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The Circus of Vietnam for young and old

A show for the holidays from a circus with tradition and a special national signature: the New Vietnam Circus invites you on a magical journey to the Far East, at 23 and 25-29 December 2011 on the Central Stage of the House of Letters & Arts.

New Circus from Hanoi offers us a different poetic journey to the distant land of the East. This group of young artists that comes from the circus grounds, of music, of theater and street art will remind us of images and sensations from the everyday life of a peaceful village lost in the rice fields.

With simple means and original scenery made of bamboo, Làng Tôi draws inspiration from the rich Vietnamese tradition but also from the new techniques of circus art, offering young and old alike a unique stage experience that defies the laws of gravity. The audience will not only come into contact with a completely different kind of wandering and circus but will be able to discover the high quality expression of the physical technique of the Eastern theater.

Importantly, Vietnamese artists who lived and worked in France and Germany returned to their artistic roots, enhancing the tradition with new techniques and forms, offering a spectacle that combines masterful acrobatics, martial arts, traditional Vietnamese music, pantomime and dance. For young and old, a sight that we rarely have the opportunity to enjoy in the heart of Athens.

New Circus of Vietnam
Lang Toi – "My Village"

House of Letters and Arts
Syngrou Avenue 107-109
At 20.30
Tel.: 210 9005800


Source : protothema.gr

Billboard : Οι δέκα κορυφαίοι τραγουδιστές του 2011

Αδιαμφισβήτητα το 2011 μας χάρισε πολλά και όμορφα τραγούδια. Παρά την οικονομική κρίση, ήταν μια χρονιά γεμάτη μουσική και έφερε στο προσκήνιο νέους καλλιτέχνες, οι οποίοι μας έκαναν έστω και για λίγο να ξεφύγουμε από τα προβλήματά μας. Sure, όπως αναφέρεται και στην επίσημη σελίδα του Billboard, το οποίο δημοσίευσε τις παρακάτω λίστες, η παγκόσμια μουσική είναι φτωχότερη, μετά το θάνατο της Amy Winehouse. Επίσης ξεχώρισε η περιοδεία των U2, αλλά και η υπέροχη φωνή της Adele.
Ποιοι ήταν όμως οι κορυφαίοι και αυτοί που ξεχώρισαν το 2011 και που σίγουρα θα μας απασχολήσουν και την επόμενη χρονιά. Δείτε τη λίστα του Billboard, με τους δέκα κορυφαίους τραγουδιστές και τα δέκα καλύτερα τραγούδια.
Κορυφαίοι artists:
10 – Chris Brown
9- Justin Bieber
8- Taylor Swift
7- Nicki Minaj
6- Bruno Mars
5- Lil Wayne
4- Lady Gaga
3- Katy Perry
2- Rihanna
1- Adele
Καλύτερα άλμουμς:
10- “Teenage Dream”, Katy Perry
9- “Loud”, Rihanna
8- “Sigh No More”, Mumford & Sons
7- “Pink Friday”, Nicki Minaj
6- “Tha Carter IV”, Lil Wayne
5- “The Gift”, Susan Boyle
4- “My Kinda Party”, Jason Aldean
3- “Born This Way”, Lady Gaga
2- “Speak Now”, Taylor Swift
1- “21”, Adele

Source : protothema.gr

Cesaria Evora passed away

End credits for the “barefoot diva”
The legendary singer breathed her last, Cesaria Evora in age 70 years old on Saturday morning in a hospital in Cape Verde.

The barefoot diva was hospitalized due to cardiorespiratory problems and high blood pressure, in intensive care since Thursday.

The singer, which has made great hits worldwide, in recent years he had been facing serious health problems and had undergone open heart surgery.

She was forced to cancel the concerts in September 2011 due to health problems.

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Τζέιμς Χένρι: Ήταν αγράμματος μέχρι τα 92 and after…έγραψε και βιβλίο!

Θαυμασμό προκαλεί το κατόρθωμα του καπετάνιου James Henry, που έμαθε να διαβάζει σε ηλικία 92 ετών και έγραψε βιβλίο σε ηλικία 98. Tόσα χρόνια κανείς δεν κατάλαβε ότι είναι αγράμματος.

