Newsletter June 2019 NEWSLETTER 06 | 2019 EVENTS IN JUNE Athens, Maerzbuehne – “Walking in Athens for Bauhaus”, 1st June On the 1st of June, a theatrical walk will take place in the center of Athens for the 100th anniversary of Bauhaus. "Walking in Athens for Bauhaus - 5 Theatrical is the new production of the MAERZBUEHNE directed by the Austrian director Martin Scharnhorst. The audience, together with the actors, will walk to five Bauhaus © MAERZBUEHNE buildings in the center of Athens, where text excerpts by Hans Arp and Kurt Schwitters will be staged. Against the backdrop of the buildings and musically accompanied by Giorgos Holland on the flute and Christos Paraskevopoulos on the organ, this will become a unique experience. After the performances, there will be a brief introduction to the history of the buildings by the Open House Athens. The program will take place on the occasion of a parallel conference on "Bauhaus and Greece" in the year of the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus. The meeting point for the theatrical walk is in front of the Michailidis residential building on the corner of Stounari / Zaimi in Exarchia on the 1st of June at 10.30 and 17.00. For reservations: http://www.openhouseathens.gr/draseis/open-walk/. Admission is free. Further information can be found on the homepage: www.maerzbuehne.eu Newsletter June 2019 Athens, „Summer Lecture“ by Univ. Prof. Dr. Franz Glaser at the Austrian Archaeological Institute, 4th June Univ. Prof. Dr. Franz Glaser (Landesmuseum Kärnten) „Völkerwanderungszeit und frühes Christentum in den Alpen“ („Migration period and early Christianity in the Alps“) On 4th June, 2019 at 18.00 in the context of “Summer Lecture” events, Univ. Prof. Dr. Franz Glaser (Landesmuseum Kärnten) will give a lecture in German on „Völkerwanderungszeit und frühes Christentum in den Alpen“ („Migration period and early Christianity in the Alps“) at the Athens Branch of the Austrian Archaeological Institute (address: 26, Leoforos Alexandras, 10683 - Athens). After the lecture, there will © Austrian Archeological Institute be a gathering with buffet and drinks in the garden of the institute. With this announcement the Austrian Embassy in Athens would like to contribute to the success of the event. Athens, „"Reading, Playing, Learning" German-Greek reading and crafting for children, 8th June In the context of the series “Lesen, Spielen, Lernen” (“Reading, Playing, Learning”) the bookstore NOTOS PLUS is organizing a bilingual, German-Greek reading of the children's book “DIE ODYSSEE VON ERIC” (“THE ODYSSEY OF ERIC”) by the Austrian artist Ulli Moirasgetis for ©NOTOS PLUS German-speaking children from the age of 6 (level A2 +). The event will take place on Saturday, 8th June at 17.00 at the bookstore (15, Omirou Str., 106 72 Athens) in collaboration with the publisher OASIS. A dolphin searches for the positive side in people, for people's love of the sea, nature Newsletter June 2019 and life. Katerina Fotiadou, teacher, and Eleni Viska, German philologist, will read from the book. After the reading there will be a handicraft workshop with recycled material in the presence of the writer. Admission is free. Registration is required. Further information at https://www.facebook.com/events/428393267990589/, www.notosbooks.gr and at the bookstore NOTOS PLUS, 15, Omirou Str., 10672 Athens, Tel. 2103629746, E-Mail: [email protected] Athen, International Bing Bang Short Film Festival – Film “Garten und Schnaps” von Amelie Loy, 9th June From 7th -9th of June 2019 the "Bigbang International Short Film Festival" will take place with an emphasis on the subject of "Health". Within this program, on Sunday, 9th of June 9th, at 20.00 the Austrian short film “Garden & Schnaps” from the Tricky Women Festival series, produced by Amelie Loy, will be presented at Greek Film Archive (48, Iera Odos & 134-136, Megalou Alexandrou Str. (Metro Keramikos). In this short film, the director tries to capture the nuances between autonomy and change and uses the example of her grandmother's stubbornness to talk about the (im-) possibilities of escaping oneself. Admission is free. Further information can be found at www.shortfilm.gr Newsletter June 2019 Athens, „OEAI FELLOWS LECTURE SERIES“ by Dr. Sebastian Prignitz at the Austrian Archaeological Institute, 12th June Dr. Sebastian Prignitz (ÖAW, IKAnt) „The Parthenon Inventories. A New Edition“ In the framework of the OEAI FELLOWS LECTURES SERIES at the Athens Branch of the Austrian Archaeological Institute scholarship holders present their research work. On the 12th of June at 18.00 Dr. Sebastian Prignitz (Austrian Academy of Sciences - IKANT) will give a lecture in English on „The Parthenon Inventories“ at the Athens Branch of the © Austrian Archeological Institute Austrian