Epidaurus

A team of 48 scientists from seven universities and research institutions have begun identifying and recording the many different species of plants and animals that have taken refuge in archaeological sites such as Delos (photo), the Ancient Agora in Athens, Epidaurus and Acrocorinth. Thanks to their special protection conditions, the ruins provide shelter to a multitude of life forms.

The Athens and Epidaurus Festivals released a statement on Monday announcing that noted actor and director George Kimoulis will not feature in this year's lineup as originally planned. The decision, it said, was taken in the wake of multiple accusations of mental and verbal abuse by colleagues.

The annual Philippi Festival brings life to the ancient theater and showcases the city's history, traditions and cultural output. The program includes work by artists from every genre who are based in Kavala, a number of productions that featured at the Athens and Epidaurus festivals, plays by the Greek and Cypriot state theater companies, concerts, as well as art exhibitions.

Aeschylus' "Agamemnon" takes center stage next weekend at the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus as part of the Athens and Epidaurus Festival. Plotting, unfortunate fates and morality loom large in the first play of the "Oresteia" trilogy, which focuses on the return of Agamemnon to his kingdom and family. The play will be in Greek with English surtitles. Both performances begin at 9 p.m.

Performances by Sting and Bill Murray are the main highlights of this year's Athens and Epidaurus Festival, whose program was unveiled on Monday by artistic director Vangelis Theodoropoulos.

You could be forgiven for thinking that a typical night out in Athens involves, more or less, a dive into the delectable local cuisine, copious wine consumption, and impromptu merriment. This, after all, has been part of the benign stereotype for a while, one that is periodically rekindled as is the case with every cultural stereotype on this planet.

Organizers of Greece's most prestigious summer cultural festival say they will honor overtime payment demands by workers whose strike already forced the cancellation of two theatrical performances.

The board of directors of the Hellenic Festival, which runs the annual Athens and Epidaurus Festival, said Tuesday it intended to "satisfy the just demands" for overtime pay.

The Festival of Athens & Epidaurus 2017, which is the most significant in Greece and among the most important ones in Europe, will kick off with pre-festival events at the end of May. It’s history begins in 1955, where the festival hosted well esteemed Greek and foreign artists from the industry of music, dance, theater and visual arts.

Renowned  Belgian multidisciplinary artist, stage director and choreographer Jan Fabre has been chosen as artistic director of the annual Athens and Epidaurus Festival, Culture Minister Aristidis Baltas announced.

His proposals concerning the festival will be announced at a joint press conference during his forthcoming visit to Athens.

From music to theater and dance, the Greek Festival celebrates its 56th anniversary this summer. Founded in 1955 as the Athens Festival, its bar was set high right from the start, with Dimitris Mitropoulos leading the New York Philharmonic in one of the event’s curtain-raising performances. It has since hosted living legends including Maria Callas, Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn.