Dimitra Chanioti seeks the invisible side of things and uses Heraclitus classical dictum “Nature loves to hide” to urge us to discover it with art as our guide. Her exhibition at the “αντί” Art Gallery on Antiparos on July 16 to 29 will be a major visual art event at the two islands.
Talking with the musicians Martha Mavroidi and Spiros Balios about traditional music today, Greek feasts, fairs, the present and the future of our music tradition.
The minimalist architect tells us about his 25-year-old love with the island, the small olive grove, the traditional vineyard, the adventure of winemaking in his model winery which gave him a top place in the island’s oenological landscape.
Last year was a notable one for Paros’ cultural life. It was the first time the island hosted the Meeting of the Aegean Theatre Groups with great success and a high interest from the public. It gave us beautiful moments and a multitude of theatric recollections. So, let’s retrace this outstanding event and wish that it soon happens again.
I’m not sure whether there’s an established musical term such as this, but the outstanding musicians we discussed this issue with made one thing clear to us: when it comes to jazz, we don’t need labels – it’s a spacious music, open to experimentation, to any new conjugation, flexible, adventurous, wonderful...
Worlds of silence and darkness, always mystical and evocative, the caves hold a special fascination and a strange mixture of fear, excitement and an exploratory wish along with a feeling of something both otherworldly and inexplicably familiar.
Six traditional artisans stop their work for a while to look at the camera of the photographer Fanny Alexandropoulou and answer our questions. Their words are few but their hands tell their story through their artistry and the materials they work on - marble, wood, iron, clay and thread. Old arts, as old as mankind. They passionately love their work and, like all genuine creators, they will all leave a strong imprint on the island.
For most of us miles are nothing more than the miles offered as a bonus on a Sea Smiles card. For some others the miles are real because they are miles they have travelled at full sail and with no intention of stopping. Among them was (and will always be) Kostas Gouzelis who in December 2016 merged into light, forsaking his body and leaving all of us devastated. He, the “small king captain” whose life was sealed by his love for the sea and the wooden vessels.
I was born in 1941, on the feast day of Sts Anargiri at Kamari and I was registered at the Lefkes community. My mother was from Maltes and my father from Lefkes. I am the seventh child of a family with nine children. Very difficult years. As a child I was always hungry. Food was scarce. Some milk, cheese, bread, some fruit, that was all. At the house we had goats, horses, a mule and chicken. When I was twelve, we had about hundred and sixty goats and cows.
The paradise island of Antiparos needs no introduction: the relaxed atmosphere, its quiet lacy beaches, the magnificent cave, as well as the interesting archaeological finds in the neighboring island of Despotiko, are well known by now.
