J A N UA R Y
MYSTERY 29
ELEFSINA – THE RAW MUSEUM
exhibition
DESIGNER & CURATOR: ERATO KOUTSOUDAKI
14 DEC ‘22 - 26 ΜΑR ‘23
OLD ELEFSINA TOWN HALL
An exhibition-ode to the city of Elefsina.
MYSTERY 108 ΚAMARES
interdisciplinary art project
CONCEPT & CURATION: EURIPIDES LASKARIDIS // OSMOSIS
20, 21, 22 JΑΝ & 5 FEB LEONIDAS KANELLOPOULOS CULTURAL CENTRE
In a polymorphic experiment, Laskaridis creates a universe by triggering the senses, imagination, and humour.
FE B RU A RY
OPENING CEREMONY
MYSTERY 0
ΜYSTERIES OF TRANSITION – OPENING CEREMONY
CONCEPT: MICHAIL MARMARINOS DIRECTOR: CHRIS BALDWIN
4 & 5 FEB
PUBLIC SPACE
This great celebration of Europe starts with an impressive event on the seafront and a varied two-day programme of exhibitions, concerts, DJ parties and parallel events throughout the town. A twin gesture that will conclude with the Closing Ceremony.
MYSTERY 177 VISIONS FROM THE UNDERWORLD
visual arts
CURATORIAL TEAM: THE AGPROGNOSTIC TEMPLE (DOME WOOD & SAM STEVERLYNCK)
3 FEB - 8 APR
X-BOWLING ART CENTER
The mystical worship through a contemporary visual language. A psychedelic journey – a symbolic descent into the Underworld and back.
MYSTERY 44
HEINER GOEBBELS 7 COLUMNS
visual arts
ARTIST: HEINER GOEBBELS
5 FEB - 23 APR
WAREHOUSE 2, OLD OIL MILL FACTORY
Light, water, projection and sound transform the space of the Old Oil Mill Factory into a Sanctuary, a space of secular initiation.
MYSTERY 17 MELINA
Tribute to Melina Mercouri
GENERAL SUPERVISION: MANUELLA PAVLIDOU
CURATION - MUSEOLOGICAL & MUSEOGRAPHIC
STUDY: NIKOLAOS KALTSAS
5 FEB - 23 APR
WAREHOUSE 3, OLD OIL MILL FACTORY
The exhibition brings to life the multifaceted personality of the glamorous actress, unyielding fighter for democracy and visionary of the European Capital of Culture institution.
exhibition
MA R C H
ALL EXHIBITIONS AND VISUAL INSTALLATIONS CONTINUE.
A P RI L
MYSTERY 92
PIANO, VIOLIN, VIOLA, CELLO
music
PERFORMED BY: DISSONART ENSEMBLE
1 APR
WAREHOUSE 1, OLD OIL MILL FACTORY
For the first time in Greece, the distinguished contemporary music ensemble dissonArt presents Morton Feldman’s iconic composition.
MYSTERY 84 PANIGÍRI (THE FEAST DAY OF SAINT GEORGE)
LIVE CINEMA – WORKING CLASS – SIRENS
festival
CONCEIVED & CURATED BY: SYLLAS TZOUMERKAS
21, 22, 23 APRIL
PUBLIC SPACE | WEST ATTICA LABOUR UNION BUILDING (EKEDA)
Centring on a folk festivity, the project involves marathon screenings, public speeches, performances and the open to the public in-situ production of two live cinema films.
M AY
MYSTERY 99
THE ARK
ARTISTIC TEAM: TIMECIRCUS ΜΑΥ - DEC
A place of Eternal Youth and Culture. Together with the residents of Elefsina, TimeCircus will envision the Ark as an accessible, open and free space for all social groups.
MYSTERY
114 EVERYTHING OPEN
AN ORIGINAL WORK BY: NOVOFLOT CONCEIVED & DIRECTED BY: SVEN HOLM 5, 6, 7 MAY PUBLIC SPACE
The participatory project Everything Open aims to explore how choir and opera can survive the challenges of our time and the impact of the global recession and the COVID-19 pandemic while retaining artistic originality and bringing together specialists from various disciplines.
