• "Sundays on the Seafront": participation of Thessalonian artists (three platforms along the seafront, 1 May - 31 August),
• "Serva Padrona": a production by the Friends of the Opera in Northern Greece (Avlea, 5 May),
• "Iphigenia in Tauris", by Kazantzis (22 September),
• "Works Commissioned Especially for Thessaloniki", with the participation of Thessalonian musicians (Aneton, November),
• "European Choirs Festival": co-organized with O.T.E. (The Greek Telecommunications Organization), (Aula of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, end of November - beginning of December),
• The State Orchestra of Thessaloniki, with Leonidas Kavakos as soloist, (Aula of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 24 December),
• "Palaeologus", by Kalomiris, (Society for Macedonian Studies, November),
• "A Memorial Evening for Maria Callas": a recital by Gwyneth-Jones (Society for Macedonian Studies, 16 September),
• "The Chronicle of the Conquest (of Constantinople)": an oratorio by Hatzinassios, in a world premiere (Eptapyrghio, 29 - 30 May),
• Inauguration of the "Odeum of the Roman Forum", by the Levendis Foundation, with the participation of "Camerata" - the orchestra of the Friends of Music,
• A recital by Sonia Theodoridou, (Aneton, 1 October),
• An evening dedicated to Kurt Weill, with Jenny Drivalas (Avlea, 6 - 7 October),
• A concert by Nikos Mamangakis, with Eleftheria Arvanitaki, (Forest Theatre, 28 August),
• A concert by Elias Papadopoulos, (Aneton, 5 November),

The international scene:

• A piano recital, by Bruno Leonardo Gelber (Aula of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2 May),
• The Kyoto Symphony Orchestra (Aula of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 21 May),
• "Monsters of Grace", a world premiere of the work by Robert Wilson and Philip Glass (Apotheke/Warehouse 1 - the Port, 11 or 12 May),
• A recital by Herman Prey (Aula of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 26 May),
• Concerts with percussion instruments from Japan and Korea (Alexandreion Melathron, 29 -31 May),
• A piano recital, by Alain Lefevre (Aneton, 1 - 2 June),
• The Orchestra of the Nations, conducted by J. Frantz, with M. Rostropovich as soloist (Aula of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 3 June),
• A guitar recital, by Liona Boyd (Aneton, 8 - 9 June),
• "Tafelmusik" (Aneton, 10 - 11 June),
• The B.B.C. Concert Orchestra, playing music of "The Beatles" (13 - 14 June),
• "Music Day", a recital by Diamada Galas (Forest Theatre, 21 June),
• A recital by Joan Baez (Forest Theatre, 27 June),
• A recital by B. B. King (Forest Theatre, July),
• A recital by Chris Rea (Forest Theatre, 6 July),
• A recital by Roberta Flack (Forest Theatre, 15 July),
• The Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra (Forest Theatre, 25 - 26 August),
• A recital by Van Morisson (Forest Theatre, 11 September),
• The Scala di Milano Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Riccardo Muti (Society for Macedonian Studies, 12 - 13 September),
• A concert by "U2" (24 September),
• An evening with "Chansons", with Hanna Schygulla (Aneton, 4 October),
• A concert by the "Kronos Quartet" (Aneton, 8 October),
• A concert by "Voces Quartet", with the participation of Danae Karra (Aneton, 29 October),
• The Youth Orchestra of Central Switzerland and the Regio Choir (Aula of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 7 November),
• The State Orchestra of Hungary, with Vasso Papantoniou as soloist, (Aula of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 11 - 12 November),
• The Canadian Brass Ensemble (Aneton, 20 21 November),
• Haendel's "The Messiah", conducted by Lord Yehudi Menuhin (Aula of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki).

2. D A N C E

• International Month of Dance, co-organized by the Organization for the Cultural Capital of Europe, "Thessaloniki 1997", and the Municipality of Thessaloniki (June - July),
• Panhellenic Dance Meeting, (The Little Theatre, November),
• "Gala des Etoiles" (Forest Theatre, 10 - 11 September),
• "Romeo and Juliet", conducted by M. Rostropovich, (4 June),
• The Royal Winnipeg Ballet (Forest Theatre, 26 - 27 September),
• The Petrograd Ballet, choreography by Boris Eifman (Forest Theatre, 14 - 15 September),
• "Dancemakers" (Nea Elvetia Park, 3 - 4 July),
• The "Theatre of Sounds", Dusselforf (Nea Elvetia Park, 2 - 4 September),
• "Webber Gala" (Society for Macedonian Studies, 30 - 31 October).

3. T H E A T R E

• "Raumlichkeiten", (Customs House, 2 - 4 May),
• "Electra", by Euripides (Liki Vithou, T.S.T., Avlea, 6 - 10 May),
• "King Lear", by the Royal National Theatre of London (Apotheke/Warehouse 1 - the Port, 28 -31 May),
• "Monsters of Grace": a lecture by Robert Wilson (8 June),
• "In the Wings of Eden" (Asvestohorion Quarry, 14 - 20 June),
• "Julius Caesar", in Japanese, (Odeum, 5 - 10 July),
• Byron's "Cain" - stage direction by Minos Volanakis (Neohorouda Quarry, 23 - 27 June),
• "The Birds" by Aristophanes, by the Karolos Kuhn Art Theatre (Forest Theatre, 28 June - 7 July),
• "Prometheus Bound", with Nikitas Tsakiroglou (Forest Theatre, 22 - 23 August),
• "Bacchae", in Spanish, (Odeum, 1 - 10 August),
• "Caligula" by Camus (T.S.T. Odeum, 20 - 21 August),
• "The Trojan Women", directed by Michalis Kakoyannis (Forest Theatre, 22 - 23 August),
• "Nereus Varas", (Outdoor site, 2 - 7 September),
• "The Snow Rider" (Apotheke/Warehouse 1, 12 - 20 August),
• European Theatre Festival (Theatrical sites, 1 November - 31 December),
• "The Return of Fontas" (Avlea, 25 - 30 November),
• "The Return of the Tses" (Avlea, November),
• "You are my Mother", with Thimios Karakatsanis (Avlea, December),
• "An Ill-famed House" by Katzourakis,
• "The Soils" by Veltsos.

