of course, strictly complying with the measures for public health protection and social distancing, as required in open-air cinemas.

Entrance is free but you will first need to acquire an admission pass, at least three days before each screening

To reserve an admission pass or view the screenings schedule click HERE!