If you are in Athens and looking for some cool events to attend, you are in the right place, as we’ve rounded up the best of what’s on this weekend in the Greek capital.
Jimmy Carr | Terribly Funny 2.0
One of the most successful and distinguished stand-up comedians in the world, Jimmy Carr returns to Athens with his dark humor and outrageous jokes for a unique show. The award-winning comedian will present his latest stand-up comedy tour, “Terribly Funny 2.0,” with jokes about all kinds of “terrible” things that may have happened to you or people you know!
Entry: €35
Date & Time: Saturday 25 November, 7 am
Address: Christmas Theater, Ave Veikou
Tickets: more.com
Le Presbyter | Ballet for Life Bejart Ballet Lausanne
Created in 1997 by the late great Maurice Béjart, this contemporary ballet is one of his most famous pieces that’s been performed. Paying tribute to three people who died too young – Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, composer Mozart and former Béjart Ballet principal dancer Jorge Donn – it’s set to the music of Queen and Mozart and features talented dancers in a ballet designed to express optimism and the hope that, as Mercury sang, the show must go on.
Entry: €25-€95
Date & Time: Saturday 25 November, 9 am, Sunday 26 November 5 am
Address: ATHENS MUSIC HALL – Vas. Sofias & Kokkali 1, Athens
Tickets: webticketsmegaron.gr
Mall Grab Party
Australian producer Mall Grab, one of the modern titans of the electronic music scene and the world’s most sought-after DJs, arrives in Athens and promises to rock the Greek capital, as only he knows how, as part of the EDEN parties at the Athens Conservatory. The party will kick off with high-energy producer I.Jordan, self-proclaimed “rising global nightlife queer icon” Chloe Caillet and Eden favourite Jay Jay.
Entry: €17-25
Date & Time: Sunday 26 November 2023, 4 pm-midnight
Address: The Athens Conservatory, Rigillis & 17-19 Vasileos Georgiou B, Pangrati
Tickets: more.com
Constantinopoliad | Sister Sylvester – Nadah El Shazly
This unique presentation features a handmade book, read collectively by the audience inside a sound installation. A response to the archive of the poet Constantine Cavafy, the work is inspired by the blank and torn-out pages in “Constantinopoliad, an epic”, a journal that the teenage Cavafy began when he and his family fled Alexandria.
Entry: Free with entrance tickets
Date & Time: 25-26 November | Wednesday-Sunday 8.30pm
Address: Onassis Stegi, 107-109 Syggrou Avenue, Neos Kosmos
Website: onassis.org
Retrospective
“The usefulness of the painter lies in the composition and formulation of the generally accepted mythology of his time,” was a key phrase in the life of Spyros Koukoulomatis. The famous painter with his strong vision influenced by expressionism and surrealism infused his creations with symbols from Greek mythology to underline contemporary social issues with a deep interest in human nature. “Retrospective” is the first exhibition organised in Athens, since the painter’s death in 1995, and it presents around a hundred works from his oeuvre. It’s a rare opportunity to admire his creations and to dive into his imaginary world.
Entry: Free
Date & Time: 25-26 November 2023, Tuesday-Friday 11 am-7 pm, Weekend 10 am-3 pm
Address: Melina Mercouri Cultural Center, 66 Heraklidon, Athens
