6 November 2017 - 22 May 2018
Outside the OCCCost: Free
DANCE
Menti MegaDriples & Triplets
You've got your ticket in your hand. The venue's ready. It's full, everyone's in place. Including the stars, who are ready to give their all! You're clapping. So what's about to happen? What are you about to see? A match or a performance?18 November 2017 - 15 April 2018
19:005th floor - Young Theatre WorkshopFull price: 12 €
Reduced, Friend & Groups 5-9 people: 10 €
Groups 10+ people: 9 €
Νeighborhood residents: 7 €
People with disabilities & Unemployed: 5 € | Companions: 10 €
Group ticket reservations at
groupsales@sgt.grTHEATRE
"Summerfolk" by Maxim GorkyMaria Maganari
Gorky's holiday makers cannot stop talking, complaining, arguing, rambling, but in no time at all they'll be forced to take a stance on social injustice and the change that's on its way... Will they manage to escape themselves? Can anyone?22 February - 3 May 2018
18:00Cost:
80 € (for all ten workshops in the cycle)
ADULTS
New dancers 65+An advanced dance workshop that starts from scratch.
At 65+, we're not just people dancing. We're the choreographers of interlinking stories about everything our bodies dare express.21 March - 1 April 2018
20:30Main StageEarly Bird from 22 JAN to 21 FEB 2018: 14, 17 €
(limited number of tickets)
General presale: from 22 FEB 2018, 12:00
Full price: 5, 7, 15, 20, 24 €
Reduced, Friend & Groups 5-9 people: 12, 16, 19 €
Groups 10+ people: 11, 14, 17 €
Νeighbourhood residents: 7 €
People with disabilities & Unemployed: 5 € | Companions: 10 €
Group ticket reservations at
groupsales@sgt.grTHEATRE
Aris Biniaris“The Bacchae” by Euripides
Ancient tragedy as a rock show. The director Aris Biniaris plugs the "Bacchae" into the mains and puts the divine Dionysus in front of the mike.27 March - 15 June 2018
Free admission
VISUAL ARTS
Geometries
The Agricultural University will open its doors to the public for a contemporary art walk inviting the public to discover the University grounds’ unknown eco-system.18 April 2018
21:00Upper StageFree entrance
Click here for the live stream on Wednesday 18 April at 21:00.
MUSIC
Borderline Festival 2018 | 1st DayTelematic Hacking 2
In the context of the Interfaces project, Onassis Cultural Centre Athens and De Montfort University, will contribute to the telematics arts initiative focusing on hacking, as a particularly appropriate means of telematic performance.1 April 2018
Free entrance events.
Some events require reservation (see below for each event).
VISUAL ARTS
SALTGeometries exhibition: Public programme
Let's meet up at the Agricultural University on Sundays! Workshops, walks, talks, true food as part of Geometries exhibition, to discover and enjoy the urban landscape.12 April - 15 April 2018
20:30Main StageEarly Bird from 12 FEB to 12 MAR 2018: 13, 20 €
(limited number of tickets)
OCC's Friends & General Presale: from 12 MAR 2018, 12:00
Full price: 5, 7, 15, 18, 28 €
Reduced, OCC's Friends & Groups 5-9 people: 5, 12, 14, 22 €
Groups 10+ people: 4, 11, 13, 20 €
Νeighbourhood residents: 7 €
People with disabilities & Unemployed: 5 € | Companions: 10 €
Group ticket reservations at
groupsales@sgt.grDANCE
Alain Platel & Fabrizio CassolRequiem pour L.
Can Mozart's "Requiem" serve as the stimulus for a surprising encounter between music and dance? If it’s Alain Platel, Fabrizio Casso and the Belgian C de la B collective who are managing the encounter, of course it can!13 April - 15 April 2018
Upper StageEntrance to the event is free and on a first come, first served basis.
