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ATHENS EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
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CHRISTMAS AT THE BENAKI MUSEUM (16-12-2018 1:30 pm) Just before Christmas, on Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th of December, 2018, the Benaki Museum organizes a special weekend full of exhibitions, workshops and musical surprises!
Saturday, December 15th, 2018:
12:00 – 15:00.
The Underground Youth Orchestra chamber music ensembles give their own musical touch in the Benaki Museum’ s festive atmosphere. Duos, trios and quartets of wind and string instruments present Christmas melodies, traditional carols, as well as works by classical and contemporary composers.
On the same day at the Benaki Toy Museum (15.12.2018 11:00-13:00), a festive creative educational program entitled “Three generations on a workbench of ornaments...” brings younger and older people together in Christmas spirit!
Sunday, December 16th, 2018:
11:00-13:00.
Educational program, “An Angel at Home”
A Christmas workshop for children between the ages of 6 and 9 that combines sculpture with painting, inspired by the retrospective exhibition of the great Greek painter Yannis Moralis.
13:30.
The children of the Markopoulos Philharmonic Orchestra will perform in a festive Christmas mood. Conductor: Gasparis Mammas.
For more information, please visit the official website of the Benaki Museum:
www.benaki.gr/index.php?option=com_events&view=search&Itemid=567&lang=en
Venue: The Benaki Museum, Pireos Street 138, 210 345111.
EXHIB: "IMAGES OF EVERYDAY LIFE" (20-12-2018 8:00 pm) 60 photographers, all members of the “Photography Circle”, take part in an exhibition with images taken from the fringes of “trivial everyday life”.
The exhibition, entitled “Images of Everyday Life” and curated by Platon Rivellis and Panagiotis Markolefas, is being presented by the Hellenic American Union and Hellenic American College/ Hellenic American University in cooperation with the “Photography Circle”.
Home, family, one’s familiar, everyday space—these domains have traditionally been kept away from the prying eyes of outsiders. However much loved, these spaces have not been considered interesting other than as the context of a person’s life. Even in the modern era, inundated as it is with photographs from social media, familiar environments are overlooked in favor of outdoor spaces, which are seen as evidence of a multi-tasking "photographer".
Commenting on the photographic samples presented at the exhibition, Platon Rivellis notes: “While studying the work of the members of the “Circle”, I found that a great number of them were capturing moments from the fringes of their personal everyday life as a kind of personal journal, recognizing the aesthetic and emotional weight these carry behind their seeming insignificance…What’s interesting is how these images bear the mark of the individual photographer as it emerges from the approach each has taken to transform the trivial into the significant".
Information:
Organizer: Hellenic American Union, Hellenic American College (HAEC), Photography Circle.
Participants: Platon Rivellis, Panagiotis Markolefas.
Start Date: 22/11/2018.
End Date: 20/12/2018.
Hours of Operation: Opening Thursday, November 22nd, 2018, 20:00.
Gallery Hours/Duration: Monday-Friday: 12:00-21:00, Saturday: 10:30-14:30, closed on Sunday.
Interpretation Provided: No.
Registration Required: No.
Reservation Required: No.
Admission is free.
Venue: Hellenic American Union, Massalias Street,
10680 Athens, 210 368005
ELEMENTS IBIZA PARTY (22-12-2018 11:55 pm) The magic of Elements Ibiza goes to TRES in Athens!
Having established itself as one of the most creative and authentic parties on Ibiza, Elements travels off the island.
With its genuine Ibiza spirit, Elements Ibiza brings the imaginative flair, unique vibe and charming style of the stunning Cala Benirrás and its charismatic Elements Ibiza beyond the White Isle. After another brilliant summer on the island, both at the beach club and in the glitzy nightclub HEART Ibiza, the creative party continues its touring and exciting night-time adventures with a second date, this time at TRES in Athens.
Both the music and production reflect the unique style of Elements. On a visual level, the party celebrates the four elements – water, air, fire and earth – in all their mystery, marvel and magic via both sonic and visual acts.
