A new hub of artistic events, research, thinking & creativity
Breaking new ground
This year, for the first time in its history, the Athens & Epidaurus Festival expands its activities throughout the autumn and winter season, introducing a series of research initiatives and collaborations, named after the well-known architectural term Open Plan; a term carrying connotations of open space, flow, freedom of thought and movement.
As with open plan spaces, this set of initiatives launched by the Festival suggests a new way of being together, of breaking down boundaries and barriers.
Our mission statement
The Festival events under the Open Plan umbrella – workshops, masterclasses, performances, webinars and original artistic works – are addressed both to professional artists and to the public at large, regardless of age. True to the flexible character of this new project, the majority of the Open Plan events are specially designed to be conducted online, digitally bridging the physical distance that separates us all due to the ongoing pandemic and bringing us all together in a virtual, open space, a terrain of creativity and exchange of ideas.
Goals
The Open Plan programme, which is free of charge, fulfils three basic goals that pervade our entire programming.
First of all, it gives us a foretaste of the Festival programme that will be realised in the summer of 2021, in the form of two thematic sections that had already been announced in the original 2020 programme, focusing on experimental and electronic music (Chronotopia, held in collaboration with the Berlin-based CTM Festival and Goethe-Institut Athen) and hip hop and street dance culture (Layers of Street).
Secondly, the programme brings attention to ancient drama, connecting it with contemporary art and daily practice. Thirdly, Open Plan caters for artists (directors, dancers, actors, choreographers, musicians, dramaturges etc.) and their longing to be active again and hone their tools amid this year’s difficult circumstances. Last but not least, Open Plan is also targeted at a broader audience of all ages, encouraging them to create their own works of art.
Thirdly, by eliminating the distance between artists and audiences, by foregrounding creativity and artistic research as fields of expression accessible by everyone, the programme aspires to foster a creatively engaged audience that will jointly shape the Festival’s artistic identity.
Events
The Festival events under the Open Plan umbrella – workshops, masterclasses, performances, webinars and original artistic works – are addressed both to professional artists and to the public at large, regardless of age
Open Plan News
Open Plan 2022
The Athens Epidaurus Festival bids farewell to 2021 by looking forward to the upcoming events of 2022
Open Plan | Chronotopia: Open online lectures for all, on March 29th, 30th, 31st
March 29, 2021, 18.00 - 19.30: Andrey Smirnov March [...]
Ancient Future Solo: The educational dance workshop for adolescents was completed
Watch the promo video and excerpts from the educational dance workshop by Marianna Kavallieratos
Athens Epidaurus Festival is funded by the Ministry of Culture & Sports
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