Athens Festival
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Athens Festival
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Looks like a fun summer of music, dance and theater in Athens. Thanks to Dorian and Holly for getting me this info. You can also find more up to date info in the Athens News English language paper which comes out every Friday and can be found all over the city. See Also Rock Shows this Summer and the Topos Allou Theater in Englishwhich runs throughout the summer. Also see Summer Poetry in Spetses: The Athens Center presents nights of poetry, wine and conversation on the beautiful island of Spetses with some of Greece's best known writers. |
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ATHENS FESTIVAL JUNE 2007 GEORGE’S BIZET CARMEN. NATIONAL GREEK OPERA. 1-5 June. Herodes Atticus. ROBERT THOMAS, “EIGHT WOMEN” Peiraios 260. (That’s Pireaus st.) June 2-6 WAR AND PEACE, TOLSTOY. Peiraios 260. June 3-6 ST. PETERSBURG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA. ( Don’t miss this folks) June 7. Herodes Atticus; June 8. CHEKHOV: THE SEAGULL. Krekator Theatre, Budapest. June 9-11. Peiraios 260 EURIPIDES MEDEA. June 9-11. Scholeion, Stage A NINO d’ INTRONA. ROBINSON & CRUSOE. June 8. Porta Theatre JIRI KYLIAN. ENSEMBLE OF 40 DANCERS. CHOREOGRAPHIES. (who knows what this is) June 9-12. Peiraios 260 Matt's Pick: A Tribute to Manos Loizos, "All Things Remind Me of You" With Haroula Alexiou. 14 & 15 June, 21:00. Odeon of Herodes Atticus. I would leave my family to run away with Haris Alexiou Rootless Root Dance Company: Sudden Showers of Silence. 15 & 16 June, 21:00. Peiraios 260, Stage H THESSALONIKI STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. ( They’re not the Boston Symphony, but they try hard. Improved greatly in the last years-Dorian) June 17. Odeon of Herodes Atticus Matt's Pick:LAURIE ANDERSON. HOMELAND. June 19. Odeon of Herodes Atticus CRUDA. VUELTA Y VUELTA. AL PUNTO. (Raw Blue Rare. Just right. Charred.) For me rare is not the word for it, but if you know them it’s June 20-22. Dorian's Pick: (DO NOT MISS THESE TWO UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!) THE VIENNA BOY’S CHOIR & THE VIENNA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA June 24. (There is nothing like it in the world) Odeon of Herodes Atticus NATIONAL BALLET OF CHINA. Alexandra Trianti Hall. June 20-22. LYON OPERA BALLET. June 27-28. Alexandra Trianti Hall. MUSICA AETERNA. Hall of the Friends of Music. June 27. Peiraios 260 TYRANA PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE CONCERT. June 29. Peiraios 260 NEA SKINI: Sophocles, Antigone. 29 & 30 June, 21:00. Epidaurus Ancient Theatre |
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ATHENS FESTIVAL JULY 2007 A Tribute to Maria Callas : Gala, Athens State Orchestra, July 1st, 21:00 Odeon of Herodes Atticus. Qawwali Gospel Creation, July 2nd, 21:00 Odeon of Herodes Atticus. Amorphy.Org Dance Company July 2nd + 3d, 21:00, 260 Peiraios Str, stage D Heiner Muller, “Quartett” July 2nd-4th and 6th-8th. 21:00 Greek National Opera,Olympia Theatre. “Otan symvei sta perix…” On watch one night, July 4th+5th , 21:00, Odeon of Herodes Atticus. Fairouz Concert, July 7th , 21:00, Odeon of Herodes Atticus. A Tribute to Maria Kalogeropoulou : Concert, Greek Opera singers, July 9th , 21:00, Odeon of Herodes Atticus. Royal Ballet of Flanders: Impressing the Czar. July 9th + 10th , 21:00. Megaron, The Athens Concert Hall. Alexandra Trianti Hall. Matt's Pick: Elvis Costello with the Allen Toussaint Band and Horns featuring Steve Nieve. July 10th , 21:00, Odeon of Herodes Atticus A Tribute to Maria Kalogeropoulou : Recital. July 13th , 21:30. Ancient Epidavrus little theatre. A Tribute to Akis Panou - "All My Life". 18 & 19 July, 21:00. Technopolis Les Arts Florissants. Joseph Haydn, The Creation. July 19th , 21:00. Odeon of Herodes Atticus. Dimitris Mpasis – A Journey Through Greek Music: From Byzantium to the Present Day. 20 & 21 July, 21:30. Ancient Epidaurus Little Theatre Greek National Theatre: Jean Racine, Andromache. 20 & 21 July, 21:00. Epidaurus Ancient Theatre Muammer Ketencoglu and the Zeybek Ensemble Concert: Βοth faces of the Aegean. 21 July, 21:00 .Scholeion, Stage A Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble. July 24th , 21:00. Odeon of Herodes Atticus. Norah Jones in concert. July 25th , 21:00. Odeon of Herodes Atticus Matt's Pick: The Core: Dionyssis Savvopoulos. 27 & 28 July, 21:30. Ancient Epidaurus Little Theatre. Anyone who misses this is not allowed to use my website anymore. Savvopoulos is a God. Megaron Orchestra, Camerata of the Friends of Music. July 28th , 21:00. Odeon of the Herodes Atticus. ATHENS FESTIVAL AUGUST 2007 Cyprus Theatre Organisation. Euripides, Iphigenia in Tauris.3 & 4 August, 21:00. Epidaurus Ancient Theatre Greek National Theatre: Sophocles, Electra. 10 & 11 August, 21:00. Epidaurus Ancient Theatre Frankfurt, Schauspiel: Aeschylus, Oresteia. August 17th -18th ,21:00. Epidaurus Ancient Theatre National Theatre of Great Britain: Samuel Backett, Happy Days. August 24th-25th , 21;00. Epidaurus Ancient Theatre See Also Rock Shows this Summer and the Topos Allou Theater in English which runs throughout the summer. Box Offices Central Athens Odeon of Herodes Atticus Ancient Epidaurus Theatre Other Venues Tickets can also be booked by telephone: 30 210 - 32 72 000
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