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20 \u2013 26 July 2026 | Athens \u2013 Epidaurus \u2013 Kalamata<\/h3>\n

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Athens Epidaurus Festival \u2013 National Theatre of Greece \u2013 Kalamata International Dance Festival<\/p>\n

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<\/span>SYSTEMA \u2013 For the Greek Performing Arts<\/span><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css_animation=”zoomIn” css=””]Three of Greece\u2019s foremost cultural institutions \u2013 the\u00a0<\/span>Athens Epidaurus Festival<\/b>, the\u00a0<\/span>National Theatre of Greece<\/b>, and the\u00a0<\/span>Kalamata International Dance Festival\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 join forces to inaugurate\u00a0<\/span>SYSTEMA \u2013 For the Greek Performing Arts<\/b>, a\u00a0newly established and expanded platform dedicated to the acquaintance of\u00a0the international performing arts scene\u00a0with contemporary Greek creation, as well as its diffusion and further promotion to audiences worldwide.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Conceived as a dynamic interface between artists and the global performing arts landscape,\u00a0<\/span>SYSTEMA<\/b>\u00a0fosters meaningful connections with theatres, festivals, networks, and audiences worldwide. In broadening the representation of Greece\u2019s performing arts, the initiative incorporates productions from the independent theatre and dance scene \u2013 a vital engine of artistic innovation and experimentation \u2013 while also amplifying domestic artistic production, offering the opportunity for its international promotion within a coherent forward-looking framework. Its inaugural edition introduces both independent theatre productions and dance works drom Athens and Thessaloniki, as placeholders for the future inclusion of many more, responding to a longstanding need and signalling both immediate ambition and its commitment to a long-term vision.<\/span><\/p>\n

SYSTEMA<\/b>\u00a0builds upon the strong international foundations established by\u00a0<\/span>grape \u2013 Greek Agora of Performance\u00a02023\u2013 2025\u00a0<\/b>by the Athens Epidaurus Festival and the\u00a0<\/span>NT<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>Showcase 2023\u2013 2025<\/b>\u00a0by the National Theatre of Greece; two initiatives that have welcomed more than 250 artistic directors, curators, and journalists from esteemed cultural organisations and media outlets across 40 countries. Performances presented within these frameworks have toured extensively, reaching approximately 70 stages across Europe, Asia, the United States, and Canada.<\/span><\/p>\n

Through the strategic alignment of the two organisations with the\u00a0<\/span>Kalamata International Dance Festival<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Greece\u2019s leading organisation for contemporary dance, SYSTEMA\u00a0embodies a tangible gesture of collaborative ethos, a pivotal move in cultural policy through sustained partnerships,<\/span> aimed at amplifying the resonance of Greek performing arts beyond national borders.<\/span><\/p>\n

From 20 to 26 July 2026,<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>SYSTEMA\u00a0<\/b>will unfold as a dense seven-day showcase across Athens, Epidaurus, and Kalamata, bringing together international delegates, artists and the wider public. The platform\u2019s programme extends beyond the main programme of performances to encompass networking events, pitching sessions, curated music encounters and special performances, cultivating fertile ground for dialogue and exchange between artists and professionals, while offering insights into Greece\u2019s evolving cultural ecosystem \u2013 including small-scale, large-scale, indoor, and open-air productions in three different landmark cities.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The name <\/span>systema<\/span><\/i> derived from the Ancient Greek\u00a0<\/span>\u03c3\u03cd\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1<\/span><\/i>\u00a0(<\/span>s\u00fast\u0113ma<\/span><\/i>)<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>denotes the coming together of interrelated components into a unified whole. True to its etymology, the initiative operates as a living mechanism: an alliance of institutions and practitioners working in concert to secure a sustained and visible international presence for Greek performing arts.\u00a0<\/span>SYSTEMA<\/b>\u00a0thus becomes both a platform and a mission, one that nourishes a shared space of communication, connection and dissemination, a mechanism for cultural stimulation and continuity.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1775688961340{margin-top: 50px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column]

<\/span>SYSTEMA 2026<\/span><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css_animation=”zoomIn” css=””]In its first edition, SYSTEMA<\/strong> presents nineteen theatre and dance performances across historic venues in Athens, Epidaurus, and Kalamata. These include the notable Ziller building of the National Theatre of Greece; the landmark industrial complex Peiraios 260, the iconic Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, and the Little Theatre of Ancient Epidaurus of the Athens Epidaurus Festival; and the unique Kalamata Dance Megaron, alongside a constellation of Athens\u2019 vibrant performing arts spaces.<\/p>\n

Carefully curated, SYSTEMA<\/strong> captures both the urgency and the diversity of Greece\u2019s performing arts scene today. The selected works engage with themes of memory and temporality, the feminine experience, and the body as a site of tension and negotiation, while probing questions of collective identity, power, and political resistance. Through a wide spectrum of dramaturgical approaches \u2013 including reimagined stagings of texts by Aristophanes, Euripides, Eug\u00e8ne Ionesco, and Guillaume Poix \u2013 the performances offer new perspectives and forge non-linear narratives, inviting a dynamic interplay between stage and audience.<\/p>\n

