Marking its fifth year with a great collaboration with Onassis Stegi, we offer an encounter with one of the season’s most keenly discussed artistic propositions. At its centre is Tilda Swinton, a figure who has long moved with deliberate, almost defiant ease between cinema, fashion, and the visual arts, each appearance less a performance than
We never go out with a low-key applause. For this year’s grand finale, we are transforming the iconic Athinas Street into a vast, glowing dancefloor. One of Athens' most historic thoroughfares will shed its everyday, bustling face, surging with music, lights, and crowds for a closing that will be truly unforgettable. The evening is a
Yannoulis Chalepas' "Sleeping Maiden" is, without a doubt, the most iconic sculpture of the First Cemetery of Athens, but the beauty of this open-air museum goes far beyond its famous resident. As part of the City of Athens Festival 2026, archaeologist and certified guide Michalis Giohalas invites us to step off the main path and
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