MYSTERY 20
PERFORMING ARTS INITIATOR – NARRATIVE ARCHAEOLOGY
CURATOR - DIRECTOR: GEMMA HANSSON CARBONE
PRESENTATION: 12-14 MAY & 11-26 NOV
ANCIENT ELEUSIS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Why do we visit an archaeological site? What are we seeking there? A hybrid project on how the narrative of the site is transformed into an experience for the visitor.
music theatre interdisciplinary art projectarchitecture | design
MYSTERY 76
DON’T LOOK BACK
CONCEIVED & WRITTEN BY:
19-22, 24-29 MAY
OLD OIL MILL FACTORY
YANNIS HOUVARDASThe Old Oil Mill Factory is transformed into the dilapidated Hotel Spectre, where the ghosts of the mythical lovers Orpheus and Eurydice are brought to life – in multiple incarnations embodying a range of ages – via a dream-like experience that traces the fateful moments of their tragic love story.
MYSTERY 182
SUNDAY’S ADVENT
interdisciplinary art project
EVENT & DOCUMENTARY CREATOR: ANDREAS VAGIAS
PERFORMING ACT: MARIA PAPAGEORGIOU, GIANNIS PAPAGEORGIOU, GIANNIS DIONYSIOU
CURATOR: CHRISTOS PAPAMICHALIS
28 MAY
OASIS FORMER CAMPSITE
In a time of earth-shattering change, Eleusis (arriving) engages in a discussion with Sunday, contemplating its passing in the process.
INAUGURATION OF ART INSTALLATIONS IN THE PUBLIC SPACE.
theatre
J U NE
MYSTERY 3
ELEFSINA MON AMOUR
visual arts
CURATOR: KATERINA GREGOS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART ATHENS – EMST
JUN - SEPT
OLD OIL MILL FACTORY | Χ-BOWLING
ART CENTER
The flagship contemporary art exhibition comprises works of international artists conjoining politics, poetics, and aesthetics in Elefsina, a site of contradictions.
MYSTERY 120
ELEFSINA, A SECOND CHANCE – DEATH SEAMEN | GOLDEN KYKEON
visual arts
ARTIST: NIKOS NAVRIDIS
JUN - SEPT CYCEON BAR-CAFÉ
A bold visual-architectural gesture that reflects the amorphous, blinding light of mystery. It transforms a public space into a contemporary sanctuary and telesterion (consecration hall), a gateway of escape and transition, seeking empathy as a transmutation of everyday life.
SYNIKISMOI – A FESTIVAL
festival
JUN
NEIGHBOURHOODS OF ELEFSINA
An international festival with an emphasis on the performing arts and socio-political issues the Europe faces today, inviting different communities to a process of sharing the city's public spaces.
MYSTERY 79
BEYOND THE OBVIOUS CONFERENCE 2023
PARTNER: CULTURE ACTION EUROPE
8-10 JUN
WEST ATTICA LABOUR UNION BUILDING (EKEDA)
An annual conference on the theme of Culture and well-being, connecting the European cultural community with the city of Elefsina and placing culture at the core of public debate and decision-making.
MYSTERY 59
U(R)TOPIAS ACADEMY OF CHOREOGRAPHY
dance
ARTISTIC DIRECTION: PATRICIA APERGI
CHOREOGRAPHY/PERFORMANCE: CHRISTIANA KOSIARI-FASOLAKI, KATERINA FOTI, DIAMANTO HADJIZACHARIA GIORGOS PAPADOPOULOS, ELIAN ROUMIE, EMMANOUELA SAKELLARI
ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE: AERITES DANCE COMPANY
PERFORMANCES: 29 JUN - 2 JUL PUBLIC SPACE
Six young choreographers present six site-specific works in the form of a promenade in the public space of the city as a result of their two-year artistic research in the city of Elefsina and their personal kinetic vocabulary.
meetings | conferences
J U LY
MYSTERY 111
ELEFSINA TERRACOTTA ARMY
visual arts
ARTIST: JUAN ESTEBAN SANDOVAL
JUL - SEPT IRIS FACTORY
The internationally renowned Colombian visual artist creates a dedicated portrait of the active and non-working workforce of the city, consisting of 3,000 customised clay helmets. A contemporary monument, to be exhibited in the emblematic space of the former Iris factory.
MYSTERY 112
MARIA PAPADIMITRIOU: DUAL THEATRE, OR ON FRIENDSHIP
1. THE THEATRE OF OBSERVATION
2. THE THEATRE OF VIGOUR
visual arts
JUL - DEC PUBLIC SPACE
A project in two parts that unfolds through the notion of the dual theatre. The theatre of observation is an installationobservatory and the theatre of energy transforms the relationships she develops with certain local people, which is a constant for her artistic practice.
