The 2nd Storytelling Festival, entitled “Athens… A City of Fairytales”, kicks off on March 16 and runs until March 22. The event coincides with the International Day of Storytelling (March 20).
Young and old lovers of good stories will be able to travel to other worlds through imaginative narrations.
For the full program (in Greek) CLICK HERE
Photo, puppet, mask and other art exhibitions are being held in the framework of the festival at the Melina Mercouri Cultural Center.
March 16
Polyfimos-Work in Proress
The Tailor’s Clothes
March 17
Angeliki Hatzimichali Folk Museum
6 p.m. Athenian traditional stories for children over six
7.30 p.m. Mythos of healing for adults
March 18
Archdiocese Library of Athens, Monastiraki
7.30 p.m. Give an answer to ‘why’ – philosophical tales for adults
March 19
Angeliki Hatzimichali Folk Museum
6 p.m. Rose stories
Holy Church of St. Nicholas Ragava, Plaka
7.30 p.m. Stories told by priests
Cultural Center of Exarcheia
8.30 p.m.
Stories for people over 12, with music
March 20
Melina Mercouri Cultural Center
6 p.m. – 10 p.m. Storytelling marathon
March 21
Melina Mercouri Cultural Center
10.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. Storytelling seminar
Central Municipal Library of Athens
7.30 p.m. Stories for adults
March 22
National Center of Research and School Material
11.30 a.m. Children’s tales with animals, for children over 6 years
Cultural Center of Athens, Exarcheia
6 p.m. Scattered tales, for children over 12 and adults
Melina Mercouri Cultural Center
