Daily Archives: 27 September, 2014

Street art, Public Art Festival

Polymorphia Public Art Festival: Street art in new adventures

From: http://www.athinorama.gr/arts/article.aspx?id=2501710

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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, Greek drama

Lectern 2014: Greek drama NOW, at the Art Theatre

From: http://www.culturenow.gr/30896/analogio-2014-h-ellhnikh-dramatoyrgia-twra-sto-theatro-texnhs

Αναλόγιο 2014: η ελληνική δραματουργία ΤΩΡΑ, στο Θέατρο Τέχνης

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

Uncategorized

Polymorphia Public Art Festival: Street art in new adventures

From: http://www.athinorama.gr/arts/article.aspx?id=2501710

From

Iconic artists and acquaintances
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 composite tags, the artistic interventions
in the public space they have been claiming our gaze for years, but lately
they also have... institutionally their due. remember this year's related
publication of the "Times" of New York or the report "No respect" in
Roof. "The Athenian street art scene is very dynamic and
has produced important creators. But there is a lot of room
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 public
space but also for Athens to have an annual appointment that it will promote
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 it will
well-known visual artists participate, architects and theorists, while the
on the same night, 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. ). THE
October brings even more murals to the public space as well
photo exhibition at "Romance", which will also host the
Top to Bottom Public Art Film Festival, as well as
Film library of Greece.

3 special actions at the festival

Open Gallery With equipment…
creation, the ATH1281, Raiden and D! undertake to "come alive"
the walls of two schools (in Exarchia and Ilioupoli ) but also to
preserve two Barns graffiti in Psirri.

Talking about street art Target
to answer questions about its definition and determination
space as well as what we perceive as art. They are participating
artists Fr. Fasoli and M. Spiliopoulos, the M. Urban's Bieszynski
Forms Foundation etc.

The views Seven documentaries in
Film library and over a hundred movies and web films in our "Romance".
put into 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

Uncategorized

Lectern 2014: Greek drama NOW, at the Art Theatre

From: http://www.culturenow.gr/30896/analogio-2014-h-ellhnikh-dramatoyrgia-twra-sto-theatro-texnhs

Αναλόγιο 2014: η ελληνική δραματουργία ΤΩΡΑ, στο Θέατρο Τέχνης

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. THE
acquaintance and familiarization of the public, including the
children, with the theater text
and the art of theater. The creation of a supporting framework for
writing new works. Confidence in rising voices of Greek
theater and their encouragement and support in each stage
of the creative process towards the completion of the project
them but also the achievement of personal artistic style. THE projection
and promotion of selected works by new as well as established authors. THE
meeting authors, dramatists, translators and other contributors
of the theatrical act and the creation of pace and suitable conditions
for the fruitful dialogue between them. All these constituted and constitute
the goals of the institution of ratios, which has already been established in
public and expert consciousness.

With the gaze turned "out.
in the open", the proportions 2014 in their first event at the Theatre
Art under the artistic direction of Sissy Papathanasiou,  they choose and
present 7 brand new works by older and newer Greeks
playwrights. Directors, imaginative, musicians and a multitude
actors, the majority of which come from the Art Theatre,
participate in the presentations which are framed by discussions with the
audience and 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
fresh start of ratios is accompanied by taking initiative for
the institutionalization 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 collaboration with Greek and foreign counterparts
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 placed on dramatists 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 authors
from abroad to an art camp in Greece. In
camp that will be organized with the cooperation of Greek organizations, of
Amnifest Festival and Educational Institutions of foreign countries, will participate
also, 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, Civility
Iron, 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

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