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House of Shila presents RENDEZ-VOUS!, a one-night-only pop-up exhibition at Mona by acclaimed French photographer Sonia Sieff.

Sonia Sieff’s early work (Les Françaises, 2017) was defined by her exploration of femininity through her muses. Her most recent collection (Rendez-vous!, Rizzoli, 2024) turns her lens to the male form, creating a striking counterpoint.

On September 20, these two perspectives meet for the very first time at Mona, offering a rare dialogue between her representations of men and women—an interplay of intimacy, playfulness, and Sieff’s masterful use of light.

Join us for this special evening in the presence of the artist, accompanied by Trinity natural wines and the warm vinyl soundscape of Leonidas Danezos.

RSVP: events@mona-athens.com 
Tuesday, 16 September 2025 18:11

Athens English Comedy Club x Charlie Mac

The Athens English Comedy Club is excited to welcome American comedian Charlie Mac to Greece for the first time! 

Join us on Tuesday September 23rd and enjoy Charlie Mac’s solo show ‘F*CK Them Kids’ as part of his 2025 European tour!

🔥Opening act: Stamatis Athanasakis

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🧙‍♀️ Featuring an appearance by Hypno-Goddess

✨ Charlie Mac is a rising star in the comedy scene, known for his sharp wit, infectious energy, and unforgettable storytelling. A Golden Ticket winner on Kill Tony, Charlie's fearless stage presence and off-the-cuff brilliance have quickly made him one to watch in the stand-up world.

🎭 Hailing from Chicago and currently touring nationwide, Charlie has shared stages with comedy legends like Eddie Griffin and Omar Gooding. He has lit up iconic venues including The Laugh Factory, The Comedy Store, and the world-famous Apollo Theater - earning big laughs and loyal fans wherever he goes.

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😱 Charlie has a gift for turning real-life chaos into laugh-out-loud moments. Whether he's unpacking the wild side of adulting, the struggles of single fatherhood, or the petty politics of modern relationships, his comedy is always raw, unapologetic, and deeply relatable.

With a growing fanbase, multiple projects in the works, and an undeniable presence on stage and screen, Charlie Mac is a name you won't forget - and a voice comedy needs right now.

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Founded in 2019, the Athens English Comedy Club is the first, and only, purely English comedy club in Greece - bringing you local and international comedians, right in the heart of Athens.

In the last 6 years, the AECC has hosted lineup shows, open mics, solo shows, online competitions, and comedy workshops, with more than 130 comedians from *29 countries*.

How can we reconnect with the wonder of everyday life? 
Can myth and poetry engage in dialogue with science? 
Can work become a source of meaning and connection? 
Is it possible to reimagine our neighbourhoods, food, and economy—as acts of care? 
And ultimately, what does it mean to “re-enchant the world”? 
 
The 3rd New Eleusis Symposion returns to the land of the celebrated Mysteries—where, for over 1,500 years, the ideas of inner transformation and initiatory knowledge were cultivated—for three days of reflection, inspired dialogue, and visionary action. From 25 to 27 September 2025, the World Human Forum welcomes pioneering speakers of diverse backgrounds, disciplines, and corners of the world to the Old Oil Mill Factory of Eleusis, creating a space for a contemporary narrative of unity and personal and social transformation. 

With the theme “Re-Enchanting the World”, this year’s symposion focuses on how we can restore our relationship with life, nature, others, and ourselves, paving the way towards a new eco-civilisation. It is a call to action, urging a transformation of our daily experiences—from an anthropocentric worldview to a planetary consciousness—through choices that nourish rather than deplete, connect rather than isolate, and honour rather than exploit. 

The symposion is organised by the World Human Forum, with the support of the Region of Attica and 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture, and in collaboration with the Municipality of Eleusis and the Ephorate of Antiquities of West Attica

The working language of the symposion is English. Simultaneous interpretation into Greek will be available.
 