Without shying away from the complexities of our time, the featured artists confront pressing concerns such as consumption, greed, alienation, and existential uncertainty, while opening new avenues for reflecting on humanity\u2019s relationship with nature, the animal world, the necessity of critical and creative thinking and the fragility of life. Bridging local specificity with global concerns, SYSTEMA<\/strong> ultimately affirms the enduring human impulse toward shared experience and coexistence, extending a brave invitation to engage, reflect, and reimagine the conditions of our collective future.<\/p>\n

The artists featured in SYSTEMA 2026<\/strong> are:<\/p>\n

Zoe Efstathiou (dance), Maria Hassabi (dance), Iris Karayan (dance), Nikos Karathanos & Foivos Delivorias (theatre), Dimitris Karantzas (theatre), Marilena Katranidou (theatre), Lena Kitsopoulou (theatre), Christiana Kosiari (dance), Thanassis Kritsakis (theatre), Panos Malactos (dance), Kornilios Selamsis & Haris Fragoulis (music-theatre), Maria Panourgia (theatre), Konstantinos Papanikolaou (dance), Ioanna Portolou\/ Griff\u00f3n dance co (dance), Garage21 | Mary Rantou & Evangelia Rantou (dance), Christos Theodoridis (theatre), Efthimis Theou (performance-archaeology), Adonis Vais (dance) and Yorgos Vourdamis (theatre).<\/p>\n

Additionally, within the framework of SYSTEMA<\/strong>, a parallel program is proposed, consisting of a series of special events, including: a curated series of live music performances after midnight in a celebratory spirit titled AFTER, as well as two distinct experiences in Epidaurus and Kalamata.<\/p>\n

A) Narrative Archaeology: The Body and the Mystery of Healing, at the Archaeological Site of Ancient Epidaurus, presented by the Athens Epidaurus Festival.
B) The closing performance of the Kalamata International Dance Festival, To Have Been So Close So Many Times, by Giorgos Koumentakis, presented by the Greek National Opera Ballet.<\/p>\n

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Exclusive Sponsors of SYSTEMA<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"mastercard-nbg\"<\/p>\n

SYSTEMA<\/strong> is supported by the exclusive sponsorship of the National Bank of Greece \u2013 Mastercard. Their sponsorship towards SYSTEMA, this joint initiative by the three leading institutions, makes possible the continuation and expansion of a platform of international scope that contributes to strengthening Greece\u2019s cultural footprint on a global level. Their support \u2013 first from 2023 to 2025 within the framework of grape \u2013 and currently through SYSTEMA<\/strong> reflects a continuous investment in promoting the promotion of contemporary Greek creativity abroad.<\/p>\n

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Audience Awards by National Bank of Greece \u2013 Mastercard<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Within the framework of SYSTEMA<\/strong>, the National Bank of Greece\u2014Mastercard continue for a fourth consecutive year the intiative of the Audience Awards, aiming to highlight the audience\u2019s favorite performances. The public will have the opportunity to participate actively by voting for the performances that moved, inspired, or challenged them, turning the voting process into a tool for reflection and personal connection with art. The awarded artists will have the opportunity to participate in international networking and artistic residency programs, as well as educational seminars, professional development initiatives, and more.<\/p>\n

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International Touring Support Fund by National Bank of Greece \u2013 Mastercard<\/strong><\/p>\n

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At the same time, the National Bank of Greece\u2014Mastercard Touring Support Fund is being established for the first time. It is addressed to all participating artists in SYSTEMA, regardless of the outcome of the audience vote, and serves as a source of support for the international touring invitations of the platform\u2019s performances.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1776260465575{margin-top: 50px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column]

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Yorgos Vourdamis<\/strong>
\nNojaveland<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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18 \u2013 21 July
\nA chamber western
\nby Giannis Aposkitis
\nTHEATRE 104<\/p>\n

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Marilena Katranidou<\/strong>
\nThe Bald Soprano<\/strong><\/em>
\n20 \u2013 23 July<\/p>\n

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\u2013 It happens sometimes \u2013
\nBased on the play by Eugene Ionesco
\nALKMINI THEATRE<\/p>\n

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Lena Kitsopoulou<\/strong>
\nBacchae<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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20 \u2013 22 July<\/p>\n

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PEIRAIOS 260 \u2013 HALL D<\/p>\n

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Thanasis Kritsakis<\/strong>
\nMichel: Exercises in Mortality<\/strong><\/em>
\n21 \u2013 23 July<\/p>\n

