Modern Greek literature

Karabeti & Mitsias | Athens | January 12-19

Two respected local talents, actress/singer Kariofyllia Karabeti and vocalist Manolis Mitsias, join forces at the Parnassos Literary Society for a series of concerts of emblematic Greek poetry that has been set to music, including poems by Sappho, Dionysis Solomos, Giorgos Seferis, Odysseas Elytis and Yiannis Ritsos. Performances start at 9.30 p.m. and admission costs 10-30 euros.

It's not poverty, it's cheapness

In an interview with Kathimerini back in 2013, modern Greek literature professor Mario Vitti commented that he believed that things were "getting poorer," not "cheaper, but poorer."

The 90-year-old Italian, who has left his mark on 20th century Greek and European literature, was honored at a major event at the Benaki Museum yesterday.

Dance theater performance inspired by the works of Nikos Kazantzakis

The literary masterpieces of Nikos Kazantzakis (Captain Michalis, The Rock Garden, Zorba the Greek) are a testament to the anguish of his proud spirit, from his deepest life experiences, the heat of emotion, the world's blinding phantasmagoria, to his extreme decisions and his reflection on man's destiny.