Μέχρι που έγινε 92 ετών ο καπετάνιος Τζέιμς Χένρι δεν έμαθε ποτέ να διαβάσει. Nor, Nevertheless, το παραδέχθηκε και ποτέ. Όταν έβγαινε για φαγητό, κοιτούσε τον κατάλογο και μόλις κάποιος έδινε παραγγελία έλεγε: “A, Yes, καλό είναι αυτό, θα το πάρω και εγώ”. Όταν ερχόταν η ώρα του λογαριασμού, πριν προλάβει να αφήσει την απόδειξη ο σερβιτόρος του έλεγε: “Πείτε μας, τι σας χρωστάμε”.

Πριν από έξι χρόνια έμαθε ότι ο Τζορτζ Ντόσον έμαθε γράμματα σε ηλικία 98 ετών και έγραψε βιβλίο σε ηλικία 101 και είπε: “Θα το κάνω και εγώ”. Συγκλονισμένος από τον χαμό της γυναίκας του, σταμάτησε την προσπάθεια, αλλά τα τελευταία χρόνια ξαναξεκίνησε να διαβάζει, αλλά και να γράφει το βιβλίο του. Πέρασε ώρες ολόκληρες με ένα λεξικό στο χέρι, αναζητώντας τις σωστές λέξεις, ενώ σημαντική βοήθεια είχε από έναν συνταξιούχο δάσκαλο φίλο του.

Στο βιβλίοIn A Fisherman’s Language”, το οποίο αποτελεί και την αυτοβιογραφία του, διηγείται τις δύσκολες καταστάσεις που πέρασε στη θάλασσα, αλλά και τον θάνατο ενός φίλου του ψαρά.

Source : protothema.gr

"Pinocchio – The truth under our noses" about the SOS villages

From 27 until 30 December
The play "Pinocchio – The truth under our noses" with the shows he staged in October collected a sum of 12.000 euro, which were made available to the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Autistic People.
After the success he achieved, the show goes up for the second time, for Christmas days.
Based on the non-profit participation of its contributors, the proceeds of these performances are offered to SOS Children's Villages to support their operation. The show is organized by the Urban non-profit company "Anthropon Erga".
See the related videohere
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THEATER: Three Creators, Three Interpreters

Him and his pants ,of Iakovos Campanellis
Interpreter :Yiannis Lillis
The inconsolable widow ,of Kostas Murselas
Interpreter :Olga Mourgela
The actor's masks , of Dinos Taxiarchis
Interpreter :Tasos Alafakis
Three one-act plays by our leading creators who marked the modern Greek scene – postwar theater. Their timelessness reflects today's reality.
In these days when our rights are being taken away from us, they shoot our minds ,they terrorize us into submission , inept and fatal ,we chose to present you three unworshipped creators and through their words to preserve our dignity as people and as artists.
The values ​​of our culture are a guarantee for a better tomorrow and with them we can build the Greece we dream of .
In the difficult times for our people and the all-out attack that is carried out in all areas of our lives with the removal of our social and economic conquests of years, the discredit of Culture could not be missing, which has been relegated from a necessary social and popular good to a product to be sold for profit, accessible to the few. The loneliness, the hypocritical petty-bourgeois conception of social progress, the anguish of the man-creator in the face of death. Issues as topical today as yesterday.
DIRECTING / MUSIC EDITING:VASILIS KOLOVOS
SCENES / COSTUMES : DIA PAPAEFTHIMOU
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: OLGA MOURGELA
SOUND/LIGHTING : GIORGOS SIFAKIS
Representations :
From 21/11/2011 and every Monday Tuesday at 08:00pm
Duration : 90 minutes
General admission : 10 euro
'Theater of the Day' Births 20 Vineyards
Tel:210 6929090 /6995777 (Logistical upgrade of cultural spaces)
www.theatro-imeras.gr
Tel. 6970045355 Lilis Yiannis (group information)
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More visits to the country's Museums


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The country's museums showed a significant increase in the number of their visitors, according to the Greek Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). Creating playgrounds for use by children with mobility problems and ensuring their access to all municipal structures and schools, increase 5,3% occurred this year in July, while receipts increased by 5,7%. During January- July, in any case, a decrease is maintained 7,6% in the number of visitors and 6,8% in collections. Also according to ELSTAT, in July there is an increase in visitors to the archaeological sites by 15,6% and increasing the corresponding collections in percentage 5,7%. The seven month, an increase was recorded 11,7% to visitors and increase 8,8% in collections.