• Confessions: Up-and-coming director Alexander Zeldin comes to Piraeus 260 with a project about his mother

Can we look at life with fresh eyes? Can we get to the core of human dignity by observing a person’s life over time? Having presented his latest work “Une mort dans la famille” in February in Paris at Ateliers Berthier (Odéon-Théâtre de l’Europe), the playwright and director Alexander Zeldin, a rising star of the British theatre, comes this year for the first time to Greece, to present “Confessions”, a narrative of a woman’s life with primary material the conversations with his mother.

June 23-26 at 21:00
€5-35
Piraeus 260 (Building D), Kallithea

  • Mother Courage and other Brecht stories: A musical theater evening at the Fournos theater

Centering on scenes and songs from the iconic Mother Courage and Her Children, as well as works such as The Tales of Mr. K, Romance of the Pentateuch highlights Brecht’s timeless message through an ongoing performance with live music on stage and two actors, simultaneously opening a conversation with the audience based on the socio-political mechanisms outlined in the work of the great German dramatist. With: Mania Papadimitriou and Thanasis Sarando.

June 23-24 at 21:00
€5 – €10
Fournos Theater, Mavromichali 168, Athens

  • Music for Athens: Nils Frahm at Herodeion

Music

The pioneering German composer, one of the most sought-after sound inventors of the modern music scene, Nils Frahm is coming to Athens, as part of the Athens Festival, at the Herodes Atticus Conservatory. Composer, pianist and producer, the charismatic Nils Frahm is considered one of the greatest ambassadors of contemporary classical composition. He has built a solid reputation for his improvisational abilities, unsurpassed technique and passion for his live performances. With an unusual approach to music and a sonic dynamism that constantly surprises, Nils Frahm combines, with great success, the piano with electronic sounds, ambient elements and drum machines that make him unique in his genre.

Friday 23/6 at 21:00
€29-68
Conservatory of Herod of Atticus, Dionysios Areopagitou, Athens

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