An Initiative with Roots and Vision 

The New Eleusis Symposia offer a unique platform to explore and redefine the intersection between ancient wisdom and the modern quest for meaning. Through interdisciplinary approaches, they bring together science, art, archaeology, spirituality, and social innovation. Over the course of three days, the public is invited to engage in a vibrant narrative of reconnection through experiential workshops, artistic performances, and live discussions. 

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Themes and Speakers 

Topics to be explored at the 3rd New Eleusis Symposion include: 

  • The arts for healing 

  • Re-enchanting the economy, work, and neighbourhoods 

  • Our relationship with food 

  • Democracy as a shared vision 

  • Children as humanity’s dream tank 

  • The role of psychedelics in consciousness and healing 

The speaker and participant line-up includes, among others: 

Gina Belafonte, Franz X. Vollenweider, Christina Merkouri, Christina Dalla, Ornella Corazza, Nicholas Yatromanolakis, Nikos Tsouchlos, Phil Cousineau, Kostis Tselenis, Maria Loizidou, Ruth DeFries, Emmanuel I. Stratakis, Stefanos Gandolfo, Daniel A. Barber, Anis Barnat, Antonia Trichopoulou, Jehangir Mehta, Maria Loi, Hélène Landemore, Lex Paulson, Spyros Doukakis, Gary Bolles, Marlis Petersen, Pavlos Kavouras, and others. 

Artistic Events 

Each day of the symposion concludes with a unique artistic experience: 

  • 25/9 (21:00) | Cine Eleusis: Screening of Mystery 14: Human Requiem in Eleusis by Stephan Talneau 

  • 26/9 (20:30) | Old Oil Mill Factory: Musical performance Psychelectronica by Superwave (Leonidas Danezos & Tasos Sotiriou) 

  • 27/9 (20:00) | Eleusis Archaeological Site & 29/9 (20:30) | Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall (Christos Lambrakis Hall): Performance Sacred Paths – From the Mysteries of Eleusis to Byzantine Chant and the Mevlevi Dervish tradition. The Whirling Dervishes of Istanbul, the Association of the Constantinopolitan Friends of Music in AthensSokratis Sinopoulos, and Michail Marmarinos create a mystical experience at the iconic archaeological site of Eleusis and at Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall

Sponsors & Partners 

The 3rd New Eleusis Symposion is supported by: 

Main Sponsor: Piraeus Port Authority / P.P.P. SA – COSCO SHIPPING  

Sponsors: National Bank of Greece, Huawei, ELPEN Pharmaceutical Co. Inc., Qualco Group 

Donor: Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos Foundation 

Supported by: Region of Attica, 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture 

In collaboration with: Municipality of Eleusis, Ephorate of Antiquities of West Attica 

The session Re-enchanting the Economy – Inspired by Nature is held in collaboration with the Athens Columbia Global Center 

The session Re-enchanting Democracy is organised in collaboration with the Athens Democracy Forum

Official airline partner: Aegean Airlines

Media Sponsors: ERT, Kosmos 93.6, Second Programme 103.7, Third Programme 90.9

Special thanks to: Rtdeco Event Services, View Master events

About the World Human Forum 

The World Human Forum is a think-and-do tank, a knowledge and action hub that seeks to contribute to the creation of a genuine ecological civilisation. With Delphi as its anchor and symbolic point of reference, it draws inspiration from iconic locations (Eleusis, Delos, Ancient Olympia, Aristotle’s Lyceum) and connects pioneering forces around the world, working towards a new narrative for humanity. Its methodology is embodied in the Delphic Cube, a holistic approach grounded in the values of sustainability and regeneration, democracy, education, inner transformation, science and technology, and art. 

Two great sacred musical traditions meet on 27 September 2025 at the Archaeological Site of Eleusis, against the backdrop of the ecstatic whirling of the Mevlevi Dervishes.
The Whirling Dervishes of Istanbul and the Byzantine Choir of the Association of the Constantinopolitan Friends of Music in Athens, following their sold-out performance at the Philharmonie de Paris, bring together their voices and movement in an evening of spiritual convergence, marking the culmination of the 3rd New Eleusis Symposion – “Re-enchanting the World”. 
 
