Odeon of Herodes Atticus

Greece’s leading cultural festival, the Athens and Epidaurus Festival kicks off once again on Friday for another year of spectacular performances. One of Europe's oldest performing arts festivals, the Athens and Epidaurus Festival, that was first held in 1955, is a...

Bill Murray -- veteran comedy actor and star of Saturday Night Live, Caddyshack and Lost in Translation -- will be in Athens on June 19 to take part in a special performance. Tuesday, June 19, at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus...

If there is one Greek dance that is known all over the world and loved by millions of, it is, of course, the Syrtaki. The internet is full of videos of the Syrtaki, but a recent one featuring a troupe...

Greece's Central Archaeological Council (CAC) gave permission to designer Vassilios Kostetsos to stage a fashion show at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus entrance square on March 31st. The ancient stone theater was built on the slope of the Acropolis hill...

British rock star Sting will perform two concerts at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 of June 2018 as part of the annual Athens and Epidaurus Festival. Famous for legendary opera and ancient tragedy...

More than 300 people, members of the Assembly of Greeks, on Monday gathered outside the Odeon of Herodes Atticus at the foothill of Acropolis to declare their principles and pray to Zeus. The Assembly of Greeks is the political party...

Master musician, conductor and pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy, with his son Dimitri Ashkenazy on solo clarinet, returns to the Odeon of Herodes Atticus on August 1. Vladimir Ashkenazy will conduct the Athens State Orchestra as it performs a rich classical...

Giannis Michalopoulos, considered one of the last of the greatest actors born during the Interwar period (1923-1940) lost his life at dawn due to cardiac arrest, on Friday, June 10. He was 89 years old. He was known for combining his theatre...

Rufus Wainwright, distinguished singer and songwriter, will present the Symphonic Visual Concert Prima Donna on Tuesday at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus within the framework of the Hellenic Festival. Prima Donna, the central character of which is inspired by Maria...

This year's Athens Open Air Film Festival will come to an end on Saturday, September 5, with a special screening at the Greek Film Archive. Greek-French composer and Academy Award winner Alexandre Desplat, who performed at the Odeon of Herodes...