MYSTERY 89
ΕLEFSINA BY NIGHT
interdisciplinary art project
CHOREOGRAPHY: SARA PEARSON & PATRICK WILDRIG
LIGHT INSTALLATION & DESIGN: ELEFTHERIA
PRESENATION: 7-8 JUL
SHIP GRAVEYARD | VLYCHA
Light installations at several landmarks of Elefsina and a sitespecific performance at the Ship Graveyard, where the modern myth will emerge after sunset.
MYSTERY 27 WITH THEO IN OUR MIND
COMPOSER & PIANO SOLOIST: ELENI KARAINDROU (GR)
9 JUL
OLD OIL MILL FACTORY
The internationally renowned, multi-awarded composer Eleni Karaindrou commemorates the tenth anniversary of the death of Theodoros Angelopoulos in the mythical land of Elefsina.
MYSTERY 35 ΑESCHYLUS PROJECT
15, 16 | 23 | 29, 30 JUL
OLD OIL MILL FACTORY | PUBLIC SPACE
Three original projects based on the works of the great Eleusinian tragedian in a rare dialogue springboarding the Aeschylean Drama: The Eumenides (DIRECTED BY: Angela Brouskou), Iannis Xenakis: Oresteia (STATE ORCHESTRA OF ATHENS), Salamis will bring death to women's sons (ADAPTED & DIRECTED BY: Nikita Milivojević), Symposium on the issues of ancient drama and Aeschylean dramaturgy. (CURATION: DIO KANGELARI)
theatre musicA UG U S T
PROGRAMME OF PROJECTS AND EVENTS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE AESCHYLIA FESTIVAL. ALL EXHIBITIONS AND VISUAL INSTALLATIONS CONTINUE.
S EP TE M BER
MYSTERY 73
CINEMA PARADISE: INDUSTRIES OF COEXISTENCE
visual arts
CURATOR: MARINA FOKIDIS SEPT
OPEN AIR CINEMA OF ELEFSINA
This project/experiment concerns the presentation of an international programme of new media works beyond the context of art-institutional settings, in an everyday entertainment space such as that of a typical Greek open-air cinema.
MYSTERY 126
STELIOS KAZANTZIDIS: IF ONLY MY LIFE WERE A SATURDAY NIGHT
music
ARTISTIC DIRECTION: LENA KITSOPOULOU (GR)
14 SEPT
ELEFSINA CEMETERY | OLD RAILWAY STATION
On the occasion of the memorial service of Stelios Kazantzidis, a musical journey through the history of Elefsina and through all those Saturday nights when daybreak came to his sounds.
ECOCULTURE FESTIVAL
festival
16 SEPT - 1 OCT OASIS
FORMER CAMPSITE
A festival dedicated to Ecoculture and environmental sustainability, which uses art and interdisciplinary dialogue to introduce new lifestyles and ownership of the city, sustainably and in harmony with nature.
ΜΥΣΤΗΡΙΟ 11 MA
theatre
ARTISTIC & STAGE DIRECTION: ROMEO CASTELLUCCI
1-3 | 5-10 | 12-13 SEPT
ANCIENT ELEUSIS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
A walking experience/performance by the internationally acclaimed director, specially designed for the archaeological site of the city of Elefsina.
MYSTERY 14
HUMAN REQUIEM IN ELEUSIS
performing arts
CONCEIVED & DIRECTED BY: JOCHEN SANDIG CHOREOGRAPHY: SASHA WALTZ
22, 23, 24, 29, 30 SEPΤ & 1 OCT
ANCIENT ELEUSIS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
The Ancient sanctuary of Eleusis is transformed into an open public space of collective purification where text and body, space and sound come together in a single work of art.
CT O B ER
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MYSTERY 19
VISUAL ARTS INITIATOR ΙΙΙ - BUT DON’T TELL ANYONE
visual arts
CURATOR: JOANNA WARSZA
ΜΑY & OCT
PUBLIC SPACE | ANCIENT ELEUSIS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
An artist residency programme with the participation of five established and five emerging artists that leads to a visual-art group exhibition in the archaeological site in October 2023, redefining the boundaries between initiators and initiates.
DIGITAL DAYS
festival
CONCEPT & CURATION: 2023 ELEUSIS – CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ATHENS DIGITAL ARTS
FESTIVAL (ADAF) (GR)
OCT
X-BOWLING ART CENTER | WEST ATTICA LABOUR UNION BUILDING (EKEDA) | PUBLIC SPACE
A festival of reflection on our contemporary –augmented–identity with an exhibition and a three-day panel of discussions.
MYSTERY 87
I MY SEA JOURNEY, I MY LAND CLAIM
festival
CONCEPT & SCULPTURAL INSTALLATION: STEFANIA STROUZA
OCT
OLD OIL MILL FACTORY
A sculptural installation that embodies the concept of the coast as a techno-physical environment, as described in the first part of Heiner Müller’s play The Ruined Shore.
