Otro Mundo Gathering is back for another year! A unique electronic music festival during the Holy Spirit long weekend – June 6, 7 & 8, 2025 – just outside Athens, right by the sea, with a sandy beach and crystal-clear waters.

A magical setting, made for dancing and connecting!

The festival’s vision is built on four pillars:

1. Electronic Music
2. Mind, Body & Soul Workshops
3. Immersive Performances
4. Artisanal Bazaar

1. Electronic Music

The music explores various shades of the electronic spectrum, including World Electronica, Downtempo, House, Techno, and Minimal Tech.

One of the highlights of this year’s festival is the appearance of Mira (@mira_kater), one of the most influential artists in Berlin’s underground scene! Mira performs across the globe – from Berlin’s legendary clubs to the desert of Burning Man – and through her “Mira Invites” events in cities like New York, Lisbon, London, Mexico City, and Los Cabos.

Her participation in Otro Mundo Gathering 2025 is made possible through our collaboration with the Down Tempo Paintings – DTP (@dtp.events_athens) collective.

The second highlight is the showcase by Athenian label Revolt, one of the most respected collectives in the underground electronic music scene in Athens. Revolt (@revoltathens) has built its reputation by pushing the boundaries of electronic music – with talented artists and explosive gigs in Athens and abroad. Full Music Line up:

Betsu (Rofd)

Clubkid (Slam)

Gus (Revolt)

Ms. Lefki

Liou (Revolt)

Maarkk (Full Circle)

Marsha (DHAthens)

Mira (Kater, Berlin)

Nausicaä (Revolt)

Nikolas Gale

Rootie (Kuttura-Kuttura)

Sai.ph (Revolt)

The Dreamer (Purple Nights)

Useless Co

Zorz pool (Kollektiv Unknown)

Throughout the day, through practices of connection and self-awareness, we explore our inner world. These sessions take place from morning to afternoon and are included in the ticket price at no extra cost.

There is a wide variety of activities such as: Sound Healing, Breathwork, Kundalini Activation Process, Shiatsu/Kali Prana Massage, Reiki, Cacao Ceremony & Ecstatic Dance, Music & Yoga, 5Rhythms,

Tarot & Astrology Readings, Live Drawing Workshop

Surprise performances filled with movement, light, and expression. Art meets the moment, and together we become part of it.

 

A marketplace of creators who make with their hands and their hearts. Exchanges, encounters, small acts of magic.

Let’s create “A World Together.”

This summer, House of Shila unveils SPACE REIMAGINED—a new, immersive series of artist-led room transformations at Mona, its acclaimed boutique hotel and cultural hub in downtown Athens.

For its inaugural edition, contemporary artists Elise Wouters and Angeliki Stamatakou were invited to inhabit and radically reimagine the very hotel rooms they resided in during their artistic residencies. Each was given a blank slate—physically and conceptually—to create an experience that blurs the boundaries between art installation, storytelling, and hospitality.

Launching on June 6th, 2025, the time-sensitive interventions (on view through September) unfold across Mona’s signature penthouses, offering guests a deeply personal and tactile encounter with living art—available for both exploration and acquisition.

Curated and produced by House of Shila, SPACE REIMAGINED is inspired by the playful concept of rearranging space through the eyes of an artist—rooms become extensions of personal worlds, charged with narrative, texture, and memory.

This launch coincides with the debut of Mona’s rooftop—a members-only hideaway offering curated wines, soundscapes, and sweeping views of Athens.

London-based Belgian film photographer Elise Wouters has transformed Mona’s Suite into a meditative space of memory, femininity, and poetic introspection. Her installation unfolds as a sensory dialogue between image, word, and texture.

Rooted in repeated stays at Mona’s Suite, Wouters’ contribution features hand-painted silver prints of her analogue self-portraits, printed on delicate washi paper and installed against the room’s textural backdrops—aged patinas, gauze curtains, and painterly walls. Her work explores impermanence, vulnerability, and the traces of lived moments.

“I’m always in communication with the past,” says Wouters. “That’s how memory works—you return to a moment, and by returning, it changes. That’s the beauty.”