This exceptional event also features Sokratis Sinopoulos, master of the lyra, and acclaimed director Michail Marmarinos as narrator.
 
A rare meeting between sacred traditions: one Christian, dating back to the 4th century Byzantine Empire; the other, shaped by the mystical Mevlevi order, founded in the 12th century by the great teacher Mevlana Jalal ad-Din Rûmî.
 
In the land of the ancient Mysteries, this encounter becomes ritual—a spiritual journey that evokes timeless questions of the soul, the sacred, and our shared human paths. Through the dervishes’ whirling and the deep harmonies of Byzantine chant, Sacred Paths offers a moving exploration of sound and silence, presence and memory—a celebration of the enduring spiritual heritage that continues to connect East and West, past and future.

Archaeological Site of Eleusis – 27 September 2025, 20:00

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Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall (Christos Lambrakis Hall) – 29 September2025, 20:30

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Contributors to the Performance

The Whirling Dervishes of Istanbul
Ensemble Director: Mete Edman
Musicians: Mete Edman (oud & vocals), Emre Isik (ney), Mustafa Dedeoglu (qanun)
Kaan Sezerler (kemence), Rifat Caliskan (bendir)

Dancers: Pinar Yatarkalkmaz, Deniz Evren Gügüs, Gökhan Denkel, Erdinç Mustafa Kızılöz, Gökhan Demir

Artistic Director: Kenan Öztürk
Production Manager: Ekim Öztürk
Management: CaféTurc Music & Arts

Choir of the Association of the Constantinopolitan Friends of Music in Athens
Choir Director: Kallistratos Kofopoulos
Chanting Ensemble: Stamatios-Nikolaos Kissas, Evangelos Kissas, Nikolaos Tyrovolis, Efstathios Anats, Spyridon Papakostopoulos, Charalambos Stefanidis, Christos Kontakinos, Dimitrios Lagouros, Christos Piperos, Loukas Prokopiou, Efstratios Lagoumidis, and others.

Lyra: Sokratis Sinopoulos
Narration: Michail Marmarinos
Artistic Advisory: Jochen Sandig

About the Performers

The Whirling Dervishes of Istanbul

The music and dance ensemble Derviches Tourneurs d’Istanbul wasfounded in 2006 and has since performed at some of the most iconic venues worldwide, including the Philharmonie de Paris, the Fez Festival of Sacred Music in Morocco, the Palais de Chaillot in Paris, and the Ancient Theatre of Halicarnassus in Turkey.

Led by Mete Edman, the ensemble comprises both men and women who have embraced Turkish Sufism as a spiritual path. They accompany the Whirling Dervishes in an authentic ceremony, set to the hymns of great Sufi composers.

The Whirling Dervishes, members of the Mevlevi Order founded by disciples of Mevlana Jalal ad-Din Rûmî in the 12th century, embody a mystical tradition rooted in medieval Islam. Their philosophy, influenced by Rûmî and his master, Shams al-Dîn Tabrîzî —a heterodox Ismaili spiritual guide—advocates the quest for the Absolute through music and art.

A danced ritual, the sema unites the dancer with the sacred in a mystical ecstasy. The ney(flute) —a symbol of the soul seeking the Beloved— accompanies the ceremony along with other traditional instruments, creating a captivating and spiritual atmosphere. The ceremony’s name itself means “spiritual listening” and symbolises cosmic motion. With the right hand turned to the sky and the left to the earth, the dervish becomes the intermediary of divine grace. His attire is rich in symbolism: the sikke (hat) symbolises the tombstone of the ego, the white robe (tennure) the shroud, and the black cloak the grave. Before beginning to whirl, the dervish crosses his arms over his chest—a gesture evoking divine unity.

