2 June 2021 10:15am
The Athens and Epidaurus Festival (AEF), one of the oldest in Europe, begins in June and runs through to 10 October 2021.
Rather than curtail activities, due to the pandemic, the festival is set to expand and is hoping to be able to present artists’ work live – and organisers are already preparing to go online if needed.
A series of research initiatives and collaborations were introduced, named after the well-known architectural term Open Plan, carrying connotations of open space, flow, freedom of thought, and movement. As with open plan spaces, this set of initiatives launched by the Festival suggests a new way of being together, of breaking down boundaries and barriers.
Dimitris Lignadis resigned on February 6 citing a toxic climate of rumours, innuendo and leaks
Athens, Greece:
The former artistic director of Greece s national theatre was arrested on Saturday over allegations of rape against minors, amid a belated #MeToo awakening.
Dimitris Lignadis, a renowned actor and director, faces accusations of serial rape and indecent assault, according to an arrest warrant.
Lignadis, 56, resigned on February 6 citing a toxic climate of rumours, innuendo and leaks . He is at the centre of numerous allegations of sexual abuse of minors, according to Greek media.
He was detained a day after Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said she had asked the supreme court prosecutor to look into rumours circulating about him and publicly described him as a dangerous person .
Greek ex-theater chief accused of rape
ARRESTED: A complaint was filed against Dimitris Lignadis for the alleged rape in 2010 of a 14-year-old boy, who is the second person to have accused him of rape
AFP, ATHENS
The former artistic director of the National Theatre of Greece was on Saturday arrested over allegations of rape against minors, amid a belated #MeToo awakening.
Dimitris Lignadis, a renowned actor and director, faces accusations of serial rape and indecent assault, an arrest warrant said.
Lignadis, 56, resigned on Feb. 6 citing a “toxic climate of rumors, innuendo and leaks.”
Then-National Theatre of Greece artistic director Dimitris Lignadis speaks at a conference in Athens on Oct. 14, 2019.