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Polymorphia Public Art Festival: Street art in new adventures
From Ioanna Gomouza
Iconic artists and familiar Athenian signatures, live action on the streets and on the big screen: a new festival explores the diversity of art found in public space.
If you want to "unlock" the thinking of a city, she looked at her walls. If nothing else, Athens provides a lot of material. With visual murals and complex tags, artistic interventions in the public space have been claiming our attention for years, but lately they have also... institutionally their due. remember this year's related publication of the "Times" of New York or the exhibition "No respect" at Stegi. "The Athenian street art scene is very dynamic and has produced important creators. But there is a lot of room for development and we hope to contribute to it", we were told by founder of the Andreas Fakis Public Art Festival. "With this event, we wish to upgrade the urban landscape, the highlighting of the different forms of art that we find in the public space, but also for Athens to have an annual appointment that will showcase public art through various actions".
The curtain goes up this Saturday 27/9 in the Benaki Museum of Piraeus with the conference "Diversity: Art in public space", in which well-known visual artists will participate, architects and theorists, while the exhibitions "Like new!” and “More or less” with works by famous artists (John Fechner, The Atlas, Franco Fasoli, Anthony Lister ) but also familiar signatures of our everyday life (Greg Papagrigoriou, SNRS, Alexandros Vasmoulakis, Cacao Rocks etc. ). October also brings new murals in the public space as well as a photo exhibition in "Romance", which will also host the Top to Bottom Public Art Film Festival, as well as the Film Archive of Greece.
3 special actions at the festival
Open Gallery With equipment… creation, the ATH1281, Raiden and D! undertake to "bring life" to the walls of two schools (in Exarchia and Ilioupoli ) but also to maintain two graffiti of Barns in Psirri.
Talking about street art The aim is to answer questions about the definition and identification of space as well as what we perceive as art. The visual artists Fr. Fasoli and M. Spiliopoulos, the M. Bieszynski of the Urban Forms Foundation et al.
The views Seven documentaries in the Film Library and over a hundred films and web films in "Romance" put us in the world of public art. Don't miss 'The Gate', «Who is Bozo Texino?” and the hidden film from France.
Detailed information from the arts guide
Public Art Festival: Diversity
Lectern 2014: Greek drama NOW, at the Art Theatre
The Art Theatre hosts a series of theatrical performances, through which modern Greek drama presents itself, Is the motto of the 16th Spare Parts Bazaar 3 until 7 October 2014, under her supervision Sissys Papathanasiou.
The support and dissemination of modern Greek drama. Getting to know and familiarize the public, including children, with the theater text and the art of theater. The creation of a supporting framework for the writing of new projects. The trust in rising voices of the Greek theater and their encouragement and support in every stage of the creative process in the direction of the completion of their work but also the achievement of a personal artistic mark. THE projection and promotion of selected works by new as well as established authors. The acquaintance of writers, dramatists, translators and other contributors to the theatrical act and the creation of a step and suitable conditions for a fruitful dialogue between them. All these were and are the goals of the institution of analogies, which has already been established in the consciousness of the public and experts.
With the gaze turned "out. in the open", the proportions 2014 in their first event at the Art Theater under the artistic direction of Sissy Papathanasiou, select and present 7 brand new works by older and newer Greek playwrights. Directors, imaginative, musicians and a host of actors, the majority of which come from the Art Theatre, participate in the presentations which are framed by discussions with the audience and the contributors, laboratories, visual interventions and musical events, activities for children and round tables.
This year's event brings back the modern Greek work in the space that has been inextricably linked with contemporary drama and marks a new beginning for the institution.
The new start of the ratios is accompanied by the initiation of a series of new ones, innovative actions of international scope in Greece and abroad. These actions, will function as channels of communication and cooperation between Greek and foreign creators and will be organized in cooperation with respective Greek and foreign private and public bodies:
Ι. Program Exchanges
"Foreign writers, Greek writers and the theater community of the Art Theater"
Translations, presentations of foreign works in Greece and Greek works abroad. Emphasis will be given to playwrights and writers from "underdeveloped countries", which are less or even little known in Greece.
II. Hosting Program
"Foreign writers in Greece, Greek writers abroad"
Inaugurating the institution of hospitality, in the summer 2015 we will welcome 2 writers from abroad in an artistic camp in Greece. In the camp that will be organized with the cooperation of Greek organizations, of Amnifest Festivals and Educational Institutions of foreign countries, will also participate, translators, actors, directors, critics, university students, students etc. The program it is a replacement and the sending countries will respectively host Greeks.
Analytical Proportion Schedule:
3.10 at 20.00
ETHYMIS PHILIPPOU, Scenes
Directorial editing: Manos Lambrakis in collaboration with Zoe Hatjiantoniou
At piano The Nikos Platanos
With them: Ioanna Tsirigoulis, Elias Panagiotakopoulos, Nana Papadakis, Babis Galiatsatos, Gifts Styling, I pray for Vassiliou, Panagiotis Katsolis, Sivi Sideris, Demosthenes Eleftheriadis, Nicholas Hanakoulas, Aris Tsampalikas, Rita Litou, Haris Symeonidou, and 50 still actors and amateurs.
