9th International Andros Festival

9 Fest poster 2023

Let’s meet on Andros island from July 3th to August 25th, 2023

For the 9th year, Andros welcomes the International Andros Festival from July 30 to August 25, 2023, under the artistic direction of Panteli Voulgaris.

The Open Theater of Chora will host some of the most important theatrical performances and concerts of the summer, as well as artistic activities by local organizations.

In order of appearance on the stage of the Open Theater, giving unique moments to the spectators, residents and visitors of Andros: Manolis Mitsias, Karyofyllia Karabetis, Grigoris Valtinos, Panos Vlachos, George Emmanuel Lazaridis, Christos Grimbas, Yiannis, Grimbas, S. Yiannis Stankoglou , Alcinoos Ioannidis, Dimitris Kataleifos, the children’s stage of Dimitris Adamis as well as the Andros Music Association (MOU.SA), the amateur troupe Alalum and many others.

A special place in this year’s program is the screening of the short films curated by Pantelis Voulgaris entitled “Old Friends – First Pictures” and will be held at the Cinema Court of Andros Film Club.

The Festival is organized by A.M.K.E. “Friends of Andros Festival”, with the support of Andriots and non-sponsors, volunteers, employees and the Municipality of Andros.

The Andros International Festival is not just an institution, it is a unique experience that deserves to be lived by those who love culture, arts and nature.

There are many interesting proposals for participation in the Festival again this year, the 9th year of the event.

We chose based on a combination of several criteria with the aim of creating a quality and at the same time attractive program for the viewers.

A lot of beautiful work was left out, I wish August could hold more. In previous years, almost all the important artistic figures, almost all the great actors, musicians and people of art in general have passed through the stone theater.

Thanks to the Festival, Andros ceased to be deprived of such performances, it entered the map of the cultural summer throughout Greece. And this year we will meet on a date with good theater, good music, good cinematographic images. And as always with the new events of local artistic bodies.

Always, our partners and I are anxious about people’s opinion.

I wish the people of Andros and the visitors of the island to live beautiful evenings, to see the joy and emotion on their faces again, to hear the applause for the artists on stage again.

 

The Artistic Director
Pantelis Voulgaris

The People

The International Festival of Andros is organised by the Non-profit Company ‘Friends of the Festival of Andros’ under the auspices of the municipality of Andros.

Artistic director: Pantelis Voulgaris

Production director: Anastasia Kavallari

Lighting designer & supervisor: Yiannis Vollelis

Sound system designer &audio supervisor: Thodoris Papanikolaou

Assistant sound engineer: Zisis Tona

Media relations manager: Anzelika Kapsabeli

Photography: Maria Lambriadou

Social Media: Anna Voulgari

Graphic designer: kiss my art

Video promo: ΠΑΝΚ TANK

Production: KAΡΤ

Editing of the english text: Niki Karagianni

Site administration: Michael Voulgaris | silentforce digital reflections

The Programme

Sunday 30 July / 21:00
CONCERT: OUR POETS SING TO US / Manolis Mitsias & Karyofyllia Karabeti

Tuesday 1 August / 21:00
CONCERT: come for tonight… / CHAMBER CHOIR OF KOZANI, Mixed Choir of Andros’ Music Association & ORCHESTRA OF D. DIMOPOULOS’ CONSERVATORY

Thursday 3 August, – Friday 4 August – Saturday 5 August / 21:00
SCREENING OF SHORT FILMS: OLD FRIENDS – FIRST IMAGES / CURATED by p. voulgaris – ANDROS FILM CLUB – CINé AVLI

Sunday 6 August / 21:00
CONCERT: ON THE PATHS OF OPERA / SOLOISTS KATIA PASCHOU & NIKOS STEFANOU, WITH THE Philharmonic Orchestra of ANDROS’ Music Association

Wednesday 9 August / 21:00
THEATRICAL PLAY: ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST (Directed by Y. KAKLEAS)

Friday 11 August / 21:00
CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT: AT THE EDGE OF Romanticism / GIORGOS EMMANOUIL LAZARIDIS (PIANO) & CHRISTOS GRIBAS (CELLO)

Sunday 13 August / 21:00
CONCERT: STEFANOS KORKOLIS – 35 YEARS OF MUSIC

Wednesday 16 August / 21:00
THEATRICAL PLAY: Jean Anouilh’s Antigone (Directed by M. PROTOPAPPA)

Friday 18 August / 21:00
THEATRICAL PLAY: Oedipus Rex (Directed by S. Kakalas)

Sunday 20 August / 21:00
Children’s Theatrical Play: Nils Holgersson’s Wonderful Journey (Directed by D. ADAMIS)

Tuesday 22 August / 21:00
CONCERT: ALKINOOS IOANNIDIS SOLO

Wednesday 23 August / 21:00
THEATRICAL PLAY: Oedipus at Colonus (Directed by G. SKEVAS)

Friday 25 August / 21:00
THEATRICAL PLAY: Agamemnon (DIRECTED BY THEONI REID) – ALALOUM AMATEUR TROUP OF ANDROS