Guests will find handwritten love letters, found postcards, and a curated selection of her annotated books—offering intimate access into her creative world.

“There’s always a dialogue between photography and writing. I photograph what I can’t say, and I write about the photos I didn’t take.”

In collaboration with Parisian lingerie label Mavelle, Wouters and House of Shila have co-designed an exclusive limited-edition silk dress, available at Mona and online via the House of Shila e-shop.

Greek sculptor Angeliki Stamatakou reimagines Penthouse 16 as a dreamlike sanctuary where ritual meets sculpture and natural light sculpts the mood. Her space is one of emotional resonance—raw, grounded, and intuitive.

“Taking over a room is about changing how a guest feels,” says Stamatakou. “They live with my work, not just pass by it. It becomes part of their experience.”

Drawing from subconscious landscapes and organic formations, her sculptural interventions feel both ancient and otherworldly. 

Black clay mirrors—her first works in this medium—anchor the suite alongside a signature sculptural coffee table, lighting elements, and mysterious non-functional forms that feel unearthed rather than made.

“They’re like fossils formed over millennia—objects out of time and place.”

A curated playlist composed by the artist completes the atmosphere, enriching the spatial experience with sound and deepening its emotional layers.

On opening night, both transformed penthouses will be open to the public. Guests are invited to explore the installations, meet the artists, and acquire select pieces, available for a limited time.

The evening culminates with Mona’s first rooftop party of the summer, featuring guest DJs and curated natural wines.

The rooftop remains open to members throughout the season, Thursday to Saturday. New member applications are available here.

SPACES REIMAGINED continues from June through September 2025, with the installations accessible to guests staying in Mona Suite and Penthouse 16. Select works will also be available for purchase via the House of Shila e-shop.

This marks the first of an ongoing residency series—an invitation to reimagine hospitality through the lens of contemporary art and collaboration.

House of Shila (HOS) is a creative studio in the pursuit of aesthetic pleasures. HOS creates distinctively designed spaces, serving as laboratories of experiential storytelling. Dedicated to all things sensually beautiful, our work is multi-disciplinary spanning from boutique hotels (Mona and Shila), design, creative direction, curated pop-up events and publishing. HOS runs an artist-in-residence programme and members club between its locations in Athens and New York. Collaborating with creatives from around the world, we are driven by a desire to showcase inspired work that unites a community of artists, designers, and entrepreneurs, while supporting talent at all stages.

Escape the hustle and bustle of city life and join us for an unforgettable adventure in the heart of Greece's stunning Pelion region! 🏞️

During this retreat, you'll:

✨ Awaken your senses with daily yoga sessions in nature.
🌲 Embark on guided hikes through Pelion's enchanted forests.
🍂 Savor authentic Greek cuisine made with love.
🌅 Witness breathtaking sunsets over the Aegean Sea.
🔥 Kayak in crystal-clear waters from one of the iconic Mamma Mia locations.

Discover the beauty of Pelion with us—secret stretches of coastline, sleepy villages, lush mountains, and hidden beaches where swimming feels like pure heaven. Go completely off-grid and immerse yourself in the tranquility of this magical region.

Stay in an exceptional villa nestled on a lush mountainside, surrounded by nature. Enjoy phenomenal views, delicious locally sourced meals prepared fresh every day, and the chance to recharge while surrounded by the vibrant flora and fauna of the area.

According to Greek mythology, Mount Pelion was named after King Peleus, the father of Achilles, and it was the homeland of the Centaurs, mythical creatures half-man and half-horse. Pelion was also the region where the Olympian gods chose to spend their summer holidays! 🌿✨

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About Nefeli Nine

Nefeli Nine offers a truly unique retreat experience in Greece, blending wellness, relaxation, and personalized care. It provides an intimate and rejuvenating environment, featuring tailored fitness programs, farm-to-table dining, and tranquil accommodations. Perfect for those seeking a balanced escape, Nefeli Nine invites guests to unwind and reconnect in harmony with nature. 🌿✨

ATITLON finale by Antonia Economou returns for a final round of performances. Economou’s acclaimed production ATITLON finale returns to the stage for one last series of performances, taking place on June 12, 13, 14, and 15 at Sychrono Theatro in Athens. 

