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Athens, 16-01-2019
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THURSDAY'S MEETING (24-01-2019 7:00 pm) The contemporary Greek photographers' presentations continue.
“Thursday's meetings”, coordinated by Platon Rivellis and organized in cooperation with the "Photography Circle", aim to introduce the work of contemporary Greek photographers. The photographers, selected by Platon Rivellis and members of the “Photography Circle”, present their work, discuss about their themes, approach and artistic choices. Each presentation is followed by an open discussion with the audience.
The presentations’ schedule for January 2019 is as follows:
- January 10th: Hara Kourbana, Yiannis Mathioudakis & Spyros Polytarchou.
- January 17:th Elena Georgopoulou, Michalis Politopoulos & Fani Tsakiridou.
- January 24th: Athena Karoki, Anthi Mara & Panagiotis Markolefas.
Start Date: 10/01/2018.
End Date: 24/01/2018.
Starting Time: 19:00.
Participants: Platon Rivellis, Hara Kourbana, Yiannis Mathioudakis, Spyros Polytarchou, Elena Georgopolou, Michalis Politopoulos, Fani Tsakiridou, Athena Karoki, Anthi Mara, Panagiotis Markolefas.
Languages: EL.
Interpretation Provided: No.
Registration Required: No.
Reservation Required: No.
Admission is free.
Venue: Hellenic American Union Theater, Division of Cultural Affairs
Massalias 22,
10680 Athens, 210 3680052
EXHIB: "SURFACE" (05-02-2019 7:30 pm) The oversized black-and-white photographs on display at the Hellenic American Union depict the surface of the Earth. Maria Bourbou is focusing on nature and natural landscapes, affording them a metaphorical dimension. In her commentary of the works, art historian and visual artist Fiona Mouzakitis notes the following: “The Earth’s floor and nature’s elements (trees, rocks, hills, pieces of wood, etc.) constitute masses, shapes and lines that form an abstract composition. The visual simplicity aims to instill harmony and calm into the viewer. Still, in addition to the abstract visual composition in the photographs of Surface, the artist also aspires to convey a feel of the space that surrounds us. The bare landscapes with the sparse vegetation and the clear horizons prompt us to contemplate the vastness of the earth’s surface, and with it the vastness of time that the earth represents. Maria Bourbou makes us aware of our daily self-evident journey on this surface, the place where our circle of life begins and ends.”
Maria Bourbou was born in Athens in 1971. She studied German Literature at the Kiel University, Germany and the art of photography in Athens. She has lived and worked in various European cities and has created the studio "22Atelier", an independent artistic production and creation space in Arroios, Lisbon.
The exhibition is organized in cooperation with the Hellenic American College (HAEC) and with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Start Date: 16/01/2019.
End Date 05/02/2019.
Opening Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 19:30.
Gallery Hours/Duration Monday-Friday: 12:00-21:00, Saturday: 10:30-14:30, clïsed on Sunday.
Interpretation Provided: No.
Registration Required: No.
Reservation Required: No.
Admission is free.
Venue: Hellenic American Union Theater, Division of Cultural Affairs
Massalias 22,
10680 Athens, 210 3680052
EXHIB: "FROM THE FORBIDDEN CITY: IMPERIAL APARTMENTS OF QIANLONG" (14-02-2019 8:00 pm) The Acropolis Museum’s temporary exhibition “From the forbidden city: Imperial apartments of Qianlong” is a rare exhibition on China's Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799), with a first time presentation to the public of remarkable artifacts representing over 100 years of Chinese culture of the 18th Century.
One of the most renowned emperors in Chinese history, Qianlong (Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911) is the Emperor who reformed China, doubled its size and population, tended to the well-being of its citizens and nurtured the arts and letters with passion. He remained on the throne for sixty years (1736-1795) leaving his personal mark on the art of China.
This Acropolis Museum exhibition design was inspired directly by the buildings, colors and forms of the Palaces of the Forbidden City. The exhibition boasts 154 exquisite works of art, ceremonial robes, furniture and functional objects from the Emperor's private apartments in the Palace of Many Splendors (Chonghua Gong) where, as he himself wrote, he spent his youth and drew inspiration for his subsequent plans for the successful management of his vast country.
