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New Year’s Eve under the Acropolis of Athens

New Year’s Eve under the Acropolis of Athens

In the framework of the events planned by the Municipality of Athens for New Year’s Eve, the city center will become a melting pot of inhabitants and tourists in the sounds of festive music. The special, last evening of the year will be further portrayed by various theatrical events to complement the celebrations. 


The events are scheduled to begin at noon on Tuesday and visitors down-town can discover musical and theatrical festivities at various corners of the city.


The program of events in detail

Varvakios Square

14:00 Alexandros Arkadopoulos - clarinet band


Neos Kosmos Metro Station

14:00 Dorόs (eastern sounds - traditional)


Kolonaki Square

15:00 L’Anima string quartet


Municipal Market of Kipseli (Fokionos Negri Street)

16:00 Diminuita Swing Trio and swing dancers


Merkouri Square in Petralona district

16:30 Flamenco music and dance by “Symmetria”


Keramikos Metro Station

17:00  Felino Tango


Ermou Street (Monastiraki quarter & Syntagma)

18:00 Philharmonic Orchestra of the Municipality of Athens

 

Syntagma Square

20:00 Choir of the Municipality of Athens

21:00 Stringless (a capella group)

 

Ermou Pedestrianized Area (Thisio)

20:00 composer Mimis Plessas and the Municipality of Athens Big Band

21:00 Mode Plagal (Jazz - Fusion music)

 

Dionissiou Areopagitou Pedestrianized Area

20:00 Encardia

21:00 Muchatrela

22:00 Nikos Touliatos’ “Ichodrasi” and the Battuca percussion groups in a musical marching from Dionissiou Areopagitou Pedestrian street towards the Thisio Central Stage

 

Central Stage – Thisio

22:00  Fide Koksal, Nasos Sopilis and music band

22:20 Symphonic Orchestra of Municipality of Athens

Soloists: M. Psiras, L. Messini, Eleni Peta and Vassilis Lekas

Impressive performance by Stringless

 

Bright welcoming of 2014 with fireworks alongside the sounds of the drums of the Symphonic Orchestra of the Municipality of Athens and other percussion groups plus New Year’s “Calanda” Carols by all the participating artists together.

 

00:05 Nikos Portokaloglou

01:00 Giota Nega and Gerasimos Andreatos

 

The “Antosi” theatrical group will participate in the New Year’s Eve celebrations with a series of small, improvised and scripted happenings.


Source: tovima.gr

From: Eva Kanellopoulos

 
 

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