An invisible hand paints and the ghosts of the creator appear in flesh and bones. In a haunted landscape, he now stands as a mere spectator. A painting slowly appears in three dimensional form and is immortalized “inside” the white canvas. The distorted figures that emerge leave behind traces and imprints of their paths. Trapped in the black and white reality of the canvas they document a story of love, loss and trauma. Like an incomprehensible chaos that, much like nature itself, creates order. A figurative allegory for the universal need of humans to create, come into conflict and fall in love through the body - whose memory, and as memory - is condemned to return to the wounds it believes it has forgotten.

Atitlon is the greek translation of the word ‘’untitled’’, a direct reference to modern painting and the artistic practice to leave paintings without a subject matter description through a title. 

Choreographer Antonia Economou writes: "ATITLON began in 2019 and the creative process was interrupted due to lockdown. During this period, I started experimenting with moving images, using cinematic and visual means. These slowly discovered paths lead me to create a new version of ATITLON, reapproaching it as a black and white film, as moving painting - a multilayered world-that nurtures a story about love and separation, loss, and memory, entropy and falling, the gaze and trauma. I feel ATITLON finale is a “sum up”, a last chance to revise and renew this material. I returned back to the nature and choice of our untitled title which gives away that this work is never finished or solidified in order to be confined and fully described through a title, while its meaning remains open ended. For me it is a work, a piece, in progress- its end hanging from a thread, a sudden breath-in- always in need of the viewer's gaze in order to be complete. 

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Credits

Concept - visual space - direction -choreography: Antonia Economou

Sound engineer-sound direction: Giorgos Kravvaritis

Original music: Constantine Skourlis

Music: Vivaldi "Pieta-Sacred Works (for alto)"

Assistant choreographer: Eirini Damianidou

Muse | Xenia Stathouli

Narcissus | Pavlos Lykoudis

Chaos | Nikos Tsolis

Eros | Orestis Alexiadis

Chorus: Alex Drandakis, Haris Hatziandreou, Antonia Pitoulidou

Original chorus cast-material devised by: Klaus Shehaj, Xenia Tabourlou, Eirini Damianidou

Set design: Lydia Lampropoulou

Lighting design: Vangelis Mountrichas

Costumes - special constructions: Konstantinos Chaldaios 

MUA: Petros Tigas

MUA assistants: Stamatis Theocharis, Aggeliki Glavina 

Cinematography / Film: Christos Adrianopoulos

Design: Zoe Kravvariti

Halldorophone: Konstantinos Chinis

Piano: Christos Sakellaridis

Sound design: Nikolas Kazazis 

Production manager: Lydia Lampropoulou

Communication manager: Katerina P. Trichia 

Cinematography: Christos Adrianopoulos

Production: ERGO



Antonia Economou short bio 

Antonia Oikonomou is a choreographer, director, and performer. Through her practice, she creates dance-theater pieces, short films, and solo performances, constantly experimenting with expressive means of representation and moving image across different creative fields. She explores themes such as decay, decadence, and the concept of the human psyche as a labyrinth that teeters between the real and the imaginary.

Her short film SCOTÓMA is traveling to international festivals around the world and has been selected for the Indie Shorts Awards at the Cannes Festival. She studied dance and choreography at London Studio Centre and holds a degree in Art History (BA Hons Degree, American College of Greece).

We would like to thank the following people and artists for their collaboration, material creation, and support: Xenia Tabourlou, Klaus Shehaj, Konstantinos Katsoudas, Petrini Giannakou, Dimitris Tsikoukas, Danae Morfoniou, Iraklis Kotsarinis, Christiane Lange, Adrianos Efthymiadis, Giannis Theodorakis, Achilles Charitos, Orestis Mavroudis, Periklis Skordilis, Iro Irini Daskalaki, Spyros Christakis, Elina Demirtzioglou, Myrto Stolidi, Margarita Tontisaki, Chrysanthi Fytiza, Iris Katraki, Kris Radanov, Project 8, Edgen Lame, Elizabeth Zacharaki, Giorgos Papazoglou, Epameinondas Kitsios, Nelson Eskioglou, Aglaia Pagona, Stella Payati.

