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Exploring gender issues at Bios

March 31st, 2008 · No Comments

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An intriguing festival organized by the Goethe institutes of Southeastern Europe comes to Athens > Berliner Joy Gutthardt’s performances explore stereotypes of the female gender. The artist is one of many German performers who will be coming to Athens for the Genderpop […]

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Greece to be featured at the Nye Beach Gallery

March 16th, 2008 · No Comments

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Hillside buildings at Fira, Santorini. Typical architecture on the island begins in caves and extends outward to terraces overlooking smaller islands of the volcanic crater.
Photographs of the Greek Islands and the Acropolis by Elizabeth Atly will be on exhibit at the […]

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Thessaloniki Documentary Festival kicks off tonight

March 7th, 2008 · No Comments

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The annual Thessaloniki Documentary Festival opens tonight by honoring celebrated Greek-Cypriot director Michael Cacoyannis, famous for his screen adaptations of ancient dramas. In total, 158 movies will be shown during the increasingly popular 10-day festival that will also host numerous tributes, […]

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Thessaloniki Museum invites visually impaired to embrace art

February 28th, 2008 · No Comments

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Currently the Thessaloniki State Museum of Contemporary Art is catering to the visually impaired, thanks to an innovative, by Greek standards, program titled “Aggizontas tin techni” (Embracing Art).
Members of the Thessaloniki School for the Blind and the Panhellenic Association of the Blind recently […]

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Limassol gears up for carnival

February 14th, 2008 · No Comments

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Limassol Municipality yesterday announced its plans for the ten-day carnival festival, which will start on February 28.
The Municipality has announced the introduction of a number of new features to this year’s events. A live ‘King Carnival’ will be reappearing to launch the carnival, replacing […]

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Coffee on the menu at Athens Museums

November 14th, 2007 · No Comments

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Art lovers and others have started meeting at friendly new or refurbished bars in the capital that help attract people to exhibitions
The cafe in the basement of the National Archaeological Museum has in the past had its fair share of controversy, with exorbitant prices and rude […]

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A cultivated coming of age

November 14th, 2007 · No Comments

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The Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art presents a quarter of its holdings at Athens venues
Almost 30 years ago, a handful of people with a love for the visual arts decided to join forces in establishing a Contemporary Art Museum in Thessaloniki. Their enthusiasm and commitment […]

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Camerata to perform in China

November 14th, 2007 · No Comments

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Athens Chamber Orchestra plays in Beijing Saturday as part of ongoing Greek cultural series
Saturday’s concert at the Beijing Conservatory of Music in the Chinese capital will feature works by five contemporary Greek composers. The Cultural Year of Greece in China series is set to […]

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