French Institute in Athens

Israeli musician and composer Kutiman is bringing his full band to the stage of the French Institute in Athens (ifa.gr) for a show that is part of the municipality's Athens City Festival (cityfestival.thisisathens.org). Along with his latest hit "My Everything," Kutiman will present new work and older favorites such as "Inner Galactic Lovers" and "Music Is Ruling My World."

In collaboration with the BEYOND Center of Excellence and the Research Center for Atmospheric Physics and Climatology, the French Institute in Athens will host a conference at its Theo Angelopoulos Auditorium in Kolonaki titled "Climate Change Impacts: Space Innovation at the Service of the Citizen" on March 3.

The French Institute in Athens, in cooperation with the Belgian Embassy, is holdings its sixth Night of Ideas, where members of the public are invited to engage in discussion and debate with intellectuals, academics, artists, documentary filmmakers and other thinkers.

The 18th edition of the Naxos Festival encompasses concerts, French film screenings in collaboration with the French Institute in Athens, and theater, including puppet shows for younger visitors. A group exhibition titled "Around and About" is also taking place, featuring new work by five artists from different ethnic backgrounds at the Bazeos Tower and other venues.
 

Smart clothes that become longer or shorter depending on the weather, electronic pet collars that allow better communication between humans and animals, robotic panels that illustrate the thoughts of students, energy produced from water and mattresses that give you a massage as you sleep are but some of the visions that Greek elementary school pupils have for the country in 2050.

Filmmaker Menelaos Karamaghiolis pays homage to the efforts of volunteers across the country in the documentary "Greek Animal Rescue," which he describes as an allegory exploring one of the many effects of the crisis on society in the past seven years.

Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras on Monday proposed a different fiscal policy mix that would reduce the need for primary surpluses and boost growth.

The French Institute in Athens is screening Henri-Georges Clouzot's 1942 debut feature, the comedy thriller "L'assassin habite au 21" (The Murderer Lives at Number 21), on Tuesday, September 5.

A new organization calling itself Cells of Direct Attack - Living Waste Group has claimed responsibility for an arson attack on the French Institute in Athens last month that caused minor damage but no injuries.

Greek police say an arson attack on the French cultural institute in Athens could be connected to a case of alleged police brutality near Paris last month.

A French policeman has been placed under formal investigation for suspected rape and three others for unnecessary violence on February 2 during the arrest of a 22-year-old man in Aulnay-sous-Bois outside the French capital.