THEATRE
Onassis Youth Festival 2018
The festival for our most dynamic generation: teenagers. We give a voice to those who are already our future today.17 April - 20 April 2018
17:30Participation cost: Free
Addressed to: People with intellectual disability and Down's syndrome who love music
ADULTS
A music workshop for people with intellectual disability and Down's syndrome
A 3-day music workshop aimed to develop new ways of musical expression for people with disabilities. No theory, just music practice and active involvement of participants that leads to a public concert.18 April - 22 April 2018
21:00Inside & Outside the OCCFree entrance events and events with tickets (3-10 € per person)
Presale: OCC's Friends - 21 March | General - 28 March, at 12:00
FESTIVALS
Borderline Festival 2018
For the eighth year in a row, get ready for sound to be pushed to and beyond its limits at the OCC and around the city. The Athenian festival that's not afraid to experiment is now very much at home at the OCC.19 April 2018
20:30Main StageOCC Friends presale: from 23 MAR 2018, 17:00
General presale: from 28 MAR 2018, 12:00
Full price: 7 €
Reduced, OCC's Friends, Groups 5+ people, Unemployed, People with disabilities & Companions: 5 €
Group ticket reservations at
groupsales@sgt.grMUSIC
Borderline Festival 2018 | 2nd DayΜedea Electronique | Echo and Narcissus
From the myth of Echo and Narcissus, which first outlined the concept of media, to the digital 21st century. Undertaking the roles of composer and librettist and inspired by these two mythological figures, live coding presents a digital opera addressing contemporary themes.20 April 2018
Outside the OCC & Upper StageFree entrance events and events with tickets
Presale: OCC's Friends - 21 March | General - 28 March, at 12:00
MUSIC
Borderline Festival 2018 | 3rd DayFriday 20 April 2018
Sound installations activated by the wind in the vineyard of the Agricultural University, a live music concert/performance created by adults with disabilities and 3 more back to back concerts in the Upper Stage of the OCC. This is the 3rd day of the Borderline Festival.21 April 2018
Outside the OCCFree entrance events and events with tickets
Presale: OCC's Friends - 21 March | General - 28 March, at 12:00
You can purchase your ticket also at Romantso on the event day, after 21:00 (depending on ticket availability)
MUSIC
Borderline Festival 2018 | 4th DaySaturday 21 April
On the 4th day, the Borderline gets out of the Onassis Cultural Centre with classical minimalism, metal music, sonic geography of the site, hallucinatory drones, eerie drone, combinations of tempos and experimental musical fields.21 April 2018
20:30Main StageOCC Friends presale: from 4 APR 2018, 12:00
General presale: from 9 APR 2018, 09:00
Full price: 5 €
Reduced, OCC's Friends, People with disabilities, Companions, Neighbourhood residents, Small groups (5-9 people): 4 €
Unemployed, Large groups (10+ people): 3 €
Group ticket reservations at
groupsales@sgt.grCINEMA
"Hanagatami" by Nobuhiko ÔbayashiFlix it at the OCC 2017-2018
A film that was worth the 40-year wait. Or, “Hanagatami” is nothing like you’ve seen before.22 April 2018
Outside the OCC & Upper StageFree entrance events and events with tickets
Presale: OCC's Friends - 21 March | General - 28 March, at 12:00
MUSIC
Borderline Festival 2018 | 5th DaySunday 22 April
Concert with seeds, balloons and tubes at the Agricultural University, a sound recording walk on Mount Hymettus, improvisations, modern electronics/contemporary electronic music and processing and a concert that explores the wilderness of the Siberian landscape. Thatʼs how the Borderline says goodbye.22 April 2018
Free entrance events.
Some events require reservation (see below for each event).
VISUAL ARTS
GARDENGeometries exhibition: Public programme
Let's meet up at the Agricultural University on Sundays! Workshops, walks, talks, true food as part of Geometries exhibition, to discover and enjoy the urban landscape.23 April - 30 June 2018
Free admission
MUSIC
Medea ElectroniqueSoundscapes Landscapes / Rhizome II / Kerameikos/Metaxourgeio
An audio-visual and highly interactive walk at the neighbourhoods of Kerameikos/Metaxourgeio to discover parts of the city you were unaware of.23 April 2018
21:00CINEMA
LIVE STREAMING | Hellenic Film Academy Awards “IRIS” 2018
"And the Oscar goes to...". Watch live the Hellenic Film Academy Awards “IRIS” here.25 April - 16 May 2018
Free admission
SCHOOLS
FFF5 |The Park ElvesPuppets made of natural materials and trash.
