Athens and Epidaurus Festival
Culture
US Jazz Orchestra Performs in Aid of Athens Pre-term Newborns
The world-famous orchestra Jazz at Lincoln Center will perform for the first time in Greece in an Athens concert to support a good cause.
Ancient Greece
The Athens and Epidaurus Festival Keeps Ancient Greek Theater Alive
Each year, actors, directors, and theater lovers from around the world come to Greece to participate in the Athens and Epidaurus Festival.
One of Europe's oldest continuously running festivals, the event revives one of Greece's most ancient and revered arts—theater.
The...
entertainment
Athens and Epidaurus Festival Returns with Over 80 Performances
The annual Athens and Epidaurus Festival will reopen to live audiences this year on June 1, with over 80 productions scheduled till October.
events
Athens and Epidaurus 2016 Festival Kicks Off with Verdi's 'Aida'
The Athens and Epidaurus Festival 2016 will begin this year on June 10, with a production of Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Aida" at the Herod Atticus Odeon beneath the Acropolis, performed by the National Opera and directed by Enrico Castiglione,...
Archaeology
Athens and Epidaurus Festival Program Unveiled: Edgy, Political and Youthful
Greece's major cultural event, the 61st Athens and Epidaurus Festival, is full of youth this year with 80 performances at a number of venues from mid-June to mid-August this year. Events take place at the little and large Epidaurus...
Culture
Greek Culture Minister Appoints New Athens Festival Director After Fabre Resignation
Director Vangelis Theodoropoulos has been appointed artistic director of the Athens and Epidaurus Festival following the sudden resignation of Belgian multidisciplinary artist Jan Fabre.
Fabre resigned on Saturday after the uproar caused by his controversial works and his choice of...