The music will be in the expert hands of two brilliant DJs. Headlining in Athens, renowned DJ and producer Musumeci brings his distinctive sound to the Greek capital. The creator of the famous The Gemini Project, Musumeci has released on distinguished imprints the likes of Diynamic Music, Innervisions, Bedrock Records, Kompakt and Watergate Records and plays worldwide, including at Tomorrowland, ADE and BPM. He and Elements resident DJ Juri Menicucci will be making this one a night to remember.
The spirit and magic of Elements in Cala Benirras also emerge via visual performances. Expect acrobatic shows, dreamlike spectacles and mystifying production as all the elements will be represented in their mystical beauty. The shows will give life to the passion of fire, the life force of earth, the breath of air and power of water.
As part of its winter edition, the inimitable beach club delivers the essence, spirit and flair of the dreamy Ibiza beach club to Athens right before Christmas. Make sure you are there for a taste of this exceptional beach club and its extraordinary significance.
From 00:00 to 06:30.
Entrance: TBA
TRES (Ex +Soda),
Zoodochou Pigis Street 3,
Athens, Greece 106 78,
THE SNFCC CHRISTMAS WORLD 2018 (31-12-2018 11:59 pm) The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center is turning once again into a winter wonderland. Light installations in the Stavros Niarchos Park, an ice rink on the Canal, three majestic Christmas trees in the Agora and much more comprise a holiday setting that will host fairytales, concerts, workshops, games and parties, as part of a multifaceted event program that has something for everyone.
SNFCC ICE RINK:
At the heart of the SNFCC Christmas World, situated on the Canal in front of the Agora, is the SNFCC Ice Rink. Between December 1st, 2018 and February 24th, 2019, it will be welcoming ice-skaters of all ages.
The ice rink will be open daily, from 10am until 10pm, weather permitting. Entry is free, and visitors can book a 40-minute slot on SNFCC.org. Slots will open weekly, every Thursday at 12pm.
NEW YEAR'S EVE:
SNFCC is a major holiday destination for Athenians and visitors alike. This New Year's Eve, we look forward to welcoming you to our big and colorful celebration!
The night starts with a live broadcast of the traditional Berliner Philharmoniker's New Year's Eve concert and then Italian singer Mario Biondi performs live at the Stavros Niarchos Hall. Just before midnight, the party starts at the Agora, with a lot of music, ice-skating and a spectacular fireworks show.
Right after we welcome the New Year, 2019's first run, the 4k SNF RUN will commence, while Huey Morgan, frontman of the legendary group Fun Lovin' Criminals, will kick off a blasting DJ set.
CHRISTMAS FLAVORS
Traditional Christmas delicacies such as melomakárona and kourabiédes as well as winter classics, including hot chocolate, Christmas cakes, piping-hot soups and many other festive treats, await visitors at the SNFCC's F&B spots. Keep in mind that on New Year's Eve food will be served until 3am!
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT THE STAVROS NIARCHOS PARK
This Christmas, the Stavros Niarchos Park is full of light and sounds, through a series of interactive installations forming a magical winter wonderland.
Four of these installations are presented for the first time in Greece, while three have been designed specifically for the SNFCC. The project has been curated by the Athens Digital Arts Festival (ADAF). Explore the Stavros Niarchos Park, walk past or through the installations, discover the light frames, upload your selfies and immerse yourselves in a unique holiday festival of lights.
The installations are the following:
Child Hood (Collectif Coin, France - Co-production: La Casemate).
1–17/12 LABYRINTH:
Child Hood is a cloud, made up of a large number of luminous balloons, oscillating between numeric minimalism and a large kinetic installation. This cloud invades space as the balloons waft gently in the wind. Acting as the ultimate interpreter, an element of chaos is introduced into a meticulous light and sound composition. The Wave (Vertigo, Denmark).
