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Watch Pina Bausch’s 'Sweet Mambo' in Athens November 3-6

"I am trying to talk about the life that surrounds us, the existence for us. And the problem is that life cannot always be danced to traditional aesthetic forms," the legendary German choreographer Pina Bausch once said to describe...

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,...

All-Female Cast of Syrian Refugee Women Perform Anti-War Play by Euripides [video]

A unique adaptation of The Trojan Women (Greek translation: Troades) with a cast of solely Syrian women refugees recounting their stories of loss, flight and exile is coming to the UK with a 3-week summer tour. Eurepides's original anti-war play,...

International Day for the Greek Language Celebrated in Naples, Italy

A literary marathon, concert, discussions and a theatrical play, were several of the activities included in the program of the first International Day for the Greek Language and Civilization, which was celebrated in Naples, Italy. During the literary marathon, which...

Actor Giannis Voglis Passes Away at Age 79

Great Greek actor, Giannis Voglis, died on Wednesday at the age of 79 after suffering from a long-term disease. For the past long while, he was intubated at the hospital, and according to information, in two and half months,...

Greek Theater Group Wins First Prize at the International ‘Short+Sweet Festival’ in Dubai

Thespis Greek Theater, an amateur non-profit theatrical group consisting of Greeks living and working in Dubai, won the first prize of the people’s choice at the finals of the Short+Sweet Festival 2016 in Dubai on Friday March 3. Thespis Greek...

Historic Moscow Theater to Perfom "The Karamazovs" in Athens in Early Janaury

Angry, postmodern, politically groundbreaking - and unsuitable for minors – “The Karamazovs” of the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater arrives at the Onassis Cultural Center in Athens at the start of the new year (Jan. 3-6). The five-hour performance of Moscow’s historic...

Broadway Performance by Jennifer Aniston & Nia Vardalos!

Jennifer Aniston stunned the audience at a Broadway charity event last Monday night when she made a surprise cameo in the short play "THE B**CH DOWNSTAIRS". The Greek-American star appeared as the spirit of a dead dog in the...

Natasha Tsakos: A Remarkable and Innovative Artist

Natasha Tsakos, a Greek artist from Geneva, appears to bleed creative inspiration. Since the young age of 12, Tsakos has been romanced and educated by the wonders of theatre. Thankfully, at an early age she was introduced to Music,...