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New Year’s Eve under the Acropolis of Athens
In the framework of the events planned by the Municipality of Athens for New Year’s Eve, the city center will become a melting pot of inhabitants and tourists in the sounds of festive music. The special, last evening of the year will be further portrayed by various theatrical events to complement the celebrations.
The events are scheduled to begin at noon on Tuesday and visitors down-town can discover musical and theatrical festivities at various corners of the city.
The program of events in detail
Varvakios Square
14:00 Alexandros Arkadopoulos - clarinet band
Neos Kosmos Metro Station
14:00 Dorόs (eastern sounds - traditional)
Kolonaki Square
15:00 L’Anima string quartet
Municipal Market of Kipseli (Fokionos Negri Street)
16:00 Diminuita Swing Trio and swing dancers
Merkouri Square in Petralona district
16:30 Flamenco music and dance by “Symmetria”
Keramikos Metro Station
17:00 Felino Tango
Ermou Street (Monastiraki quarter & Syntagma)
18:00 Philharmonic Orchestra of the Municipality of Athens
Syntagma Square
20:00 Choir of the Municipality of Athens
21:00 Stringless (a capella group)
Ermou Pedestrianized Area (Thisio)
20:00 composer Mimis Plessas and the Municipality of Athens Big Band
21:00 Mode Plagal (Jazz - Fusion music)
Dionissiou Areopagitou Pedestrianized Area
20:00 Encardia
21:00 Muchatrela
22:00 Nikos Touliatos’ “Ichodrasi” and the Battuca percussion groups in a musical marching from Dionissiou Areopagitou Pedestrian street towards the Thisio Central Stage
Central Stage – Thisio
22:00 Fide Koksal, Nasos Sopilis and music band
22:20 Symphonic Orchestra of Municipality of Athens
Soloists: M. Psiras, L. Messini, Eleni Peta and Vassilis Lekas
Impressive performance by Stringless
Bright welcoming of 2014 with fireworks alongside the sounds of the drums of the Symphonic Orchestra of the Municipality of Athens and other percussion groups plus New Year’s “Calanda” Carols by all the participating artists together.
00:05 Nikos Portokaloglou
01:00 Giota Nega and Gerasimos Andreatos
The “Antosi” theatrical group will participate in the New Year’s Eve celebrations with a series of small, improvised and scripted happenings.
Source: tovima.gr
