Bill Sims Jr and the Matthew Skoller Band to perform in Athens

Bill Sims Jr and the Matthew Skoller Band to perform in Athens

05/02/201605/02/2016 ENstaff Bill Sim Jr, Half Note Jazz Club, Matthew Skoller Band

At the Half Note Jazz Club from Friday, February 5th to Monday, February 8th.

The 2016 Contemporary Japanese Film Festival opens its doors in Athens

01/02/201601/02/2016 ENstaff Contemporary Japanese Film Festival, Embassy of Japan, Film Festival, Japan, Japan Foundation

It will take place between February 3rd and 7th at the Alkyonis new star art cinema in central Athens.

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The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Zubin Mehta in Athens

29/01/2016 ENstaff Athens Concert Hall, Israel, Israel Philarmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Zubin Mehta are once again visiting Athens to perform on January 31st and February 1st at the Athens Concert Hall.

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Mario Peixoto’s film “Limite” to be screened in Athens

27/01/201627/01/2016 ENstaff Brazil, Embassy of Brazil, Liminal Vanguard, Limite, Mario Peixoto

Inspired by the movie, “Liminal Vanguard” will perform their music and improvise. The event is supported by the Embassy of Brazil in Athens.

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The Lumen Drones at the Onassis Cultural Centre

26/01/2016 ENstaff Lumen Drones, music, Norway, Onassis Cultural Centre

A musical project by three outstanding musicians from the contemporary Norwegian post-rock and folk music scene which could easily be the soundtrack for a David Lynch movie.

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Russian avant garde exhibition in Thessaloniki

25/01/201624/01/2016 ENstaff art, avant garde, George Kostakis collection, Museum of Contemporary Art-Thessaloniki, Russia

The State Museum of Contemporary Art in Thessaloniki recently inaugurated an exhibition entitled, “Beyond Common Sense” with works of prominent artists of the Russian avant-garde art from the George Kostakis collection.

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Hellas Filmbox Berlin: A Greek film festival in Berlin

22/01/2016 ENstaff cinema, Germany, Greek films, Hellas Filmbox Berlin

Organized for the first time by the German-Greek Cultural Association the festival aims at introducing new ways of thinking and seeing Greece and its culture.

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Chinese art at the City of Athens Arts Centre

22/01/2016 ENstaff China, chinese art, City of Athens, Embassy of China

Entitled “Cultural Context” the exhibition depicts the the cultural, financial, social and political aspects of China and it is currently running at the City of Athens Arts Centre.

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“Greek Jews, Holocaust Survivors” photo exhibition at the Cervantes Institute

20/01/201619/01/2016 ENstaff Cervantes Institute, Greek Jews, Holocaust, Holocaust survivors, Spain Artemis Alcalay

Artemis Alcalay’s photo exhibition is a visual narrative of the lives of Greek Jews that survived deportation and Nazi camps. It will run until March 19th.

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Norwegian ethnography and jazz at the 2nd Peloponnese International Documentary Festival

19/01/201619/01/2016 ENstaff documentaries, Embassy of Norway, films, jazz, Norway, Norwegian Institute in Athens, Peloponnese International Documentary Film Festival

It will take place in Kalamata, Argos, Amaliada and Skala Lakonias between January 20th and 31st, with the participation of prominent Greek and foreign artists.

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Ambassador of Norway:”The challenge for the Greek economy is its competitive edge and its business climate” [interview]

07/06/2016 ENstaff

The Ambassador of Norway in Athens, His Excellency Jørn Eugene Gjelstad, spoke to EmbassyNews.net and commented on the current developments in Greek and European politics, the economy and the refugee crisis.