All News on Entertainment in Greece
Imam Baildi | Athens | July 6
Greek band Imam Baildi, known for mashing and remixing Greek songs from the 1940s, 50s and 60s, is celebrating 10 years since its arrival on the local music scene with a concert of old favorites and new tracks from their latest, as yet unreleased, album.
Crazy things ancient Greeks did! (video)
Ancient Greece is considered to be the crucible of western civilisation. With the invention of the earliest form of democracy, the adoption of philosophy, theatre and the arts their contribution to what we take for granted today can not be underestimated. But they also did some things no so widely known things that we might see as pretty crazy from modern-day standards.
Foo Fighters to rock Acropolis
Foo Fighters will play a televised concert at the Acropolis in a rare rock show at one of the world's most iconic historical sites, producers announced on June 30.
Hugh Jackman writes “Yassou” in photo from Greek holidays (photos)
“Yassou” (Hello) wrote Aussie Hollywood superstar Hugh Jack Jackman in a selfie he shared with his 13.3 million Instagram followers. The 49-year-old family oriented actor, is on holidays enjoying the sun and culture of Greece with his wife Deborra-Lee Furness and their two children, Oscar, 17, and Ava, 11.
Aeschylus | Epidaurus | June 30 & July 1
The Greek Festival turns the spotlight on ancient drama at Epidaurus with Aeschylus' "Seven Against Thebes" in a production by the National Theater of Northern Greece directed by Lithuania's Cezaris Grauzinis, following two successful performances at the ancient venue last year.
Gazarte Birthday | Athens | July 12
The Gazarte music venue celebrates its 10th anniversary with a special, festive show at Technopolis, the municipal cultural complex nearby on the main square of Gazi, inviting some of its audiences favorite acts. The headliners of the Wednesday, July 12, show are New York-based pop singer LP and California's psychedelic soul band Monophonics.
In motion | Hania | July 17-28
Now in its seventh edition, the international Dance Days Chania festival hosts up-and-coming and acclaimed artists from Greece and other parts of the world who express the different trends in modern dance today through their work. The performances are augmented with workshops on dance techniques and improvisation exercises.
“Dijsselbloem Nights: Fighting Stereotypes”: MEPs from S.European countries are…trolling Jeroen!
A two-day cultural event called “Dijsselbloem Nights: Fighting Stereotypes” is organized by MEPs from different political groups on Tuesday 27 June and on Wednesday 28 June in Brussels.
Parthenon Film Festival | Halkidiki | July 14-16
For the third summer in a row, the beautiful mountain village of Parthenonas in Greece's Halkidiki region will host a film festival featuring Greek, American, Swedish and French cinema classics.
Everything you wanted to know about the history of the clitoris (video)
It was celebrated in ancient Greece, ignored during the Middle Ages, and rediscovered by scientists over and over before the scientific community finally agreed that it exists. What are we talking about? The clitoris of course!
Breakin' Mozart | Athens & Thessaloniki | June 29 & 30
Classical music meets street dance in "Breakin' Mozart," a show created by German conductor, pianist and opera director Christoph Hagel and two-time Breakdance World Champions DDC, which had 100 sold-out shows in Berlin before going on tour.
Greek music fills Athens in honour of Mikis Theodorakis at Panathenaic Stadium (videos)
The Panathenaic Stadium saw a huge crowd on a warm Athens Monday night honouring one of Greece’s greatest composers, Mikis Theodorakis in a historic concert celebrating the famous 91-year old musician. The audience, both young and old, experienced some of Theodoraki’s musical masterpieces over his along-spanning career, including “Vrechei sti Ftochogitoneia” and “Sto Perigialli to Kryfo”.
A grand celebration of Mikis Theodorakis
Thousands of people flocked to a concert dedicated to the choral works of renowned Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis Monday. The concert was held at Athens's emblematic Panathenaic (Kalimarmaro) Stadium, and brought together 1,000 choristers from around the country, as well as dozens of musicians and soloists.
Empire| Athens | June 15 & 16
Acclaimed Swiss director Milo Rau returns to Athens with "Empire," the final part of his "Europe Trilogy," a three-year examination of the European humanist myth and reality.
Busty teen puts on an oriental show on Greek TV (video)
Amid the current economic crisis in Greece some young people are trying to showcase whatever talent they have in one of the plethora of talent shows floating around on Greek TV. So young, busty Mariana State took centre stage on talent show “Kane Mou Like”, hosted by Anita Pania, to show off her skills at oriental dancing.