On first entering the exhibition the visitor meets the Emperor's embroidered gold ceremonial attire and the huge portrait that depicts Him immediately after his ascent to the throne. The Empress’ impressive ritual dress follows, and immediately after, the complete presentation of the Imperial throne with all its accompanying furniture and accessories. A next display presents the tea services used by the Emperor and his guests, his poetic texts and theatrical costumes from the private performances held at the Palace.
The Room of Fragrant Orchids that follows reveals the heated bed of the Imperial couple, wall screens with rare floral decoration and ornamental works of art of the Emperor’s personal choice. Two large exhibits, a second brocaded throne with accessories and the Emperor's study decorated with white jade plaques come after, and it at this desk that the gifted leader spent many hours of his day writing texts about his country's beauties, human relationships and the proper exercise of royal powers.
The exhibition ends with exceptional Buddhist artworks of precious materials: ritual vessels, tributes and great proverbs, but dominating are the statues of the young Buddha, the third Dalai Lama and a Buddhist missionary, demonstrating the predominant role of Buddhism in the Emperor's life.
The exhibition “from the forbidden city: imperial apartments of Qianlong” is organized in cooperation with the Palace Museum in Beijing as part of the cultural program set forth by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture for the “Year Greece-China”.
The exhibition aims to draw the western world closer to a deeper appreciation of Chinese culture, revealing its distinctive qualities during the glorious period of Emperor Qianlong's reign.
Duration: September 14th, 2018 – February 14th, 2019. Exhibition area: Temporary Exhibition Gallery, Acropolis Museum ground floor .
THEATER: "TONIGHT WE IMPROVISE" (24-02-2019 7:00 pm) A play by Nobel laureate Luigi Pirandello is once again paired with music by Oscar-winning Manos Hadjidakis, this time given new impetus by director Dimitris Mavrikios and conductor Nikos Kypourgos. The multi-faceted director Dimitris Mavrikios, who has an in-depth knowledge of Pirandello’s works, brings the Sicilian dramatist to the Greek National Theater.
A theatrical company is attempting to adapt Pirandello’s own novella, Leonora, addio!, for the stage. The lack of a script creates ambiguity between the actors, who identify so much with their roles that they dispense with the director in order to live the lives of the characters that they are playing!
The power of the creation over the creator is a dynamic that is essential for art, and especially for Pirandello. The play, which is the third in his ‘theatre in the theatre’ trilogy, investigates his favorite theme of the confusion between the imagination and reality.
Pirandello is not only an extraordinary writer whose works continue to be performed with undiminished success all over the world; he is also a great European intellectual and profound political thinker.
English surtitles: Every Friday, Saturday & Sunday.
Hours of Operation:
From 11.11.2018 to 24.02.2019. Wednesdays: 19:00, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays: 20:30, Sundays: 19:00.
For more information, please visit the official site of the National Theater of Greece:
www.n-t.gr/en/events/apopse-aftosxediazoume.
Venue: National Theater of Greece Ziller Building – Main Stage, Agiou Konstantinou Avenue 22-24, Athens, 210 5288173.
5th LYCBETTUS RUN (10-03-2019 12:00 pm) On Sunday, March 10th, 2019 we run the Lycabettus hill for the organization "The Smile of the Child"! One of the most special running events in the domestic sports calendar, Lycabettus Run returns for the fifth consecutive year.
The popular running race is coming in order to offer to amateur and professional runners the opportunity to test their skills on particular routes and enjoy the experience of hiking in the heart of Athens. This year, as an anniversary year, many surprises are waiting the runners!
Taking advantage of the particular stracture of the area, the race takes place on two different surfaces: the asphalt and the trail. In both cases, the starting point and the finishing point is the entrance of St. As George Lycebettus Lifestyle Hotel. Therefore, the racing program of the day consists of five different events on asphalt and trail. Asphalt races include 2 distances, 5.5 and 11 km. They are all circular, making the runners to move clockwise on the ring road of Lycabettus. The trail routes also include two distances of 4.5 and 9 km.
Like every year this year, the event will also have a charitable character as it will support the "Smile of the Child".
To register and for more information, please visit the official website of the Lycabettus Run:
http://lycabettusrun.gr/index.php/en/.
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