In its seventh consecutive week, the Ministry of Culture‘s diverse program “All of Greece is One Culture” presses on with its 2024 edition, showcasing new productions in some of the country’s most iconic archaeological sites, monuments, and museums.
From August 12 to 18, audiences across Greece can experience a range of unique musical events, musical theater, and dance performances, all centered around this year’s thematic focus: the concept of Conflict.
Launched in the spring of 2020, the Ministry of Culture’s program has swiftly become a cornerstone of Greece’s cultural landscape, offering extraordinary experiences at some of the country’s most iconic archaeological sites, monuments, and museums.
Every summer, from July to August, the “All of Greece is One Culture” initiative delivers premier cultural productions that seamlessly blend contemporary artistic expression with Greece’s rich cultural heritage.
Since its debut, it has garnered enthusiastic support from both local communities and international visitors, marking it as a resounding success.
This week’s lineup showcases a captivating range of events across Greece.
In Kastoria, in northern Greece, Encardia’s performance La Tarantata delves into the experiences of women in remote Southern Italy, extending to a broader exploration of women as bearers of societal and environmental tensions.
The exhibition +SADNESS probes internal strife through the clash between the “pleasure principle” and the “reality principle.” Nine artists engage with the emotionally and spiritually charged atmosphere of the Holy Ursuline Monastery on the Cycladic island of Tinos, creating a dialogue with the space’s rich history.
At the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, Christina Nakou’s mosaic The River reflects on conflict through the transformative and unifying power of water, linking Thessaloniki and Rome in a sensory exploration of connectivity.’
The Ancient Theater of Milos, on the Cycladic Aegean island, hosts The Tarot of Odysseus, a performance that reimagines Odysseus as a symbol of human resilience. Each tarot card drawn provides the Odyssey’s heroes with enigmatic “oracles,” contrasting morality with desire and logic with emotion.
In Maroneia (Maronia), a village in Thrace, the Tavaniotis mansion hosts Re-exploding Constellations, a group exhibition that explores the cultural intersections and divergences at a tangible geographical boundary. Six installations explore these themes through traditional art forms, materials, rituals, and both national and informal narratives.
Finally, the Ancient Theater of Gythio (Gytheio) in the Peloponnese will present The Dance of Death, choreographed by Iris Karagyan. This performance, blending political, expressionist, and allegorical elements, uses dance and music to address the theme of conflict in wartime, offering a poignant and contemporary reflection on the subject.
