Olympus Festival is the leading cultural event in Pieria, with pan-Hellenic reach and international visibility.
PROGRAMME
SATURDAY, JULY 5
DION – Ancient Theatre | Start Time: 20:30
Theatre: “Oresteia” by Aeschylus, directed by Theodoros Terzopoulos
Cast: Aglaia Pappa, Savvas Stroumbos, Evelyne Assouant
NATIONAL THEATRE
SUNDAY, JULY 6
MAKRYGIALOS – Visitable Museum Storage | Start Time: 21:00
Archaeological Talks: “Archaeologists speak about Northern Pieria”
Speakers: Rena Veropoulidou, PhD in archaeology and archaeozoology, Ephorate of Antiquities of Thessaloniki City
& Nancy Krachtopoulou, PhD in archaeology and geoarchaeology, Ephorate of Antiquities of Karditsa
MONDAY, JULY 7
DION – Ancient Theatre | Start Time: 21:30
Concert: Pantelis Thalassinos – in collaboration with the Metropolis of Kitros, Katerini and Platamonas.
The Music School of Katerini will participate.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 9
DION – Archaeological Park | Start Time: 19:00
Archaeological Walks: “Tour of the Roman Agora of Dion and guided presentation of the project: Restoration and promotion of the Agora building block of Dion (Phase B)” (Operational Programme Central Macedonia 2021–2027)
Guides: Sofia Koulidou (Archaeologist), Maria Papathanasiou (Conservator of Antiquities), Chrysanthi Ioakeimidou (Architect-Restorer)
Gastronomic Encounter: “From the Island of Aphrodite to the Mountain of the Gods – A Gastronomic and Cultural Meeting at the Foothills of Olympus”
Organized by: Kleio Socratous Kalampaka
THURSDAY, JULY 10
KATERINI – Open Municipal Park of Katerini | Start Time: 21:00
Theatre: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream… and Let’s Rock!” by William Shakespeare, adapted and directed by Matina Kartsouna
Performed by 94 youth and staff members from Merimna Paidiou Katerinis
A production by Merimna Paidiou Katerinis in collaboration with the Olympus Festival Organization
SATURDAY, JULY 12
PLATAMONAS – Castle of Platamonas | Start Time: 21:30
Concert: Eleonora Zouganeli
SUNDAY, JULY 13
KATERINI – Open Municipal Theatre of Katerini | Start Time: 21:30
Dance performance: “Rozova Dolina (Rose Valley)” – Folk Dance Company
Event presented by the Honored Country: Republic of Bulgaria
SATURDAY, JULY 19
DION – Ancient Theatre | Start Time: 21:30
Concert: Miltos Paschalidis
SUNDAY, JULY 20
DION – Ancient Theatre | Start Time: 21:30
Theatre: “Enigmatic Variations” by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, directed by Sotiris Tsafoulias & Pygmalion Dadakaridis
Cast: Giannis Bezos, Pygmalion Dadakaridis, Billio Marneli
MONDAY, JULY 21
LITOCHORO – Little Theatre of Litochoro | Start Time: 21:30
Concert: “The Songs of Haroula” featuring Zoi Papadopoulou and Fevronia
WEDNESDAY, JULY 23
KONTARIOTISSA – Byzantine Church of Panagia Kontariotissa | Start Time: 21:30
Concert: Orfeas Peridis
THURSDAY, JULY 25
DION – Centre for Mediterranean Mosaics | Start Time: 20:00
Archaeological Talks – Dimitrios Pandermalis: “Dion and the Macedonian Kingdom”
Speakers:
Eleni Papagianni, Professor of Archaeology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Director of University Excavations in Dion
“Heraclea Sintica: A new contribution to the history of ancient Macedonia”
Lyudmil Vagalinski, Professor of Archaeology, National Archaeological Institute with Museum, Sofia, Bulgaria
VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITION OPENING
Exhibition duration: July 25 to August 25
Participants: History Museum Petrich, City Art Gallery – Plovdiv, Association of Visual Artists of Pieria, Anastasia Iliaskou, Athina Tsirika
Free entrance
SUNDAY, JULY 27
DION – Ancient Theatre | Start Time: 21:30
Theatre: “Don Juan” directed by Leto Triantafyllidou
Cast: Panos Vlachos, Kostas Filippoglou, Panagiotis Katsolis
MONDAY, JULY 28
DION – Ancient Theatre | Start Time: 21:30
Theatre: “The Dog’s Mother” by Pavlos Matesis, directed by Kostas Gakis
Cast: Leonidas Kakouris, Spyros Bibilas, Foteini Demiri
WEDNESDAY 30 & THURSDAY 31 JULY
DION – Ancient Theatre | Start Time: 21:30
Concert: “All of Greece – One Culture”