4.10 at 20.00
ELENI CAVIARA, With another eye
Directorial editing: Victor Ardittis
With them: Maria Katsandri, Maria Vlagkopoulou, Nikos Alexiou, Yannis Tsortekis
5.10 at 20.00
BUT CRAP , THE SAVIOR and the protagonists
Directorial editing: Theodoros Espiritou
Visual intervention: Ilias Papailiakis
With them: Thanasis Chalkias, Nikos Pantelidis, Despina Sarafeidou, Andreas Antoniadis
Narrator: Vassilis Psyllas
The soprano appears Athena Dimitrakopoulou
5.10 at 21.30
AKIS MUNICIPALITY , teach me to leave
Directorial editing: Roula Pateraki
6.10 at 20.00
MICHALIS VIRBIDAKIS, About Nature
Directorial editing: Efi Theodorou
With them: Konstantinos Avarikiotis, Dimitris Papanikolaou, Elena Topalidou
7.10 at 20.00
JASON SIGMA Noise
Directorial editing: Yannis Skourletis
With them: Christos Kapenis, Katerina Latta, Maria Mamouri, Eleana Stravodimou
7.10 at 21.30
Tsimaras Zanatos, Miss Misfortune
Directorial editing: Aspa Tobuli
With them: Ioanna Angelides, Alexander American, Something Ioannidou , Leonidas Marakis, Yvoni Maltezou, Sophia Searly, Stratos Tzorzoglou
Artistic direction: Sissy Papathanasiou
Production manager: Angeliki Marinou
Editing of texts: Eleni Koutsilaiou
Scenographic editing: Zoe Molyvda-Fameli
Lighting: Stella Kaltsou
Nana Mouschouri moved in Herodeion
The great diva in Athens
Iliana Fokianaki
International and local media presented the admittedly emotional concert of the great singer
The Herodion is suffocatingly full, with brilliant personalities honoring the great performer with their presence. Applause before he appeared, as if they want to welcome her.
With modesty, childhood sweet, Moushuri greeted her audience saying “
thank you very much, but I don't deserve the applause yet, the night must end first". And with too much sincerity he continued: “Six years ago, in Herodion, i said goodbye. But here I am again".Marble, Cheilakis, Markoulakis meet in Epidaurus
"Patron" on 18 and 19 July
The show goes on 18 and 19 July at the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus and is a co-production of DIPETHE Patras and the company Aptivities.
Abandoned by his companions in Lemnos, Philoctetes confronts them ten years later, when they treacherously attempt to wrest from him the invincible bow of Hercules in order to conquer Troy.
Sophocles' tragedy is about human suffering and abandonment, the relationship between individual consciousness and politics, personal honor and duty.
"You hardly move the ancient poetic speech", the director emphasized in a recent press conference that he experimented with Dance and "a pause of tragedy".
"The places we've been so far", Michael Marmarinos, who plays the title role, said in turn, "they influence and charge speech, which will also happen in Epidaurus. It is a play that is not performed often.
A work we do not know". And Konstantinos Markoulakis added: "The point is to tell the story".
It should be noted that K. Filippoglou is a director with a strong presence recently on the Athenian stages and an actor previously at the famous Théâtre de Complicité.
The show is presented in Greek, with English subtitles.
The identity of the show
Patron
Michael Marmarinos
Neoptolemus
Emilios Cheilakis
Odysseus, merchant
Konstantinos Markoulakis
Dance
Giannis Giannoulis
Tasos Dimitropoulos
Kostas Koroneios
Dimitris Kouroumbalis
George Papandreou
Chris Radanoff
George Rustemis
Translation
George Blanas
Direction
Kostas Filippoglou
Motion editing
Frosso Korrou
Assistant director
Erifili Stefanidou
Sets-costumes
Κenny MacLellan (or Kenny McClellan)
Original music
Lost Bodies
Lighting design
Nikos Vlasopoulos
Coordination-artistic collaboration
Eleni Kapsampeli
Production department
Anastasia Cavallari
Production assistant
Sotiris Michas
Photos
Yannis Bastardis
Production assistant – promo video
Olga Bruma
Creation of a Greek sculptor adorns the park of Mount Royal
Evdokia Fourkiotis

The imposing sculpture of the Greek Praxiteles Janoulinos, which symbolizes them Olympic Games across the globe, now adorns the "Gaia" park of the Town of Mount Royal municipality, area located on the border of the "Greek-occupied" Parc Extension.
The work was created in Greece and represents a sphere, bearing the Olympic circles and laurel branches. It is made of steel, has a diameter 1,4 measures and weighs 320 kilos.
During the unveiling ceremony, at 15 July, the mayor Philippe Roy stated that the project is a donation of the Greek families Paul and Melpas Kamaterou, Nikolaou Tsata, Nikolaos Arkolakis and Tzimis Christopoulos, as a tribute to the city, where the Olympic Flame passed twice.
The mayor emphasized, yet, that the choice of the "Gaia" park was not random. His Greek name, referring to Earth, it fits perfectly with the work of the Greek sculptor, who imprinted the globe with the stripes of peace and the Olympic circles of the reconciliation of peoples.
The consul general of Greece also attended the ceremony Montreal, Thanos Kafopoulos, who said he was proud that a Greek work adorns one of the most beautiful parts of Montreal. The Greek consul also thanked the municipality for welcoming the sculpture, but also the four Greek families, who offered money for its construction.