What are these elves and figures strolling around Pedion tou Areos? Who's summersaulting and dancing on the benches? Inspired by Pedion tou Areos, primary school pupils are transformed into Park Elves with the help of puppets they will make from natural materials and recyclable trash during the workshop.28 April - 29 April 2018
Multiple stagesOCC Friends presale: from 23 MAR 2018, 12:00
General presale: from 30 MAR 2018, 12:00
Full price: 7 €
Reduced, OCC's Friends & Groups 5-9 people: 6 €
Groups 10+ people, Unemployed, People with disabilities & Companions: 5 €
Group ticket reservations at
groupsales@sgt.gr.
FESTIVALS
5th Young Choreographers Festival
As eclectic, contemporary and daring as the new generation of artists, the festival captures the present in its own terms.28 April - 29 April 2018
11:00Cost: 20 € (for the whole series)
TEENAGERS
"I see sounds": Creating a device to help the visually impaired get around
Is it possible to see sounds? Perhaps not. But what is possible is seeing with the help of sounds. Which is exactly what we'll be working on in our workshop: a navigation device which processes sounds to make it safer for people with impaired vision to move through space.28 April - 29 April 2018
17:005th floor - Young Theatre WorkshopFree admission on a first come, first served basis
DANCE
5th Young Choreographers Festival: Evangelia Kolyracode bend time
Is there a connection between the language we speak and the way we act? Evangelia Kolyra invites us to an interactive performance of long duration, in an original venture where dance meets the diversity of language. A performance about what dance can “say” and what language can “dance”.28 April - 29 April 2018
18:00Exhibition HallOCC Friends presale: from 23 MAR 2018, 12:00
General presale: from 30 MAR 2018, 12:00
Full price: 7 €
Reduced, OCC's Friends & Groups 5-9 people: 6 €
Groups 10+ people, Unemployed, People with disabilities & Companions: 5 €
Group ticket reservations at
groupsales@sgt.gr
DANCE
5th Young Choreographers Festival: Christos Xyrafakis and Andi Xhuma“Ok, that’s you..”
How do we handle multiple reflections in the mirror of virtual reality? Two young choreographers and dancers feel the pulse of the times and present a work-commentary on human relations and the omnipotence of the picture. Private life, on the microscope of the social media, appears ever more transparent and accessible to everyone as it becomes spectacle.28 April - 29 April 2018
19:30Upper StageOCC Friends presale: from 23 MAR 2018, 12:00
General presale: from 30 MAR 2018, 12:00
Full price: 7 €
Reduced, OCC's Friends & Groups 5-9 people: 6 €
Groups 10+ people, Unemployed, People with disabilities & Companions: 5 €
Group ticket reservations at
groupsales@sgt.grDANCE
5th Young Choreographers Festival: Katerina AndreouBSTRD
Using the inventive title "BSTRD" – an acronym for bastard– Katerina Andreou presents a solo about “genuine bastardy”, playing with ingredients like house music and the ambiguity of notions. An assemblage of music and dance cultures that works as a reminder of the fragile – or non-existent – idea of the genuine and the unique, on stage and in life.28 April - 29 April 2018
20:30Exhibition HallFree admission on a first come, first served basis.
DANCE
5th Young Choreographers Festival: Androniki MarathakiHi Jack. Hijack!
