Wander Words: Christmas Destinations – Rovaniemi, Oneiroupoli (Drama), Southern Italy | 09 Jan. 2026
The holidays may be over, but Christmas is still something wonderful—and we can hold on to it a little longer by talking about all the things that make it so special. Rovaniemi, Oneiroupoli - Drama, and Southern Italy: three enchanting places that take on an entirely different magic at Christmas time.
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Social circus is a contemporary, participatory form of art and education that uses circus techniques—not for spectacle, but for empowerment. Through workshops and programmes, children, adolescents, and adults—often from vulnerable or marginalised groups—learn acrobatics, juggling, balance, dance, clown...
On Christmas Day, 25 December 2025, we set stories gently aside and make space for sound — for those sounds that return each December like an old friend: Christmas carols.
In this festive episode of “Ariadni’s Thread”, a special live performance brings carols to life as we love them most: through...
Social circus is a contemporary, participatory form of art and education that uses circus techniques—not for spectacle, but for empowerment. Through workshops and programmes, children, adolescents, and adults—often from vulnerable or marginalised groups—learn acrobatics, juggling, balance, dance, clown...
We have well and truly entered the Christmas season, so it’s time to talk about festive destinations and start packing our bags. Three destinations, three wonderful places to spend the holidays. We travel with Ariadni-Sofia Kouri from the imperial halls of Vienna, to the festive lights of the Mill o...
Voice of Greece’s program “Ariadni’s Thread” with Ariadni-Sofia Kouri welcomes Yannis Economides —one of the leading figures in contemporary Greek cinema and and a filmmaker widely recognized for his unflinching portrayal of reality. On the occasion of his new film, Broken Vein, a landmark work in h...
Visual arsit Anna Dimitriou aka ‘Candyblue’ joins “Ariadni’s Thread” for a conversation that weaves together images, memories, and digital storytelling into a single artful universe.An artist with a distinctive presence in contemporary collage and a signature pop-poetic vibe, Anna Dimitriou talks about he...
Nikoleta Filippaki grew up on Chios, in an environment where music was a way of life and Byzantine tradition a constant source of inspiration. Today, she follows her own musical path.
Produced and presented by Ariadni-Sofia Kouri
We travel with Ariadni-Sofia Kouri to Corfu… From the nymph Korkyra and Homer’s Phaeacians to the Venetian kantounia and Corfu-fusion bucatini in a bao bun, Corfu stands out for its cosmopolitan aura and its harmonious blend of influences.
Special guests: Spyros Prosoparis, conductor, composer, and...
Three artists — one shared compass: to listen to nature and distill its voice into beauty through their art.
Visual artist Anastasia Gkinaki approaches flowers the way one approaches a human being: with curiosity, with reverence, and with a genuine wish to hear what they have to say.
Tasos K...
Mist hanging low… reflections on the still lake… local pies and tsipouro… little boats, theatre, strolls through the narrow cobbled lanes, rowing on calm waters. Ioannina has that dreamy, cinematic style that blends into a captivating, melancholic mix.
In this episode, we travel with Ariadni-Sofia Kouri...
“Ariadni’s Thread” welcomes singer Natalia Kotsani and accordionist Vaggelis Papageorgiou for a two-hour tribute marking the anniversary of freedom – with songs that have carried the meaning of resistance across generations.
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...
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