Fairy tale
Necla Rüzgar: The visual artist trying to correct the injustice in fairy tales against women
Her paintings speak about love, beauty, violence, homosexuality, and what it means to be a woman in a patriarchal world. Through her works, she expresses reality with such immediacy that the subject touches the viewer with the power of an old myth, whose truth is immediately accepted.
Tourism: The Greek island that wins the Germans this year
"Architecturally unique in Greece, it rises like a fairy tale from the deep blue sea" - At Easter the flow was boosted by 22.8% compared to last year
UN launches gender equality initiative with fairy tales in Istanbul
The U.N. Women Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia has launched its new creative writing initiative, which aims to change the way societies think of women's and girls' roles in public by rewriting 28 fairy tales in an event in Istanbul.
Historic Safranbolu under blanket of snow
Safranbolu, one of the world's 20 best preserved cities, enchants visitors with its fairytale-like scenery in winter. (AA Photo)
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English Theater Club | Athens | Sundays
The English Theater Club, the only dramatic society in Greece producing plays for children in English, will be on stage at the Altera Pars Theater on Sundays February 24, March 3, 17 and 31, and April 7 and 14. The club is presenting the classic fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk" in a production aimed at children aged 4-9. Shows start at noon this Sunday and next, and at 3 p.m.
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'Snow White' on Ice | Thessaloniki | December 26-30
The Russian Ice Stars transport the classic fairy tale about the pretty young girl, the evil queen, the poisoned apple and the magic mirror onto the ice with a skating extravaganza of dance, acrobatics, impressive scenery and special effects. Shows at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall take place at different times from December 26 to 30 and tickets cost 15 to 50 euros.
MERRY DECEMBER in Novo mesto
ICE-PARK
from Tuesday, 5.12., New Square
Everybody can enjoy the magical feeling of ice-skating on two special ice-parks for beginners and experience skaters. Sports and entertainment activities on the ice ring will take place and it will be possible to rent skates for a symbolic price.
St. NICHOLAS CELEBRATION
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Brazilian sisters publish book of stories by Syrian refugee children
In the fairy tale of "The Traveling Princess," the heroine is granted three wishes: to travel through foreign lands, meet new friends and share her riches with the people she meets.
The Greek capital in the 1960s as seen by an expectant American
I was personally swept away by how that beautiful, bright and charismatic American saw Athens back in 1964, when she had her son in downtown Exarchia.
Syrian folk tales to help ease refugee angst in Greece
A Greek theater troop has created a unique fairytale based on traditional Syrian folk tales in a production aimed at entertaining thousands of refugee children stranded in the country.