“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...
Heraklion, Crete - today’s destination - is the island’s largest city. Built upon successive layers of civilizations, it harmoniously blends tradition with the pulse of a vibrant Mediterranean metropolis, offering a multi-layered cultural experience for everyone.
Guests on the program include Dr....
On 7 July, 2025, setting out from Volos, an international and intergenerational crew of seafarers, scientists and artists embarked on a voyage from the Sporades to the Cyclades, and from Corfu to Zakynthos, making stops at selected ports, marinas, and anchorages. The mission: to promote the protection...
A land full of contrasts – the deep blue of the sea blends with the colors of the hinterland, mountain peaks rise beside sand dunes and rugged slopes, and small villages become the most vivid brushstrokes on a canvas balancing between the wild and the tender... As we mentioned last week, the feature o...
Crete… the largest island of Greece…Crete, an ark of rare natural beauty and history.
Starting from the capital of each prefecture, we will wander through the most exotic, the busiest, and the most fascinating places, in a series of episodes dedicated to Crete.In today’s episode, we will first look ...
At the very moment when the business world and the media are cultivating a new storytelling around the humble cucumber-and-tomato salad – where cucumber becomes a sun in slices, tomato a ruby of the garden melting into olive oil, and feta a small manifesto of Mediterranean life – public opinion, on ...
This Friday, August 15, 2025, we celebrate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven, with joyful melodies by the “In Excelsis Orchestra” and “Sýnagma”, as part of the musical performance “Cause for Joy”, in a soundscape that uniquely combines the sanctity of tradition with the vibrancy of a contemp...
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