01/12–07/01 GREAT LAWN:
The Wave is an immersive 80-meter-long medium, allowing visitors to walk through and around the construction and thereby influencing the audible and visual content. The art piece consists of 40 motion sensitive gates 4 meters high, forming The Wave - a stunning interactive tunnel of light and sound. The content of the generative artwork is perpetually unique, consistently responding to the number, movement pace and patterns of the audience.
Everything and nothing is coincidental, when art collective Vertigo hands over the control of The Wave to spectators and let them influence and unfold the temporary room of art that is present.
The Wave was created to be presented at Ofelia Plads in Copenhagen, as part of the 2017 Frost Festival. It was commissioned by the Frost Festival and the Ofelia Plads Association. The work has been presented in Copenhagen, London and Liverpool, among other places. Finish Line Digital Canvas (ADAF, Greece).
31/12 ESPLANADE:
Especially for the SNF RUN 2019 FIRST RUN that will take place right after we welcome the New Year, Athens Digital Arts
Festival (ADAF) has created a unique interactive and participatory installation. Finish Line Digital Canvas will display runners as they cross the finish line in real time, forming a mosaic of human bodies. As participants run to the future, ADAF will bring them even closer by enhancing their experience and imprinting them on a digital canvas that will mesh individual efforts into a collective body. Globoscope (Collectif Coin, France - Co-production: Insight Outside).
18/12–07/01 LABYRINTH:
Globoscope is an immersive work made up of 270 luminous spheres. By means of this technological mechanism, Collectif Coin creates a digitalized recreation of the space. Configured in harmony with the characteristics of the venue, each individual point, each pixel in this landscape, is merged into an ensemble of sound and light movements that swirl through. Mathematics, sound and light are in this way used to represent, transform, and expand a space, offering the viewer a surrealist stroll.
The installation premiered at the Fête des Lumières de Lyon in 2014. Special thanks to Smart and Green. Crop Circles (Beforelight, Greece).
01/12–07/01 LIGHTHOUSE PATH:
Thanks to Renzo Piano's ingenious design, the rooftop of the National Library of Greece forms a path in the Stavros Niarchos Park that leads to the Lighthouse. There, Greek collective Beforelight installs a series of perfect circles, juxtaposing yet conversing with the building's austere geometry. As these circles are placed within the green roof's lush vegetation, they form a mystical winter landscape, alluding to crop circles found in farms. This landscape is activated by visitors through the push of a button. Illumaphonium (Michael Davis, UK).
01/12–07/01 MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN:
Illumaphonium is a dynamic and interactive, multisensory, music making installation - the first of its kind. Created by musician and inventor Michael Davis, the semi-acoustic, semi-automatic, multiplayer musical sculpture stands over three and a half meters tall and consists of more than two hundred illuminated chime bars. Each of which respond to touch, with ever changing patterns of light and sound, spreading out like waves over the giant instruments surface, bringing people together into a fun and spontaneous music making experience.
The installation has been shown at the Lumiere light festival in London, as well as in several other festivals in England and Scotland.
Light Jets (Beforelight, Greece).
01/12–07/01 WATER JETS:
Greek collective Beforelight returns to the SNFCC with two installations it created last year specifically for the Stavros Niarchos Park. At the Water Jets, an interactive work activated by visitors with the push of a button, releases a choreography of light, which, together with the dancing water generates each time a different outcome.
For more information, please visit the official site of the SNFCC:
www.snfcc.org/media/3674276/snfcc-xmas_decengspreads.pdf
CHRISTMAS IN ATHENS 2018 (05-01-2019 12:00 pm) This Holiday season, the City of Athens has prepared a program dedicated to Love with our Angels as guides. From December 3rd, 2018, and for 36 days, the city will be filled with music, theater, educational programs, dance, photo exhibitions, screenings, tributes to great artists as well actions of a social nature.
Download the bilingual program and let the Athenian Angels guide you!:
http://athensculturenet.com/sites/default/files/programma_hristoygenna_stin_ath.pdf.
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