MYSTERY 34 FACES OF ELEFSINA
ARTIST - PHOTOGRAPHER: LINA BERTUCCI OCT OLD ELEFSINA TOWN HALL
A photography exhibition and multimedia participatory video installation on the diverse communities of Elefsina.
visual arts | photography
N OV E MB ER
MYSTERY 56 CULTURE 2030 MEETING
meetings | conferences
CURATOR: KELLY DIAPOULI PARTNER: BUSART
9-12 ΝΟV
WEST ATTICA LABOUR UNION BUILDING (EKEDA)
A four-day meeting around issues of artistic citizenship, art of sociability and the cultural development of cities and communities, through discussions, workshops, presentations of art projects and networking events.
CLOSING CEREMONY
17-22 NOV
CINE - ELEUSIS | OLD OIL MILL FACTORY | PUBLIC SPACE
The Closing Ceremony comes to complete the gesture of the Opening Ceremony with the inauguration of the festival
MYSTERY 23 Cine - Eleusis: IN SITU realities (in collaboration with the Thessaloniki International Film Festival and other institutions). In this context, MYSTERY 31 The Eleusinians, the continuation of the emblematic documentary “Mourning Rock” by Filippos Koutsaftis, will have its official premiere. In addition, MYSTERY 151 A Rave Down Below and MYSTERY 122 Lament will be inaugurated while the rest of the events will be announced gradually.
DE C E MB ER
MYSTERY 125
ELEFSINA 2023 COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA & CHOIR
CONCEPT & ART DIRECTION: ALEKSANDAR CARIC 17 DEC
PUBLIC SPACE | ELEOURGIKI INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
Creating a community orchestra and choir with people of all ages and from all walks of life, proof that music is accessible to all.
MYSTERY 15 THE LIVING MUSEUM
CURATOR: VANA XENOU IRIS FACTORY | PUBLIC SPACE
The emergence of the cultural components of the city, which makes visible the sources of the historical, natural and anthropological character of Elefsina, through a double exhibition of artworks and research, and a conference.
architecture | design musicMYSTERY 125
ALL-YEAR PROJECTS
ELEFSINA 2023 COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA & CHOIR
music
CONCEPT & ART DIRECTION: ALEKSANDAR CARIC 17 DEC
MYSTERY 30 THE INVISIBLE MAP
interdisciplinary art project
ONLINE, PUBLIC SPACEOMPLEX
THROUGHOUT
2023
ONLINE | PUBLIC SPACE
Creating a community orchestra and choir with people of all ages and from all walks of life, proof that music is accessible to all.
Public sign in the urban fabric of the city. A map of the micro-history of the people of Eleusis through narratives of deeply personal or historical experience.
MYSTERY 15 THE LIVING MUSEUM
architecture | design
MYSTERY 100 SACRED SONGS
CURATOR: VANA XENOU IRIS FACTORY, PUBLIC SPACE
interdisciplinary art project
CURATOR: LAMBROS LIAVAS 11-12 FEB, 19 ΜΑR, 22 APR, 24 JUN, 2 AUG, 16 SEPT, 21 NOV, 14 DEC VARIOUS LOCATIONS
The emergence of the cultural components of the city, which makes visible the sources of the historical, natural and anthropological character of Elefsina, through a double exhibition of artworks and research, and a conference.
A cycle of actions that highlights Eleusis as a central focal point for an intercultural dialogue where representative events and rituals of the peoples of the Mediterranean and the Balkans will come together.
LONG TERM PROJECT
MID TERM PROJECT
SHORT TERM PROJECT
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
Just 21k m from the ce nte r of Athe ns, one of the most impor tant s acre d citie s of antiquit y, the cit y of the Eleusinian Myste rie s and bir thplace of Ae schylus, Elef sina is the four th European Capital of Culture hoste d in G ree ce. You can acce s s Elef sina in the following ways:
V ia ca r or motor cycle via At tiki Odos or Athinon Ave nue, just a 25 - minute drive from the Athe ns cit y ce nte r.
V ia bus ( line s 8 45 and 871 from Pirae us, line 876 from the Agia Ma rina metro station and line 878 from Acha r nai ).
V ia the subur ba n r a ilway (Magoula Station and the n bus line 8 6 3)
V ia K TEL ( inte rcit y public transpor t bus se r vice -> line Me ga ra – Nea Pe ramos – Ele usis; sta r ting point at A somaton Squa re, T his sion).
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