This is Loco is hitting the street food scene in Crete for the very first time — and they’re bringing bold bites and epic flavors with them!

Get ready for bold spices, mouthwatering street eats, and the kind of vibrant food vibes that only Latin America can deliver. 

• The Vegan Lentil Burrito: Prepare for a flavor explosion! Loaded this with perfectly smashed lentils, sweet roasted peppers, creamy avocado purée, and a tangy vegan sour cream. It's hearty, healthy, and unbelievably delicious!

• Burrito de Pollo: Inside a soft flour tortilla, you'll find tender grilled chicken, zesty pickled cabbage, and a smoky chipotle mayo that brings it all together.

• Tacos de Pollo con Salsa Verde: Two are better than one, especially when they're chicken tacos! Nestled in warm flour tortillas, you'll savor juicy grilled chicken, crisp pickled cabbage, and that irresistible chipotle mayo, all topped with a vibrant salsa verde.

• Tacos Pibil: Slow-cook succulent pork infused with the sweet tang of pineapple and the gentle warmth of guajillo pepper. Finished with bright pickled onions and fresh cilantro, these tacos are a true experience.

Friday, June 13 | 17:00–24:00
Saturday, June 14 | 17:00–24:00
Sunday, June 15 | 12:00–24:00

** Free entry for kids under 11 and individuals with special needs

Come hungry. Leave happy. See you there!

June 22nd - 28th

Join us for a magical week of hiking and yoga in the enchanting Montanema Handmade Village. Nestled in a fir forest above Lake Plastira, Montanema feels like stepping into a fairy tale. 🏞️🌲

It’s the ultimate retreat to unplug, recharge, and reconnect with nature, surrounded by the soothing melodies of chirping birds and the gentle whispers of the forest. 🌳🕊️

✨ What Awaits You:

• Explore scenic mountain trails and take in breathtaking views of Lake Plastira.
• Forage for wild mushrooms and learn about the region’s rich history.
• Rejuvenate your body and mind with two daily yoga sessions.
• Savor delicious local flavors and wines.
• Participate in engaging workshops and indulge in the serene spa.

Escape the ordinary and immerse yourself in the beauty and tranquility of Montanema—your perfect haven for rest and renewal. 🌿✨

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About Nefeli Nine

Nefeli Nine offers a truly unique retreat experience in Greece, blending wellness, relaxation, and personalized care. It provides an intimate and rejuvenating environment, featuring tailored fitness programs, farm-to-table dining, and tranquil accommodations. Perfect for those seeking a balanced escape, Nefeli Nine invites guests to unwind and reconnect in harmony with nature. 🌿✨

In 2023, the legendary Margarete Roeder Gallery in New York City presented the five Bronx-based women artists in the exhibition Bronx Fivefold: Harmonious  Convergence, highlighting the diversity of their visual expression, as well as the  creative collaboration born out of 20 years of friendship and artistic comradeship in  an art scene that is both unique and dynamic. 

Extending this multifaceted solidarity and wanting to bring a piece of the South Bronx to Athens, the artists present works in a variety of media in the show Made in the  South Bronx. They reveal ways in which their daily contact with this particular area of  New York City, as residents and active artists, has influenced their visual practice.  Their themes include the importance of the cultural heritage bestowed upon us by  indigenous peoples, the tragic destruction of life and nature due to human brutality,  the transformations of neighborhoods due to gentrification mechanisms, and the  personal changes in our emotional and spiritual worlds caused by the interaction with a rapidly changing global socio-political environment. 