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2
DION – Ancient Theatre | Start Time: 21:00
Ballet: “Swan Lake” performed by the Royal Classical Ballet
SUNDAY, AUGUST 3
DION – Ancient Theatre | Start Time: 21:00
Theatre: “Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller, directed by Giorgos Nanouris
Cast: Vladimiros Kyriakidis, Efi Mouriki, Biff – Renos Rotas
MONDAY, AUGUST 4
PLATAMONAS – Castle of Platamonas | Start Time: 21:00
Concert: Matoula Zamani
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6
DION – Ancient Theatre | Start Time: 21:00
Concert: Glykeria & Melina Aslanidou
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9
PYDNA – Ancient Pydna | Start Time: 21:00
Concert: “Concert… under the full moon”
Organized by: Estia Pieridon Mouson
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10
DION – Ancient Theatre | Start Time: 21:00
Children’s Theatre: “Mozart: The Magic Flute” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Cast: Aris Delagrammatikas, Mavra-Maria Theodorakopoulou, Stefanos Korres
Presented by: Children’s Stage of Carmen Ruggeri
MONDAY, AUGUST 11
DION – Ancient Theatre | Start Time: 21:00
Concert: Maria Farantouri & Giota Negka
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13
DION – Ancient Theatre | Start Time: 21:00
Theatre: “z-i-th / The Stranger – A Return to the Sources: A visit to three rhapsodies of the Odyssey”
Directed by Michail Marmarinos
Cast: Galateia Aggeli, Klelia Andriolatou, Giannis Varsos
Presented by: National Theatre of Northern Greece (NTNG)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16
PLATAMONAS – Castle of Platamonas | Start Time: 21:00
Concert: Panos Vlachos
SUNDAY, AUGUST 17
DION – Ancient Theatre | Start Time: 21:00
Theatre: “The Servant of Two Masters” by Carlo Goldoni, directed by Yiannis Kakleas
Cast: Vassilis Charalambopoulos, Faii Xyla, Konstantinos Gavalas
MONDAY, AUGUST 18
KATERINI – Xyromeritis Estate / Winery–Vineyard | Start Time: 20:00
Vineyard Walks in Pieria: “Wine Tasting”
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20
DION – Ancient Theatre | Start Time: 21:00
Concert: Yiannis Haroulis
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23
DION – Ancient Theatre | Start Time: 21:00
Theatre: “Electra” by Sophocles, directed by Dimitris Tarlow
Cast: Loukia Michalopoulou, Anastasios Roilos, Ioanna Pappa
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24
DION – Ancient Theatre | Start Time: 21:00
Concert: Nikos Portokaloglou & Yiannis Kotsiras
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27
KATERINI BEACH – Central Square | Start Time: 21:00
Dance: “Trakia” – State Folk Ensemble of Plovdiv
Event presented by the Honored Country: Republic of Bulgaria
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29
DION – Ancient Theatre | Start Time: 21:00
Theatre: “Andromache” by Euripides, directed by Maria Protopappa
Cast: Maria Protopappa, Argyris Xafis, Tasos Lekkas
SUNDAY, AUGUST 31
LEIVITHRA – Experiential Park of Leivithra | Start Time: 20:00
Cultural Evening: “Cultural Botanical Routes of Olympus – Leivithra, Ark of Biodiversity”
Local Events:
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25
DION – Ancient Theatre | Start Time: 20:00
Concert: “Concert by the Music School of Katerini with the participation of Eleni Dimou”
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 & THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
DION – Centre for Mediterranean Mosaics | Start Time: 21:00
Theatre: “Project Utopias” – Drama/Performance/Installation
Presented by: Multimodal Activities Workshop “Deep Eyes”
Organized by: Olympus Festival Organization (OR.FE.O.)
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
LEIVITHRA – Experiential Park of Leivithra | Time: 09:00–14:00
Art & Experience: “Alternative Approaches to Archaeological Sites”
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
DION – Ancient Theatre | Start Time: 21:00
Theatre: “Trojan Women – Smyrna as Troy” by Euripides
Presented by: Association of Asia Minor Greeks of Pieria