Facilities
Delphi
The Conference Centre of the European Cultural Centre of Delphi is located on the western edge of the village ofAthens
The Central Offices are housed in a neoclassical building of 518 sqm, in Plaka. The building dates back to the late 19th century and for decades it was the residence of a well known Athenian family. It was purchased by the European Cultural Centre of Delphi in 1983 and was restored to its original form. Changes to the interior were kept to the minimum required by its new function with offices on the ground floor and the first floor while the basement is a single room, which hosts occasional small artistic events, lectures, seminars etc.Activities
Main Event
The annual central event of the European Cultural Centre of Delphi is usually organized during the first ten days of July and includes an international scientific symposium and artistic program (theater, music, visual arts, dance performances, documentaries etc.). The general theme is decided at a special ECCD board of directors Meeting. Some of them include the International Meetings on Ancient Greek Drama, the International Meetings of Music and Musicology, the International Meeting "Apollo", the Cultural Amphictyony etc. Special events are held to commemorate important anniversaries such as the Tribute to the Delphic Festivals, held at the seventy-year anniversary from the First Delphic Festival in 1997, the International Symposium "From the Enlightenment to the Revolutions" in the 200th anniversary from the death of Rigas Velestinlis, the Year of Socrates, on the occasion of 2,400 years after the death of the great Athenian philosopher, the "Year of Pericles-Year of Democracy" on the occasion of the 2,500 years since the birth of the great Athenian statesman, the Year of Marathon, at the 2,500 anniversary from the historic battle, the Year of Cavafy etc.International Meetings of Ancient Drama
The fourteen International Meetings on Ancient Greek Drama, from 1985 until today, constitute some of the most prestigious events of the European Cultural Centre of Delphi were. The International Meetings on Ancient Greek Drama are a multi-dimensional programme combining the theoretical approach to theatre with selected theater productions and theatrical education. The purpose of the Meetings on Ancient Greek Drama is the recording of different approaches and schools in ancient drama and the presentation of new artistic proposals. Internationally acclaimed Greek theatre director Theodoros Terzopoulos was in charge of the International Meetings of Ancient Drama in the periods 1985–1989 and 1995–2004. In the framework of the International Meetings of Ancient Drama, ECCD has cooperated with the following institutions: International Committee of Theatre Olympics, Istanbul International Theatre Festival (Turkey), International Institute for the Mediterranean Theatre (Spain), Shizuoka Performing Arts Center (Japan), National Royal Theatre Studio (United Kingdom), Watermill Foundation – Robert Wilson (US), Taganka Theatre -Yuri Lyubimov (Russia), Moscow School of Dramatic Art-Anatoli Vasiliev (Russia), Cultural Bureau of Beijing, Ruhr European Festival (Germany), National Theatre of Luxemburg, Ludwigshafen Theatre Pfalzbau (Germany), National Theatre Zagreb (Croatia), Art Carnuntum World Theatre Festival (Αustria), ATALAYA Theatre Centre (Spain), CHOREA Theatre Association (Poland), Grotowski Institute (Poland), Centre for Theatre Practices GARDZIENICE (Poland), Cyprus Theatre Organisation and others. Cooperation with Greek organisations: National Theatre, National Opera, National Theatre of Northern Greece, Art Theatre-Karolos Koun, Spyros Evangelatos Theatre, ATTIS Theatre, Regional-Municipal Theater of Agrinio, Regional-Municipal Theater of Roumeli, Regional-Municipal Theater of Larissa-Thessalian Theatre, etc.Fine Arts Programme
The Fine Arts program of the ECCD includes symposia, exhibitions, seminars and artists in residence (stay and work) programs in Delphi. It started in 1988 with the International Meeting "Fine Arts at the end of the 20th century" during which symposia and paintings and sculpture exhibitions were organised. In 1994, the fine arts programme was redefined aiming at creating the Park of Sculpture at Delphi and to enrich the permanent collection of modern art.Park of Sculpture
The first group of art works was obtained during the International Meeting of Sculpture (August 1994) when 11 famous European artists created their respective artworks in situ. Since then, the Park of Sculpture has been enriched with new acquisitions by artists staying and working in Delphi.''Επτά Ημέρες Καθημερινής'', 26 Νοεμβρίου 1995, σ. 28.Collection of interior works of art
The collection includes creations by famous Greek and foreign artists (paintings, engravings, constructions) that were either acquired by the ECCD or were obtained through international Fine Arts Meetings and exhibitions. Some of the Fine Arts exhibitions are: “Takis-Chryssa”, “Giannis Kounelis and the Theatre”, “Apollo’s heritage” (group exhibition), “Columns and Pillars” (group exhibition), ‘Peace”- installation by Costas Tsoklis, Alekos Fasianos ”Anthropocentric Painting 1960–1998”, “Horses and Armour” by Alexandra Athanassiadi, “Bella Raftopoulou” (retrospective), “the Battle of Marathon through the work of eight Greek artists”, “Worship and shrines after the Fall of Constantinople through the Collections of the Benaki Museum", "C.P.Cavafy: This Little Pencil Portrait " etc.Εducational Programmes
Seminars on Ancient Greek Language
The Seminars on Ancient Greek Language and Culture started out in 1995 aiming at the training of secondary school teachers of the European countries in Ancient Greek language. The Seminars are organized every year with the participation of 60, per average, school teachers each time from different countries. They are lectured by University professors of classical studies and of specialised research centres from Greece and the respective country. The educational programme with duration of two weeks includes teaching of ancient Greek language through computers for the study and research of philosophical texts and analysis of arguments.National Student Debate Contests
The National Student Debate Contests are organised jointly with the Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs and aim at the promotion of critical thought among young people and the development of their skills in public speaking and arguments. The Competition was organized for the first time in 2001, within the framework of the Year of Socrates and has been held annually ever since. The Contest is held under strict rules and regulations of conduct and are addressed to all third-year Lyceum students either from state-run or private schools.Meeting of Young Artists
The Meetings of Young Artists began in 2007. Its aim was to promote creative thinking, open interaction and involvement of young artists in innovative partnerships through a programme of workshops, lectures and artistic activities. The instructors are distinguished personalities in the field of theater and the performing arts from Greece and abroad. During the meetings, a number of young artists and artistic groups are given the opportunity to create and present in Delphi, an original work of short duration in the form of theatrical performance in progress, site specific, video art, music, dance theater, performance art, etc.Hydraulis
The research programme for the restoration of the Ancient Hydraulis – the first keyboard musical instrument in history – begun in 1995 and was completed in May 1999. The study of various ancient sources (Hero of Alexandria, Vitruvius etc.) was needed for the reconstruction of the organ, research was made in the ancient Greek music scales, the use and processing of the various materials by the ancient Greeks (metal, wood, leather etc.) was also studied. For the construction of the pipes, archaeologist and Professor at the University of Thessaloniki Dimitris Pantermalis and his associates followed closely the archaeological findings of the Hydraulis of Dion. The copy of the ancient Hydraulis was presented in Delphi in May 1995. In the following 15 years the Hydraulis was presented in many places both in Greece and abroad (Tokyo and Shizuoka, for the events of the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Greece and Japan – Athens Concert Hall – Hannover, EXPO 2000 – Madrid, 2nd International Exhibition "Madrid por la Ciencia" – London, Queen Elizabeth Hall – Italy, Croton – Stockholm, Medelhavsmuseet – Washington D.C., The Corcoran Gallery, Archaeological Museum of Delphi etc. ).References
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