Association of the Constantinopolitan Friends of Music in Athens

The Association of the Constantinopolitan Friends of Music in Athens was founded in 1985 by members of the Byzantine Choir of Constantinopolitans, which had been active in Athens since 1975. It brings together experienced chanters and talented young musicians. The Association aims to continue the legacy of the historic Musical Friends’ Society of Pera, itself the successor of the renowned Musical Society of the Phanar, which flourished from the 19th century until the Asia Minor Catastrophe. Since 2023, the Choir has been under the direction of Kallistratos Kofopoulos.

The Association has made several visits to Istanbul for ecclesiastical events and has also given concerts in Paris, Bulgaria, London, Cardiff, and Cyprus. In 2016, it participated as a choir at the Holy and Great Council of Crete, by official invitation of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. In November 2021, it took part in the Jubilee of the Ecumenical Patriarch, held at the Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall.

To date, the Association has released around 30 cassette tapes and CDs, all distinguished by their fidelity to the Constantinopolitan chanting tradition.

Sokratis Sinopoulos

Sokratis Sinopoulos was born in Athens. He studied classical guitar with Maria Galani and Vassilis Gratsounas, music theory with Michalis Adamis, and Byzantine music and folk song with Yannis Tsiamoulis. In 1988, he began studying Constantinopolitan lyra and laouto with Ross Daly, and one year later, became a member of Daly’s ensemble Labyrinth.

Since then, he has collaborated with musicians from Greece and abroad across a wide range of ensembles, participating in recordings and performances around the world. He has recorded for Blue Note with Charles Lloyd, Harmonia Mundi with Jean-Guihen Queyras, ECM Records with Eleni Karaindrou, and Fuga Libera with the early music group L’Achéron.

In 1999, he was awarded the State Prize for Young Artists: Melina Mercouri, by the Greek Ministry of Culture.

In 2010, he founded the Sokratis Sinopoulos Quartet. Their debut album, Eight Winds, was produced by Manfred Eicher and released by ECM Records in 2015, receiving international acclaim. In 2018, his album Under the Rose Tree –Tunes from the Greek Musical Traditionswas released by Saphrane Records, and was selected among the best CDs of the year by the German Music Critics’ Association. In 2019, the Quartet released its second album, Metamodal.

Sokratis Sinopoulos is currently a Professor at the Department of Music Science and Art at the University of Macedonia.

Michail Marmarinos

Michail Marmarinos was born in Athens and studied neurobiology, theatre, and theatre directing. In 1983–84, he founded the theatre group "Diploos Eros, Theatre Company", which was later renamed Theseum Ensemble. His productions have been staged in Greece (National Theatre, National Theatre of Northern Greece, Onassis Stegi, Athens and Epidaurus Festival, among others) and have travelled to festivals internationally (in Austria, Belgium, Venezuela, France, Germany, Georgia, Switzerland, Japan, Spain, Italy, China, Korea, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Serbia).

He has participated in international co-productions with artists such as Albrecht Hirche, Heiner Goebbels, Daniel Wetzel and Helgard Haug (Rimini Protokoll), VeenFabriek and Paul Koek, the NOH theatre and Gensho Umewaka. As an actor, he has also appeared in numerous theatre productions and films by renowned Greek directors.

He served as General Artistic Director of 2023 Eleusis – European Capital of Culture and is now the new Artistic Director of the Athens Epidaurus Festival.

He is a member of the International Heiner Müller Society and the International Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis. From 2006 to 2009, he served as President of the Hellenic Centre of the International Theatre Institute. He has taught at the universities of Patras, Nafplio, and Thessaloniki—where, from 2006, he held the position of full professor.

He has received the Mikhail Tumanishvili Award in Tbilisi, Georgia, and has been named a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres) by the French Ministry of Culture.

Jochen Sandig

Jochen Sandig was born in Esslingen, Germany. In 1990 he moved to Berlin to study psychology and philosophy. Following the founding of the Tacheles Art Centre in 1990, in 1993, together with Sasha Waltz, he founded Sasha Waltz & Guests. 

