Arts

Ιconic actress Irene Papas passed away on Wednesday at the age of 96 in Athens. She was suffering from Alzheimer’s in the last couple of years. She leaves behind a great cultural legacy. An archaic, Doric figure who was considered a quintessential symbol of Greek beauty and a famous representative …

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“Athens Flying Week”, the largest air show in Greece, will take place at the air base of Tanagra in north-west Athens on September 17 and 18. The spectacular air show celebrates its 10th anniversary. Participants include Saudi Arabia, with its F-15 wearing the anniversary colors; Switzerland with the F-18 Hornet …

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The historic house of Isadora Duncan in the suburb of Vyronas in Athens is being renovated as time leaves its marks on the home the legendary American dancer spent several years. The historic house on the hill of Kopanas in Byrona will be reconstructed by the local municipality authorities  so …

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Stand-up comedy fans should save Sunday, July 31, for an event by the Athens English Comedy Club. On the rooftop of innovative cluster space The Cube, under the stars with a view of the Acropolis. Founded in 2019, the Athens English Comedy Club is the first and only purely English …

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The famous “Venus de Milos” returned to the island albeit as a replica of the original statue that is in the Louvre museum in Paris. The replica was placed near the archaeological site where the statue was discovered in 1820 and upon the initiative of the municipality on the island …

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A unique event with a piano player floating in the air over the Tempi Valley to promote the natural heritage in the area of Central Greece. Sunday afternoon, hikers and other visitors stunned, when a woman appeared in the air with her piano that was floating in the air with …

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Grannies from Crete challenge trappers, sing and dance Μελιτζάνα απο Αλάνα “Eggplant from the Field”, or The Eggplant Rap and go viral. The grannies from Crete joined forces again and created a delightful video following the recent MAD Music Awards where two trappers known as Snik and Light beat each …

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One person was slightly injured as 8 people found themselves in the water, when two speedboats collided during the shooting of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3.”and one of them capsized. The accident occurred around 10 o’ clock Friday morning, in the sea area off ​​Palaia Fokia in south-east Attica. …

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One of the most gifted French actors, Jean-Louis Trintignant, the “fearless prosecutor” in political thriller “Z” dealing with the assassination of Greek left-wing lawmaker Grigoris Lambrakis, passed away at the age of 91. Trintignant was the actor who played the role of investigating magistrate, an analogue of Christos Sartzetakis, who …

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Marina Lambraki-Plaka, the long standing director of the National Gallery in Athens, passed away in hospital on Monday at the age of 83. Having served at this post for 30 years, she was called the “Iron Lady” of the Greek Arts. Two days ago, she was reportedly submitted to a …

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British artists will not need a Schengen work visa to enter Greece, if they come to the country for an event or performance  a circular by the Foreign Ministry in Athens has regulated. This initiative is part of  the deepening of bilateral relations in the post-Brexit era, the Ministry said …

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Monday night on the sacred uninhabited Greek island Delos: a spectacular classical concert sending a sound message for the climate change. It is is first time a concert was held at the UNESCO World Heritage site of ancient ruins. The emblematic island of Delos, the cosmopolitan center of the Mediterranean …

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Popular Greek singer Dakis died on Sunday at the age of 79 after a long battle with cancer. Dakis whose real name was Vrassidas Haralambidis was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1943. In 1963 he came to Greece and a year later he started singing in clubs. He spoke six …

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Grammy Award-winning American composer and producer  Desmond Child, Alice Cooper, Bonny Tyler , Sakis Rouvas and other musicians join forces in a concert with the aim of reunite the Parthenon Marbles. The concert with the title “Desmond Child Rocks the Parthenon” is scheduled to take place at the Odeon of …

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The cult film by Nia Vardalos, the sequel: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, was given the green light and filming is to take place partly on the island of Corfu, local media Corfu TV News reported. The local media added that the film production is also seeking to hire …

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“Ad astra, Vangelis” the NASA tweeted a few hours after the news that internationally acknowledged Greek composer and musician Vangelis had passed away. With its farewell “to the stars” the NASA highlighted the scores the musician composed for the explorations to the Jupiter mission. Ad astra, Vangelis. The film composer …

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Famous Greek composer Vangelis has passed away at the age of 79 in France. Vangelis Papathanasiou was hospitalized in Paris after he was infected with Covid-19, state broadcaster ERT reported. Vangelis died on Tuesday but his family announced it just today, Thursday, as it wanted privacy in their mourning. He …

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Amanda Georgiadi enchanted audiences and viewers with “Die together” and won 8th place in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The representative of Greece on the stage in Turin was applauded by the audience and won the impressions by entering the top ten. The Greek-Norwegian singer collected a total of 215 …

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Thirty-seven Athenian art galleries will be open to the public until evening for the annual Gallery Walk on Thursday and Friday, May 12-13. Organized by the Athens Culture Net of the Municipality of Athens and the Hellenic Art Galleries Association, the event will keep the galleries open as late as …

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Disney Plus has released the trailer for “Rise,” a film based on the real-life story of the Nigerian-Greek Antetokounmpo family that produced the first trio of brothers to become NBA champions in the history of the league – Giannis and Thanasis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Laker …

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