A “dancejack” at -1 of the OCC. Androniki Marathaki invites our eyes to wander indefinitely, while the audience may come and go freely during the performance in a spectacle open to randomness and audience participation. A dance company of 12 joins her in this pirate venture, which activates the choreographic circuit, pursuing the minimal.28 April - 29 April 2018
21:30Main StageOCC Friends presale: from 23 MAR 2018, 12:00
General presale: from 30 MAR 2018, 12:00
Full price: 7 €
Reduced, OCC's Friends & Groups 5-9 people: 6 €
Groups 10+ people, Unemployed, People with disabilities & Companions: 5 €
Group ticket reservations at
groupsales@sgt.grDANCE
5th Young Choreographers Festival: Elpida OrfanidouPharmacist or Balloonist
What links pharmacy to choreography? Dance, music, words and herbs blend, restructuring the artistic endeavour. Playing with the elixir of inspiration and the poison of failure, Elpida Orfanidou presents a laboratory of concocting “choreographic remedies” with special guests.16 April - 16 May 2018
Free admission
SCHOOLS
FFF5 | The Park and the cityTogether with groups of high school students, we get to know Pedion tou Areos and its myths
What do you know about Pedion tou Areos? About its past and the myths that surround it? High school students together with their teachers explore the park and create their own manifesto on the question of how the park connects to the city.1 June 2016 - 31 December 2019
COLLABORATIONS
InterfacesNew Models and Practices for Audience Development in Contemporary Music in Europe
Eight countries join forces in this innovative interdisciplinary project which seeks to introduce audiences to cutting-edge work by musicians and sound artists.1 September 2016 - 31 December 2018
COLLABORATIONS
iDanceProviding access to contemporary dance education for people with disabilities
People with and without disabilities dance as part of the European iDance programme, showing that we can all access culture through dance.1 September 2017 - 30 June 2018
COLLABORATIONS
Europe Jazz Network
The OCC has joined the Europe Jazz Network, the largest European network of music producers, artists and institutions specializing in contemporary music and the art of improvisation.1 September 2017 - 1 September 2021
COLLABORATIONS
The European Media Art Platform - EMAP
11 European partners with the same goal: to support up-and-coming media artists in order to create new works.1 October 2017 - 30 June 2018
ADULTS
Digital Programmes at OCC
How do we make art in an era during which we create, flirt, communicate, and overall live in an environment of continuous and ubiquitous networking? What is the position of art in important social and financial issues? How can it help us deal with technology and science in a critical manner?1 October 2017 - 13 May 2018
10:00FAMILIES
Emotions: Shared sensations for all the familyFrom the parental to the group embrace
Movement is one of the loveliest forms of non-verbal communication. So, movement and dance for babies, children and parents, with lots of hugs, exercises and stimuli for the young ones' senses and reflexes, and games and fun for the whole family.6 October 2017 - 4 May 2018
17:30TEENAGERS
Let’s make a filmFilm workshop for teens
Cinema is our passion. If it's yours, too, we want you in our team so we can get to know three different film genres together and co-create crazy movie projects.9 October 2017 - 11 May 2018
09:30Free admission
SCHOOLS
Contemporary Art: experiencing is understanding!Get up close and personal with contemporary art. The OCC opens its doors to schoolchildren, so they can take a new look at the art and culture of today.
It's contemporary and it's definitely the art that addresses our present. So don't be scared of contemporary art—get to know it, talk about it, and let it win you over.23 October 2017 - 15 April 2018
Free admission
SCHOOLS
Backpack JournalismFor independent journalists!
You've already got a backpack, a smartphone and a laptop. This year, you'll get the training and the inspiration you need to start out as a reporter.9 November 2017 - 18 May 2018
09:30Free admission
SCHOOLS
The Genuine Play
There is a game that does not need screens, dolls, balls, paraphernalia, manuals, and batteries. It only needs bodies, sliding, somersaults, and laughter.6 November 2017 - 22 May 2018
11:00Free admission
SCHOOLS
Driples & TripletsFor yet another year, a production of the Onassis Cultural Centre goes to schools throughout Greece.
You are holding your ticket. The space is ready. There are a lot of people, all in their places. Here are the protagonists too, ready to do their best! You are clapping your hands. What will happen? What are you going to see? Will it be a match or a show?10 January - 11 May 2018
Participation cost: Free
SCHOOLS
Discovering the art of sound and imageThrough "Interfaces", the international interdisciplinary new music programme
You might not believe it, you may never have heard of such a thing, but it's true all the same... Within the space of just four months, you can take a dive deep into the world of contemporary art and create contemporary music inspired by a work of art.13 April - 15 April 2018
Upper StageFree admission
SCHOOLS
Onassis Youth Festival 2018The festival for the most dynamic generation: teenagers. We give a voice to those who are already our future today.
Imagine Antigone as a teenager quarrelling with her family, Oedipus falling in love with his teacher, Helen of Troy suing for divorce, or Prometheus Bound punished for doing what he thought was right...28 April - 10 June 2018
11:00FAMILIES
Fancy a stroll through the city?Parents and children discover the city together
Children take their parents by the hand and walk with them through the OCC's local neighborhoods. Book your own family stroll round Neos Kosmos and Koukaki.20 April 2018
Main Stage15 €
For further information and to purchase tickets:
www.ebge.grDESIGN
EBGE 2018Greek Graphic Design & Illustration Awards
The Greek Graphic Design & Illustration Awards (GGDA) bring together, evaluate and award Greece’s best work in the sphere of visual communication.