In 1996 he cofounded Sophiensæle, an independent venue for dance and theatre productions in Berlin Mitte, which he directed until 1999. From 2000 to 2004 Jochen was a member of the artistic direction at the Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz. Since 2004 he is the director of the independent Sasha Waltz & Guests GmbH. In 2006, together with Folkert Uhde, he founded the Radialsystem in Berlin. 

In 2010 he was awarded the French cultural order “Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres”. In February 2012, he debuted as director with “Human Requiem”, a staging of Johannes Brahms’ “Ein Deutsches Requiem” in cooperation with the Rundfunkchor in Berlin and Simon Halsey. Since its premiere the production travelled to Hamburg, Amsterdam, Paris, Granada, Rotterdam, Athens, Hong-Kong, Adelaide and New York. The production was awarded with the “Classical Next Innovation Award 2016”. 

As a social and political activist he became one of the three co-founders of the World Human Forum in Delphi, Greece. From 2019 to 2024, Jochen Sandig was artistic and executive director of the Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele / Internationale Festspiele Baden-Württemberg. In the year 2022 Jochen Sandig was awarded the Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.


The Acropolis Museum participates in the European Heritage Days 2025 with the program "The Erechtheion and the Acropolis Museum: an unusual ancient temple within a contemporary building". The program explores two remarkable landmarks - the Erechtheion of the Acropolis and the Acropolis Museum - and shows the subtle analogies that connect them.  

Situated on the northern side of the Sacred Rock, the Erechtheion is distinguished by its ingenious architectural design, which successfully accommodated multiple cults, incorporated mythical sacred sites, and preserved local traditions of Athens’ distant past. In parallel, the Acropolis Museum - an emblematic contemporary public building - was created to safeguard, house, and showcase the masterpieces of the Acropolis, as well as the remains of the ancient neighborhood uncovered on its site. Its architectural design, shaped by the constraints of its location, reflects the continuity of history, mirrors the ancient routes and topographies of the Sacred Rock, and forges a connection between the ancient world of gods and mortals and today’s visitor.

Join the Museum’s archaeologists on an engaging dual journey through time, bridging past and future. The program is in line with this year’s pan-European theme ‘Architectural heritage - bridging the past with the future’.

Useful Information:

Registration: Limited to 30 persons per program. For you participation, please register online at events.theacropolismuseum.gr (Registrations start on Friday 19/9)
Participation: To ensure your participation in the program, a general admission ticket must be obtained by presenting your reservation code at the ticket counters up to 20 minutes before the program starts.

On the occasion of this year’s celebration of the European Heritage Days, on Sunday 28 September 2025, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m., entrance to the Museum exhibition areas will be free for visitors.

Friday, 03 October 2025 11:08

“Safe Haven", Mary Cox & Sara Ettlinger

Opening: 1 October 2025 7:30 p.m.
Duration:  1 October – 6 November 2025-09-25
Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 1 -3:30 p.m. and Saturday 4 – 7 p.m. 

In a two-women exhibition, Mary Cox and Sarah Ettlinger address a common theme, a sanctuary facing an uncertain future.  Their paintings focus on a special swimming place, dear to each artist, the Kenwood Ladies Ponds in London and a public access beach in Vouliagmeni.  The  work highlights the vulnerability of both,  the likelihood that they will not stay the same and will lose certain qualities valued by the artists. 

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Mary Cox paints portraits of aging ramshackle houses located behind an orphanage in Vouliagmeni. Nestled between two very expensive and over-touristed beaches, this spot gives public access to a beautiful “free beach” with no organized lounges or umbrellas, something which is becoming ever more rare. The Greek church however, has sold the orphanage to developers, and the small shacks could be razed and the property there developed as well, limiting access to the beach. The clapboard shacks were built in the mid 20th century and given to families for use during the summer months, with each family allowed use only one time. The shacks were modified and added onto by new families every year, until the program ended around the year 2000. Since then, they were abandoned to the elements, and over the years covered with graffiti. The contrast of bright coloured urban graffiti with local pines and greenery, with glimpses of the turquoise bays in the background, produces a visual excitement, evoking a fairy tale scenario.