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SYCHRONO THEATRO<\/p>\n

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Christos Theodoridis<\/strong>
\nSacred<\/strong>
\nby Guillaume Poix, from an idea by Lorraine de Sagazan<\/em><\/p>\n

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22 & 23 July
\nZILLER BUILDING \u2013 NIKOS KOURKOULOS NEW STAGE<\/p>\n

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Efthimis Theou<\/strong>
\nFRAGMENTS: Euripides<\/strong><\/em>
\n22 July<\/p>\n

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SCHOOL OF ATHENS \u2013 IRENE PAPAS<\/p>\n

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Maria Hassabi<\/strong>
\nUs<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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22 & 23 July<\/p>\n

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PEIRAIOS 260 \u2013 HALL H<\/p>\n

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Maria Hassabi<\/strong>
\nWhen Did Silence Get This Loud?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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22 \u2013 24 July<\/p>\n

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PEIRAIOS 260 \u2013 HALL E<\/p>\n

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Panos Malactos<\/strong>
\nBrightest Heroine<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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22 \u2013 24 July<\/p>\n

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PEIRAIOS 260 \u2013 HALL B<\/p>\n

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Christiana Kosiari<\/strong>
\nKoliva<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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22 \u2013 24 July<\/p>\n

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PEIRAIOS 260 \u2013 HALL B<\/p>\n

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Maria Panourgia\/strong>
\nDoll<\/strong>
\nbased on A Doll\u2019s House by Henrik Ibsen<\/em><\/p>\n

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23 July<\/p>\n

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ZILLER BUILDING \u2013 MAIN STAGE<\/p>\n

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Dimitris Karantzas<\/strong>
\nAlcestis<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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23 July<\/p>\n

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MELINA MERCOURI VRACHON THEATRE, VIRONAS<\/p>\n

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Nikos Karathanos
\nEirene (Peace)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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24 & 25 July<\/p>\n

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ANCIENT THEATRE OF EPIDAURUS<\/p>\n

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Kornilios Selamsis \u2013 Haris Fragoulis
\n1961<\/em><\/strong>
\nA sonic excursion to the ruins of the present<\/em>
\nOne actress, two voices, six instruments<\/em><\/p>\n

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24 & 25 jULY
\nLITTLE THEATRE OF ANCIENT EPIDAURUS<\/p>\n

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Konstantinos Papanikolaou<\/strong>
\n\u0391 User\u2019s Manual<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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25 July<\/p>\n

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KALAMATA DANCE MEGARON \/ ALTERNATIVE STAGE<\/p>\n

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Adonis Vais<\/strong>
\nLunar Seaga<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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25 July<\/p>\n

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KALAMATA DANCE MEGARON \/ ALTERNATIVE STAGE<\/p>\n

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GARAGE21<\/strong>
\nMountains<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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25 July<\/p>\n

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KALAMATA DANCE MEGARON \/ ALTERNATIVE STAGE<\/p>\n

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Iris Karayan<\/strong>
\nWhat are the bodies of our time?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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26 July<\/p>\n

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KALAMATA DANCE MEGARON \/ ALTERNATIVE STAGE<\/p>\n

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Ioanna Portolou \/ Griff\u00f3n Dance co.<\/strong>
\nSuperstar<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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26 July<\/p>\n

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KALAMATA DANCE MEGARON \/ ALTERNATIVE STAGE<\/p>\n

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<\/span>PARALLEL PROGRAMME<\/span><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]20 July<\/p>\n

AFTER MIDNIGHT MUSIC PERFORMANCES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nikkolas Dashy DJ set<\/a><\/p>\n

PEIRAIOS 260 \u2013 PLATEA[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]22 July<\/p>\n

AFTER MIDNIGHT MUSIC PERFORMANCES<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0392illie Kark<\/a><\/p>\n

PEIRAIOS 260 \u2013 PLATEA[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]25 July<\/p>\n

ATHENS EPIDAURUS FESTIVAL<\/strong><\/p>\n

Narrative Archaeology<\/p>\n

Epidaurus \u2013 The body and the mystery of healing<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF EPIDAURUS \u2013 ASCLEPIEION[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]25 & 26 July<\/p>\n

DANCING ON SCREEN<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vitoria Kotsalou<\/strong><\/p>\n

BARE under<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Ioanna Paraskevopoulou<\/strong><\/p>\n

All She Likes is Popping Bubble Wrap<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

KALAMATA DANCE MEGARON[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]26 July<\/p>\n

OFFSTAGE ENCOUNTERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

The unstable ground of today\u2019s dance practices<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

KALAMATA DANCE MEGARON \/ FOYER[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]26 July<\/p>\n

KIDF32 MAIN PROGRAMME \u2013 CLOSING PERFORMANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n

GREEK NATIONAL OPERA BALLET & GIORGOS KOUMENDAKIS<\/p>\n

To Have Been So Close So Many Times<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

KALAMATA DANCE MEGARON \/ MAIN STAGE[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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