Archaeological Institute (Address: 26 Leoforos Alexandras, 10683 Athens). Further information can be found on the homepage of the Austrian Archaeological Institute. With this announcement the Austrian Embassy in Athens would like to contribute to the success of the event. Athens, „OEAI FELLOWS LECTURE SERIES“ by Dr. David Zsolt Schwarcz at the Austrian Archaeological Institute, 19th June Dr. David Zsolt Schwarcz „Metalworking Practices in the Early and Middle Byzantine Periods“ In the framework of the OEAI FELLOWS LECTURES SERIES at the Athens Branch of the Austrian Archaeological Institute scholarship holders present their research work. On the 19th of June at 18.00 Dr. David Zsolt © Austrian Archeological Institute Schwarcz (University of Vienna, Institute for Prehistoric and Historical Archeology) will give a lecture in English on „Metalworking Practices in the Early and Middle Byzantine Newsletter June 2019 Periods“ at the Athens Branch of the Austrian Archaeological Institute (Address: 26 Leoforos Alexandras, 10683 Athens). Further information can be found on the homepage of the Austrian Archaeological Institute. With this announcement the Austrian Embassy in Athens would like to contribute to the success of the event. Athens, Rhodes, Kifissia & Agria, Piano duet Christos Marantos – Harald Ossberger, 21st, 22nd, 24th and 26th June The famous piano duet Christos Marantos and Harald Ossberger will give four concerts in June in Greece. On the 21st of June - Fête de la musique at Megaron Garden at 20.00. Information : www.megaron.gr On the 22nd of June @ HARALD OSSBERGER – CHRISTOS MARANTOS at 19.30 the official opening of the Austrian Honorary Consulate in Rhodes, which was technically opened on the 18th of February, will take place in the courtyard of the Grand Master's Palace in collaboration with the Archaeological Authorities of Rhodes and the Municipality of Rhodes. Mrs. Maria Firoglani-Moschi is the new Austrian Honorary Consul in Rhodes with authority over Dodekanes of the Prefecture of Southern Aegean. On the 24th of June at 21.00 in the Town Hall of Kifissia and On the 26th of June at 21.00 at Nicholas & Eleni Porphyrogenis Foundation in Agria/Volos Newsletter June 2019 Since the founding of the duet in 2006, the meeting of two different European cultural traditions, represented by the respective thinking of Christos Marantos and Harald Ossberger, makes their work an always new adventure for them and also interesting for the audience: unique, sharply drawn implementation of music is the result. The program of the entire Austrian-Greek Music Summer 2019 can be found here (DE) or here (GR). Athens, Wiener Symphoniker with the acclaimed violinist and conductor Leonidas Kavakos at Odeon Herodes Attikus, 22nd June © STEFAN OLAH © MARCO BORGGREVE @ “The Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) joins forces with the acclaimed violinist and conductor Leonidas Kavakos on the stage of the Odeon of Herodes Atticus.The Wiener Symphoniker is one of the leading orchestras in the world. Founded in 1900, the Orchestra has collaborated with legendary musicians, including Wilhelm Furtwängler, Herbert von Karajan, Georges Prêtre, and Vladimir Fedosejev. The Orchestra last performed at the Odeon back in 1967, under the baton of Wolfgang Sawallisch. Leonidas Kavakos made his concert debut at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in 1984, along with the ERT National Symphony Orchestra. Within the next few years, he went on to win numerous international awards which firmly established him among the top soloists in the world, including the International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition (1985) and the Paganini and Naumburg Competitions (1988). Kavakos has Newsletter June 2019 collaborated with the world’s greatest orchestras both as a soloist and as a conductor.” PROGRAM Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 64 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Symphony No. 31 in D major KV300a /297, (“Paris”) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 Information/Tickets: www.greekfestival.gr Art Athina: Sophie Thun, 20th -23rd June, 2019 As a hub for international contemporary art, Art Athina unites all important galleries of Greece as well as international galleries, cultural institutions, curators, collectors, art critics and art lovers under a single roof. The participating galleries of Art Athina 2019 host six international galleries as a special summer event. Guest Galleries: Edel Assanti (London), Anat Ebgi (Los Angeles), Soft Opening (London), Zeller Van Almsick (Vienna), Sophie Tappeiner (Vienna), Loyal Gallery (Stockholm) The Vienna-based gallery Sophie Tappeiner presents among others photographs by the Austrian artist Sophie Thun (*1984 lives and works