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SARAH ETTLINGER explores the importance of preserving the few areas designated as women-only. She brings to light the undeniable and special bond between women when partaking in a single-sex event, action, ceremony or ritual together, asking ultimately, ‘What is it to be a woman? “ 

The series took seed during Lockdown with her winter swimming along the coastline of Attika, an activity that kept her sane during this extraordinary time. The swims became ritualistic uniting a group of women and bonding them to nature. Simultaneously it was triggered by the debate brought to a head by the campaign #LetWomenSwim– in their demand to preserve the unique single-sex domain, the Kenwood Ladies’ Ponds London. 

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Mary Cox is an American painter with Greek nationality living and working in Greece since 1993. She holds a Masters in Fine Art from the Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California. She has shown her work in galleries in Greece and abroad since 1999. Over the years she has taken up different subject matter and used a range of media, from a mixed-media series on migration which was selected for a biennial in Lulea, Sweden in 2011, to a photo-realistic series of paintings of old houses in the southern suburbs of Athens. In 2022, she took part in the two-person show Athenian Topographies at AAA3A art space in New York and in the group show Synthetic Zero at Bronx Art Space, NYC. More recently she took part in Never Wait! / ¡Nunca Esperes! at Bronx River Art Center in NYC (2024). Since 2016 she has co-directed FokiaNou Art Space. 
 
Sarah Ettlinger is a British artist living and working in Athens Greece, since 1991. She graduated from Middlesex University London with distinction and went on to Liverpool University where she received a 1st class BA Hons degree in Art & Design. She has exhibited her work in solo and group shows in Greece, England, France, Sweden and Ecuador. Notable solo shows include - “Lost Innocence” London, UK and “In-External contortions” Athens, Greece. Sarah Ettlinger has been active in a number of artist initiative projects, co-curating and participating in “Athens ArtCore Festival” 2020, “Private View” ArtAz 2014, “ReMap II” 2009 and “Where is the art? / Open Spaces, 2007” a parallel event to the 1st Athens Biennale. More recently she took part in the exhibition Hyperhidrosis: Sweating Together at the Modern Greek Culture BATH HOUSE OF THE WINDS. 

 




Sunday, 14 September 2025 12:57

Athens Art Book Fair 2025

The 6th edition of the city's artist publishing festival takes over the three-entry arcade Stoa Tristrato in the center of Athens (Panepistimio metro station, entrances Stadiou 29, Aristidou 6 and Dragatsaniou 6) and invites the public to discover over 150 artists and publishers from Greece and 35 countries abroad. 

Visitors will have the opportunity to explore the wide and polyphonic spectrum of independent publishing practices: Fanzines, visual publications, photo books, independent magazines, art monographs, poetry, research and critical discourse as well as other, uncategorizable publishing experiments. 

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The parallel Public Program with exhibitions and activities aimed at broader information and targeted deepening, presents new publications from the Greek space, decentralized international publishing projects as well as media that act complementary to publishing practices such as sound, performance, poetry, experimental music and radio arts: 

The annual Collective Display exhibition acts as a complementary space for the main exhibition part of the festival and presents 100+ artistic publications by emerging artists from the Greek space and international publishing projects. At the same time, you present a curated piece from the budding archive of the Athens Art Book Library

Particular emphasis is placed on thematic presentations of publications of special interest such as Esmat Publishes (Egypt), WARAQ (Lebanon), Tehran Zine (Iran), Kona Books (Georgia), Studio Pangolin (Croatia), Oficyna Peryferie (Poland), PrivatePrint (North Macedonia), Ediciones Caradura (Mexico), Lafat Bordieu (Chile), Editorial Tubito (Argentina), etc. 

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On Friday 3.10, the festival opens with concerts by exhibitors Lorena Marina and Maria No Pressure, while on Saturday 4.10, in the fourth collaboration between AABF and publishing project MPATARIA, a queer poetry slam is presented that celebrates poetry, hybridity and disobedience. 

