The Book Publishers’ Association, as every year, this year too, will present a series of events in the framework of the Book Festival at Pedion tou Areos. The programme for the three-day period from 06 to 08 September 2024 is structured as follows:

CENTRAL STAGE  06.09.2024 /at 18.00

An event dedicated to emerging poets.

The moderator and presenter of the event will be the writer and literary critic Dr. Konstantinos Bouras.

CENTRAL STAGE 06.09.2024/ at: 21.00

Nikolas Tzivelakis Shadow Theatre-“Environmental pollution and the transformation of Karagiozis”

Green mountains and forests are destroyed, burned, cut down every year and replaced by high-rise buildings and factories. A single tree is left in the neighborhood of Karagiozis, which acquires metaphysical properties. Nature, wanting to avenge man for these actions, gives an aspect to his animal character.

Karagiozis and his whole gang change their shape and regret their carelessness towards nature. Will a solution be found to save them?

CENTRAL STAGE  07.09.2024 /at 21.15

Music Concert in collaboration with the Filippos Nakas Conservatory

Two student ensembles from the Modern Music Department of the Filippos Nakas Conservatory will participate:

A.

Sofia Kotsarini, piano

Minos Kyriakakis, electric quitar

Andreas Partsiklidis, guitar

Alexandros Daskalakis, percussion

Β.

Οrestes Atsalakis, electric guitar / teacher in charge

Evelina Anestopoulou– Alexandra Bovali, voice

Panos Koutsoumanis – Aris Tsilifonis,  electric quitar

Yorgos Tsagkadopoulos, piano

Anthimos Koumridis, percussion

From the Classical Music Department, the piano student Panagiotis Mamatas will participate.

CENTRAL STAGE 08.09.2024 /ar 19.00

“The Journey of Greek Music”

A concert-tour through the richness of Greek Music from Antiquity to the present day (in collaboration with the Apollonion Conservatory)

Greek music, like the Greek language, has a rich history that goes back more than 3,000 years. In this concert, the audience will have the opportunity to hear milestones of Greek musical history and tradition, starting with works based on the ancient lyre and ending with modern compositions for bouzouki!

Isidoros Pateros: Supervision, Song, Ancient Lyre, Boulgari, Mandola, Oud, Bouzouki

Kyriakos Gouventas: violin, mandolin

Angelos Pateras: Piano

Yannis Sfakianakis: Guitar

Eliza Zervaki: Piano

CENTRAL STAGE  08.09.2024 /at 20.30

“Franz Kafka in the Theatre –

The approach of the “Simeio Miden” Group”

The “Simeio Miden” Group and the director Savvas Stroumbos have been working extensively with the oeuvre of Franz Kafka since 2008.

Nikos Koskinas, Associate Professor at the University of Athens, and Maria Sikitano, PhD candidate at the University of Peloponnese, discuss Kafka in the theatre and the special approach of the “Simeio Miden” Group.

During the event, excerpts from the performances of the Group will be screened.