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ATHENS EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
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DORA THE EXPLORER! SEARCH FOR THE CITY OF LOST TOYS (15-02-2012 7:00 pm) From December 31st through January 15h the loveable Dora the Explorer and her gang will be in Athens to entertain all of her little friends at the Badminton Theater.
Dora the Explorer is back by popular demand after last year's smash hit tour and embarking on a live musical adventure in Nick Jr's Dora the Explorer Live! Search for the City of Lost Toys.
Join Dora, Boots the monkey, Diego and their friends as they embark on an exciting journey through the number pyramid, the mixed-up jungle and more. Along the way the audience will use their map-reading, counting, musical and language skills to successfully get Dora and friends to the City of Lost Toys.
Entrance 35 Euros. Tickets at: www.badmintontheater.gr
LESSONS OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS & FOLK SONGS (03-06-2012 3:00 pm) Another interesting idea for spending time in this culturally rich city can be found at the Museum of Popular Instruments. Housed in the historical Lassanis Mansion nearby the Roman Agoran since 1824, it holds the collection of about 1200 Greek popular musical instruments dating from the 18th Century to the present day, the fruit of a half century of research and study by the musicologist Phoibos Anoyanakis.
For the period of October 3, 2011 through June 2012, this unique museum is offering the following lessons of musical intruments and folk songs:
Folk Song Nick Chaldaeakes, Traditional Percussion Stephen Agiopoulos, Epirus Polyphonic Singing al. Lambridis - Ant. Exarch, Clarinet Dimitris Kotsikas, Violin Panagiotis Kotsonis - Sandouri Panagiotis - Vergos Cannon - Antigone Papailias, Lute & Lyre Crete Yannis Xilouris, Cretan Mandolin Astrinos Zacharioudakis, Lyra Macedonia & Thrace Dimitris Arvanitis, mainland Lute & Nisiotiko Maria Ploumi, focused Constantinople Lute (lafta) Nikos Angelopoulos, Bouzouki Lefteris Makris, Democratic Guitar Elias Mavrikis, Tambura Peter Moustakas, Oud Stelios Varveris and Mandolin Tasos Gousetis.
Participation in any of the above courses is a mere fee of 10 Euros. For more information
Info: Peter Moustakas Tel: 210-3250198, 210-3254119, 210-3254129
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