Melina Mercouri tribute in Sofia
(Sofia Echo) Feb 02, 2010
Melina Mercouri is probably one of the most remarkable women in Greek culture of the 20th Century. Mercouri started her career in 1955 with her film debut, Stella, and went on to become a political activist...

Yiannis Kotsiras: ‘No hang-ups’
(eKathimerini) Feb 02, 2010
Singer-songwriter on reality versus talent shows and the need for greater open-mindedness...

Samuel Maoz on ‘Lebanon’
(eKathimerini) Jan 28, 2010
Israeli filmmaker talks to Kathimerini about award-winning film and his personal experience of war...

Young composer wins one more distinction
(eKathimerini) Jan 26, 2010
The 21-year-old Stelios Dimou is a student at Aristotle University...

Theater’s 35th anniversary
(eKathimerini) Jan 26, 2010
The Thessalian Theater, the first professional regional theater company to be established in Larissa, is celebrating the 35th anniversary of a highly productive career. The company was founded in 1975....

Thessaloniki gallery opens with Tetsis
(eKathimerini) Jan 19, 2010
Artist Panayiotis Tetsis (photo) presents his well-known ‘black-and-white’ ink works as well as oil paintings at the Romanou 7 Gallery, which opened its doors in...

Spyros Mercouris – the organizer of Europe’s first capital of culture
(Hurriyet Daily News) Jan 16, 2010
One of the originators of the European Capital of Culture event is in Istanbul for the launch of Istanbul’s year. His visit is not the first and not only for the culture capital celebrations....

Acute lack of staff affects museums
(eKathimerini) Jan 13, 2010
Several important museums and archaeological sites across the country have been closed to the public or are displaying only a section of their exhibits due to chronic understaffing, the Culture and Tourism Ministry admitted yesterday....

Memories of the Greek Belle Epoque
(eKathimerini) Jan 12, 2010
A special performance in a special space, “Graveyard Cafe Band/In Extremis” is currently being staged at the Art Foundation, an old-style Athenian courtyard in Monastiraki....

Spyros Papaloukas’s holy take
(eKathimerini) Jan 11, 2010
B&M Theocharakis Foundation for the Visual Arts & Music presents a special side of the Greek artist...

Greek cinema gains local approval
(eKathimerini) Jan 08, 2010
Recent and upcoming releases generate excitement and discussion about relationships in family and society...

Rare treats for fans of classical music in the Greek capital
(eKathimerini) Jan 07, 2010
It’s a welcome beginning to the new year: The international Piano Plus Festival brings to Greece leading classical music soloists and teachers, breathing life into cultural venues based on the outskirts of Athens....

Famed burattini puppets in Volos
(eKathimerini) Jan 04, 2010
The two brothers behind the Teatro del Drago company talk about their art and tradition...

Greek farce: 'Mother' play satirizes corruption
(Washington Times) Jan 03, 2010
A corrupt Greek minister tries to sell the Parthenon to the country's powerful Orthodox Church to develop into a casino. An enterprising young reporter reveals the ploy to widespread popular outrage, prompting the minister into a campaign of bribery...

Two different approaches to Chekhov masterpieces
(eKathimerini) Dec 29, 2009
Theatergoers have the opportunity to watch different approaches to two of Anton Chekhov’s works, one at the Kefallinias Street Theater and the other at the National Theater’s Main Stage....