The story of the Polytechnic Uprising began in ’73, etched in blood, carried in songs, shouted in slogans. Fifty years on, it is still being written in the rhymes and colours of street art. The walls of the downtown Athens neighbourhood of Exarchia keep their own diary, a living archive of memory, p...
Acrobat–performer Manouk Karytotakis, dancer–acrobat Natalia Barous, and project manager Peggy Tsolakaki from the Cirkelin collective join “Ariadni’s Thread” to discuss the art of contemporary circus in Greece.
On this episode of "Wander Words" we journey to Vytina, one of the most beautiful and picturesque mountain villages of the Peloponnese! Just two hours from Athens, Vytina lies on the slopes of Mount Mainalon, in the region of Mountainous Gortynia — a quintessential Arcadian village.
Together with A...
In 1940, Greece said “Ohi” — “No” — to the Italian ambassador’s ultimatum.In 2025, the ultimatums arrive differently: through burnout, greenwashing, and the quiet normalization of the absurd.
Three distinguished figures of contemporary Greek cinema — Lefteris Charitos, Giorgos Avgeropoulos, and...
In the first half of the episode of “Wander Words" dedicated to the region of Agrafa, Ioulia Karapataki speaks just before setting off on her European tour — with stops in Berlin, Luxembourg, Düsseldorf, Amsterdam, and London. The talented artist talks with Ariadni-Sophia Kouri not only about concerts, expe...
Agrafa — a rugged, almost untouched landscape that still preserves the rhythm and self-sufficiency of another era — stands as a symbol of resilience, freedom, and harmony with nature.
In the first half of the show, Ioulia Karapataki, just before setting off on her European tour, speaks with Ariadni-Sofia Kou...
“Ariadne’s Thread” hosts Alexandros Tzovani on the occasion of the tribute concert marking the 100th anniversary of Mikis Theodorakis’ birth, which will take place the same day at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Vienna, under the auspices of the Greek Embassy in Vienna and the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Austria.
Our destination today is the Greek–Albanian frontier — a land where borders tell stories. We travel from the drawing of the boundary line to Metaxas’s “Ohi,” Greece’s entry into the Second World War, and the resistance of the Greek people — from «Πολεμούσαμε απ’ το βράδυ ως το πρωί» to «Ας κρατήσουν οι χορο...
There are artists who look at the city – and others who study it. From the walls of Thessaloniki and installations in abandoned factories to museum halls and contemporary galleries, we meet an artist who moves effortlessly between beauty and decay, the ephemeral and the eternal, humour, irony, and ac...
In Thessaloniki, people drink their coffee slowly. Here, when the clock strikes 18:00, it really means 18:30. Life moves at its own pace - unhurried, easy, open. You walk through layers upon layers of 23 centuries of history, while the seafront feels like the city’s living room: students, friends, street musicians, couples, joggers - everyone belongs.
Rebetiko rhythms blending with tsampouna, gypsy rock and bohemian chic, explosive riffs and distorted power chords, artful melodies that become bridges to new musical adventures…Authentic, charismatic, and remarkably engaging, Vasiliki Michalopoulou joins “Ariadni’s Thread”, for a conversation filled with...
From hip-hop culture to the concert halls of the Athens Concert Hall and the Onassis Stegi, Giorgos Gargalas is opening new pathways in the very concept of sound. The beatboxer joins the program “Ariadni’s Thread” to explain how, through experiments with voices, breathing, acoustic and electronic instruments, he merges art with science, searches for freedom, and creates unique soundscapes.
Five episodes of “Wander Words” devoted to Crete were simply not enough—this island has so much to share. That’s why we return with one extra director’s cut episode, gathering all the stories we didn’t have time to tell.
Two remarkable women – producer Maria Papalambrou (Robin4rts) and Mero Kececioglu - driving force behind Greek Action in Africa - join “Ariadni’s Thread” in an episode that carries us beyond the limits of time, to where creation touches the infinite.
Our journey through Crete comes to an end in the region of Chania, where myths and legends meet history.
The program hosts Anna Makri, artist, curator of the exhibition and founder of the collective and Danae-Maria Lyratzi, photographer, ahead of the group exhibition “Ξένοι (xénoi): foreigners”.
Rethymno has a charm of its own: a canvas where city life, nature, and culture don’t simply coexist, but blend together like a good glass of raki – it burns, it warms, it intoxicates, and always leaves you wanting more.
The 13th Handmade & Recycled Theater Festival is here!
The annual celebration that has reminded us for 13 years what it truly means to “take art into our own hands" is back. From 17 to 28 September, Kerameikos comes alive once again with theater, dance, acrobatics, music, workshops, and an e...
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