If you are not in Athens, you can tune in to the online radio Fade Radio, which for the fourth year, hosts a program of shows around independent publishing practices as well as the recorded program of talks from previous years of the festival (listen here).

INFO

Opening hours: Friday: 17:00 - 21:00 and Weekend: 13:00 - 21:00 

Talks & Presentations: Weekend 14:00 - 19:00 

Performance & Readings: Friday and Saturday 19:00-20:30 

Free Entry | Don't forget to purchase a ticket at the entrance to support the event and enter the lottery to win unique art prints & publications

Tuesday, 09 September 2025 16:18

JEROME KALUTA & GUESTS @ KYTTARO LIVE STAGE

Friday October 3rd | Kyttaro Live Stage

Guests: ΝΙΝΑ ΜΑΖΑΝΙ | ΜC Yinka | TROMPETIST ANDREAS POLYZOGOPOULOS

After an amazing performance, Jerome Kaluta returns for a second time on Friday, October 3rd for an Party Opening night of the season at Kyttaro Live Stage.

It will be a night full of rythm, passion and authentic groove. This time, he will share the stage with his 7 piece band to go on a multicultural journey traveling from Soul, Old School Hip Hop, Funk and Afrobeat!

His guests will be the enchanting Nina Mazani, MC Yinka and international Jazz trumpet player Andreas Polyzogopoulos!

Tickets: Presale 12€ | Door: 15€
Book your stand / table: 2108224134

Do not miss it!!
Monday, 29 September 2025 11:38

Atenas en Español #2

Following its sold-out success in March 2025, the Athens English Comedy Club is thrilled to be hosting its second Spanish language stand-up comedy show!

Join us on Sunday October 5th and enjoy comedians Chadmax and Juanma Johansson, from Mexico and Guatemala respectively!

Founded in 2019, the Athens English Comedy Club is the first, and only, purely English comedy club in Greece - and is now branching out to more languages!

About the comedians
 
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Chadmax, from Mexico. On stage since 2010. In stand-up since 2013. One of the pioneers of Spanish-language stand-up in Germany and the surrounding area. 

He has shared stages in Mexico and Europe with some of Latin America's most important comedians, such as "La Cotorrisa," Ricardo O'farrill, Alex Fernández, El Cojo Feliz, El Tío Rober, Adal Ramones, Franco Escamilla, among others. 

Since 2022, he's been touring the world practically non-stop, making thousands of people laugh! 20 countries and counting! 

Martial artist and stand-up teacher to most of the comedians on the scene in the region, earning him the title of "the sensei of comedy." 

Host of the podcasts "Creative Ninja" and "Germany in Spanish". Creator of the collective "The Comedy Fire", responsible for the majority of Spanish-language stand-up shows in Germany and surrounding areas since 2022 (with 300+ shows and counting).

Chadmax will be performing in Athens for the second time, this time presenting his new show "Importado," a comedy special focused primarily on the life of a Latinx migrant in Germany. It explores cultural clashes, and the differences and similarities that Latinxs and Europeans share. From everyday situations like introducing yourself for the first time in German, to the most extreme, like the free-body culture in Germany, his material is always approached with empathy and humour.

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Juanma Johansson, the world's smallest Viking, is the best stand-up comedian in Guatemala (according to his friends), and one of the most prominent talents in the Spanish-speaking scene in Germany and surrounding areas. 

A prominent member of the collective "The Comedy Fire" and winner of the "Estrella de Fuego 2023" award at the El Fuego Comedy Awards. 

In 2024, Juanma premiered his first special and is appearing in Athens for the first time, as part of his European tour. 

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Find Chadmax and Juanma online!

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Now in its 7th season, the Athens English Comedy Club has hosted lineup shows, open mic shows, online competitions, and comedy workshops, with *130* local and international comedians from *29 countries*.

