Athens Festival
End of June through September
The feeling of ancient Greece comes alive among the ruins every summer in Athens, where the Acropolis and Parthenon help set the stage for the Athens Festival. Harkening back to the city's heritage, music, dance, and theater performances are presented in the Herod Atticus Odeon, a Roman-style, open-air hillside theater originally built in c.e. 161 that seats thousands. Since 1955 orchestral and chamber music, classical and popular theater, opera, ballet, and modern dance have been performed there by both Greek and international artists, among them the Paris Symphony Orchestra, the Kirov Opera, the Peking Opera, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the English Bach Festival, the National Theatre of Greece, the Old Vic Company, and the Bolshoi Ballet.
CONTACTS
Athens Festival
23 Hadjichristou St.
Athens, GR-117 42 Greece
30-210-928-2900; fax: 30-210-928-2941
www.greekfestival.gr/?lang=en
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| Location(s) | Athens - Epidaurus, Greece |
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| Years active | 1955-present |
| Date(s) | May - October |
| Genre | all types |
| Website | www.greekfestival.gr |
Athens - Epidaurus Festival is an annual arts festival that takes place in Athens and Epidaurus, from May to October. It is one of the most famous festivals in Greece. The festival includes musical, theatrical and other cultural events.
The festival is organised by the "Hellenic Festival S.A." company.[1] President of the Board of Directors of the festival is Yorgos Loukos.[2]
Venues
- Odeon of Herodes Atticus
- Athens Concert Hall
- "Technopolis", Gazi
- "Peiraios 260"
- "THEATRON", Cultural Center "Hellenic Cosmos"
- "Bios"
- Benaki Museum Pireos Street Annexe
- "Scholeion Theatre", Moschato
- Epidaurus Ancient Theatre
- Ancient Epidaurus Little Theatre
References
- ^ "The Vision". Athens - Epidaurus Festival. greekfestival.gr. http://www.greekfestival.gr/show_static?page=about_company&lang=en. Retrieved 2009-04-27.[dead link]
- ^ "Administration". Athens - Epidaurus Festival. greekfestival.gr. http://www.greekfestival.gr/show_static?page=about_administration&lang=en. Retrieved 2009-04-27.[dead link]
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