The countdown for two leading cultural institutions, the municipality of Neapolis-Sykeon organizing for decades, marks every year the coming of August. “ΜεÏκοÏÏεια 2016” and “Balkan Square 2016” coming to bid farewell the summer and welcome the autumn in the most charming way.
Theatre, music, exhibitions, creating a glut and this year the municipality of Neapoli-Sykies, which every August brings in the “red” the cultural thermometer “ΜεÏκοÏÏεια” (21/8-28/8), and then with the “Balkan Square” (29/8-4/9). Are the two leading cultural institutions that have been established in the minds of society and are a central point of reference in the wider area of Thessaloniki, attracting every year tens of thousands of citizens.
“For some, unfortunately, the theatre, our culture is fudge. They fail to see that our culture is the same our identity, we are and if we lose him, we will perish. “Culture is the soul of society,” said Melina Mercouri, and today, more than ever, we must preserve the soul, the values and ideals that only culture can impart,” stresses the mayor of Neapolis-Sykeon, Simos Daniilidis, and adds: “Despite the difficulties, we insist. With stubbornness… ΜεÏκουÏικό, with a mood of endless, with enthusiasm, almost childlike, and in the light of the “doctrine” of Melina that the “heavy industry of Greece is the civilization””.
The “ΜεÏκοÏÏεια 2016”
The “Opera of the Beggar” of John Gay, on Sunday, August 21, from the Central Scene of the municipality of Neapoli-Sykies “Melina Merkouri” opens the cycle of performances of “ΜεÏκουÏείων 2016”.
This is followed by the “ΕπιτÏÎποντες” of Menander from the PUBLIC.IP.TEMPERATURE. Ioannina, ioannina, greece on Monday, 22 August, the “ΑÏιστοφανιάδα” from the PUBLIC.IP.TEMPERATURE. Crete in collaboration with the group IDEA (Tuesday 23 August), the skyrian fairy tale “The forty-keys” from the PUBLIC.IP.TEMPERATURE. Kozani (Wednesday 24 August), the “Birds” of Aristophanes by the Theatrical Workshop “ΘÎσπις” municipality of Neapoli-Sykies (Thursday 25 August), “the sun and The moon” – a synthesis of the tales of the city us song, from the Thessalian Theatre -, in PARTICULAR.IP.TEMPERATURE. Larisa (Friday 26 August), “The boy with the suitcase” Kenny, Mike, from the State Theatre of Northern Greece (Saturday 27 August) and the “Apology Socrates” by Plato from the “Aspects of Culture” under the auspices of the NTNG (Sunday 28 August).
All performances will be given in the Open Theatre of Sykies “Manos Katrakis”, with a start time of 9 pm.m.
The “Balkan Square 2016”
The baton goes to the next day, Monday 29 August, the “Balkan Square” for the 17th year in a row, with “sky” culture and free expression, it seeks and presents, sounds, tastes, inspirations and creations, from those that give the Balkans their uniqueness.
“”Travel” and again in the Balkans, insisting to create piece-piece to this colorful mosaic of people, cultures and ideas, to continue a perpetual dialogue (sometimes in tension and sometimes in peace) seems to have taken root in this part of Europe. Our compass collaboration, interaction, interaction, meeting, dialogue and communication. Sole and constant aim is the strengthening of friendship and cooperation between the peoples, peace in our region and the growth at all levels for the benefit of the people and of the people”, stresses the mayor, Simos Daniilidis.
George Dalaras and Alkistis Protopsalti are two of the top artists this year will appear on this Square of Culture of the Balkans, and this year the… children of the Balkan Square, will leave the best impressions in the lilliputian visitors.
Countdown in the municipality of Neapoli-Sykies for two leading cultural institutions
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