*This show is in Spanish*

 

Saturday, 06 September 2025 18:05

Athens Welcomes Porosi

In the old days, "πώρωση" (porosi) was a widely used word and concept to describe passion, pleasure, excitement, delight, madness. Even as a fleeting intense sensation in music, film, food, play, life in general. Then it kind of disappeared. "POROSI" is now here to experientially bring back the meaning of this forgotten word through music.

The newly formed POROSI, created by one of the founding members of Arte Fiasco, officially introduces itself and announces its first three scheduled concerts for the coming season.

The presale for the first three concerts is available, including Early Bird tickets.

POROSI 01: SARAH DAVACHI + KARA-LIS COVERDALE

Tuesday 7 October 2025
Opening Act: Bethnal Greener
at Gazarte Main Stage

Two of the most important contemporary representatives of the minimal, experimental scene for the first time in Greece, in a unique double bill appearance happening for the first time ever in Europe.  
Sarah Davachi, is a Canadian composer and performer of organ and Hammond B3, who moves both between acoustic forms and electronic instruments, and between melody and structured noise. Influenced by minimalist principles, early music concepts and experimental practices, she has created a remarkable discography and has presented her work internationally in many iconic venues.

Kara-Lis Coverdale is an internationally acclaimed Canadian artist who moves comfortably between acoustic and electronic sound, creating works that transcend the boundaries of musical genres. Her work is characterized by a deep understanding of electronic music without borders, rooted in the interconnected paths of musical systems and languages.

Bethnal Greener is the name of the musical vehicle of Kostis Kilymis, sound artist and producer. Starting from the realm of noise and electroacoustic experimentation, he unfolds narratives between stripped down electronics and the insistent inner pulse of sounds. His new album, "Field", is expected to be released in the autumn.

POROSI 02: OREN AMBARCHI

Sunday 7 December 2025
Opening Acts: Tropical Geometry + Savvas Metaxas
at Gazarte Main Stage

Oren Ambarchi's music lives at the intersection between different styles and influences: contemporary electronic music, improvisation, experimental minimalism, deceptive simplicity, latent rock physicality. Since the late 1990s his experiments in guitar abstraction and extended technique have led to a more personal and unique sound world that incorporates a wider palette of instruments and sensibilities. 

Ambarchi has performed, collaborated and recorded with a wide range of artists including Fennesz, Sunn 0))), Alvin Lucier, John Zorn, Merzbow, Jim O'Rourke, Fire! and many others.

Tropical Geometry began as a diverse musical project between friends, which resulted in their studio album "Luck Mountain" (2021). Now operating as a dynamic duo (Babis Theocharis & Antonis Papadopoulos), they unfold their experimental pop music through their sonic explorations into the paths of Krautrock, psychedelia and minimalism. The project's live performances are extremely rare.

Savvas Metaxas is a musician and sound artist active in the fields of experimental music, field recordings and modular synthesizer. With more than 15 releases on vinyl, CD and cassettes, his music has been released on numerous labels such as LINE, Superpang, Granny Records, Glistening Examples, More Mars, Flaming, Pines, Coherent States, Falt, Grisaille, and he has performed in numerous concerts organized in experimental art spaces, music festivals, museums, galleries and concert halls. His latest release "Feedback Poetics", is out by "The Tapeworm".

POROSI 03: DECIUS 

Saturday 10 January 2026
Opening Acts: TBA
at AN Club

DECIUS is an obscure supergroup. Lias Saoudi of Fat White Family, Luke & Liam May of Trashmouth Records and Quinn Whalley of Paranoid London & Warmduscher - have travelled planet earth together since 2021 freeing humans from unbearable banality with the release of Decius Vol. I and more recently Decius Vol. II (Splendour & Obedience). Through them they have revealed to all those they have met along the way, exactly what was missing from their lives: an uncontrollable impulse with no boundaries and no reason.

Early Bird: 23€ (limited amount of tickets for POROSI 01 + 02)
Presale: 26€
Door: 29€

*For the concerts POROSI 01 + POROSI 02 at Gazarte Main Stage (October 7 and December 7, 2025) standing tickets will be available for 20€, after the Early Bird seated tickets are sold out.
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