Formally trained as a painter, Mexican-American Blanka Amezkua's creative  practice is greatly influenced by Mexican popular art and culture, from papel picado  to comics. She combines traditional and contemporary techniques, as well as socio cultural mythologies and philosophies to preserve evidence of the past in the present. Honoring the wisdom of the indigenous people of the Americas, Amezkua has made  research on medicinal plants and flowers from the first book of medicine created in  the Americas, the Codex de la Cruz-Badiano (1552). The visual result is a series of  papel picado pieces dedicated to the Cempasuchil flower and the California poppy, created in collaboration with maestro don Rene Mendoza from Huixcolotla, Puebla,  Mexico in August 2024. Underscoring her ancestors' respect and admiration for plant diversity, Amezkua pays tribute to the valuable knowledge of Mexico's ancient and  modern culture and its special contribution to world art and science. 

 

Carey Clark's video installation includes elements that she has been exploring for  many years in her current practice. Her idiom involves merging different figurative  elements to convey a reality that is not dictated by visual observation, but  encapsulates the emotions and sensations experienced. Exploring a new body of  work that incorporates her long term interest as a figurative painter in picturing  alternate landscapes, cityscapes and portraits through montages of diverse  elements, Clark shows a series of painted images-portraits of her Bronx  neighborhood combined with projections of videos displaying diverse places from  which she got inspiration for her paintings. The overlap between the moving and  painted images, the interplay between movement and stillness, allude to the endless  impermanence of our world and the multiple rapid or slow, positive and negative  transformations it creates- though often invisible to our eyes and not perceived by our direct perception. 

Linda Cunningham's work is concerned with time, transience and contradictions,  with a particular interest in the architectural and structural remnants of present and  past cultures. Her images employ a fluid, calligraphic line and drawing form. With  compelling forms she often challenges the viewer to accept the sometimes  discomforting content of her works. In Cunningham's mixed media South Bronx  Waterfront Sagas series, her materials and images merge, revealing a broken history of the South Bronx, an area that was once a haven for clean air and greenery. The  themes addressed are environmental concerns in relation to industry, urban blight  and loss of the natural environment, as well as her concern for her Bronx home area  facing the mechanisms of gentrification. Athens residents share a number of parallel  concerns, which reveals the universality of socio-political strategies aimed at  economic gains at the expense of community cohesion and economic equality, as  well as the environment and history of the area. In another series of works,  Cunningham addresses the consequences of the climate crisis, depicting the  devastating hurricanes that have hit America in recent years. 

Mimma Scarpini is an Italian artist living in New York who creates with various visual media. Her work is characterized by both an abstract and figurative idiom, engaging  in a dialogue with both the European figurative and abstract art traditions. The  triptych drawing on paper entitled Black Eden depicts a burnt Garden of Eden, which, according to the Bible, was originally created by God as a Paradise for humans. The  medium Scarpini uses, charcoal, is itself burnt organic matter (wood), intensifying the idea of the irreversible evil perpetrated by the human hand. In the mixed media work  on paper Maria Mesa fleeing tear gas at the border, she is inspired by the Pulitzer  Prize winning Kim Kyung Hoon's photograph of migrants running away from tear gas  at the border with Mexico. Hoon’s photograph captures a paradox, underlined by  Scarpini’s use of color: as the woman and her children flee from tear gas, their  shadows appear to move in the opposite direction, as though returning to the very  place they are trying to escape. This aesthetic detail reflects key elements of the migrant experience: while they flee from danger and economic hardship, they also  leave behind their culture and history—an identity that calls them back, like the  irresistible pull of a siren’s song.

Tammy Wofsey's art attempts to condense the essence of the natural world within  the confines of paper. Paper acts as the conduit that gives life to all her prints. Her  creative pursuit is guided by the goal of creating a deeply human connection to our environment and evoking a sense of slowing down over time. In this series the artist  prints blue mountains on large flat paper, engraves them and folds them. According  to the artist, the folded paper contains a memory that cannot be erased, telling a  story that can be revived at any time with specific stimuli. Images evoke memories  and vice versa, and connections between past and present are effortlessly activated:  the smoke from the forest fires in California and Canada erases the artist's memories of her home state of Colorado and the view from her apartment in the South Bronx,  respectively. The viewers can pick Wofsey's works in their hands and process them  as they would flip through the pages of a memory-filled photo album. She hopes her  work will give viewers the time to 'slow down', reflect, experience positive memories  and aim for a better balance between their inner and outer worlds.