The Thessaloniki Theatrical Scene

The months of November and December are dedicated to the "Theatrical

Scene of Thessaloniki". At the "Avlea" and "Aneton" theatres, the

following theatrical groups will present their work:

"Parathlasi", "New Forms", "Stage of the North", "Gregoris Mittas",

"Plateia", "Thessaloniki Theatre", "Seventh-floor Theatre", "Liki

Vithou", "Klafsigelos".

These groups will be subsidized with 1 million drachmas for a Greek play, a further 1 million drachmas for a play by a Thessalonian playwright, and will be offered every kind of tecnical support and promotion. During the same period, there will be events to honour the memory of theatre people of our city, like Zizos Haratsaris.

The European Theatre Festival has been organized in co-operation with the Sate Theatre of Northern Greece and with the participation of:

• the Odeon, from Paris,
• the Piccolo Teatro, from Milan,
• the Liure, from Barcelona,
• the Royal Dramatic Theatre, from Stockholm,
• the State Theatre, from Dusseldorf,
• the German Theatre, from Berlin,
• the Berliner Ensemble, from Berlin,
• the Katona Josef, from Budapest,
• the Boulandra, from Bucharest,
• the Mai, from Petrograd,
• the Theatre of Rome,
• the Stari, from Cracow,
• the National Theatre, from Strasbourg,
• the National Theatre of Finnland, from Helsinki, and, of course,
• the State Theatre of Northern Greece.

4. E x h i b i t i o n s

a. V i s u a l A r t s E x h i b i t i o n s

In co-operation with the city's galleries, the following exhibitions are

presented:

• "The Urban Landscape in Greek Painting" (Eirmos, 12 May - 7 June),
• "Six Propositions" (Vilka, 16 May - 17 July),
• A Group Exhibition (Eirmos and Z-M, Zina Athanassiadou, June),
• "Thessalonian Artists" (Zefxis Gallery, 1 July - 1 September),
• "Salon of Young Artists" (Terracotta, September),
• Three exhibitions under the title: "Baccheia" (Paratiritis, 4 - 30 September),
• Angeliki Korovezi (Annie Balta Gallery, October),
• Drawings by Nikos Sahinis (Paratiritis, 7 - 31 October),
• Mimis Kontos, (Paratiritis, 4 - 30 September),
• Panaghiotis Tetsis, (Eirmos, 10 November),
• Yorgos Lazongas (Lola Nikolaou and Milos, 10 - 29 November),
• An exhibition of Sculptures by Thodoros (Vilka, 2 December 1997 - 7 January 1998),
• A Group Exhibition of Thessalonians, et al. (Lola Nikolaou, 3 December 1997 - 7 January 1998).

Exhibitions of Greek Art:

• An exhibition with works form the collection of the "Iraklis" Cement Industry (Municipal Gallery, 15 may - 30 June),
• An individual exhibition with works by Kostas Tsoklis (Milos, 28 May - 30 June),
• An exhibition of works by Pavlos (Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, starting: 29 May),
• An Outdoor Exhibition of Contemporary Greek Sculpture (Seafront, July),
• An exhibition by the Kouvoutsakis Gallery (Municipal Gallery, September),
• A retrospective exhibition of works by Nikos Kessanlis (Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, 2 October - 16 November),
• "The Book on the Life of Konstantinos Xenakis" (Aladja Imaret, December).

Exhibitions of European Art:

• Jan Cox, (French Institute, 12 September - 8 October),
• "Woman, Life and Myth in the Art of the Inuits" (Yeni Jami/Old Archaeological Museum, 4 - 31 October),
• "Utis" (Polytechnic, November),
• Francisco Goya (National Bank Cultural Centre, 5 November - 7 December),
• Michelangelo (National Bank Cultural Centre, December).

b. G e n e r a l E x h i b i t i o n s

The following exhibitions will take place:

• An exhibition of palaeotypes of the city of Thessaloniki (December),
• "The Greece of Lear" from the Gennadeian Collections (National Bank Cultural Centre, 12 June - 12 July),
• Exhibitions of Maps (National Bank Cultural Centre and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, October),
• An exhibition of engravings from the Ionian Bank collection (Municipal Gallery, 4 July - 4 August),
• "A Stage for Dionysus", an exhibition on the subject of ancient theatres.

c. A r c h i t e c t u r a l E x h i b i t i o n s

In the Architecture sector, the following exhibitions will take place:

• "Between the Sea and the City", in co-operation with the Netherlands Institute of Architecture (a transferred exhibition, 1 May - 31 December),
• "Building Theatres ", by the Architects' Association of Thessaloniki in co-operation with the Architects' Association of Achaea (Old Municipal Hospital of Patras, 30 May - 15 June),
• "The Architectural Interventions of "Thessaloniki '97" at the Upper City", by the Architects' Association of Thessaloniki (Pavilion 1 - Helexpo, June),
• "The Coasts of Europe", in co-operation with the Netherlands Academy (the Parking area at the Polytechnic School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 26 September - 16 October),
• An exhibition of the work of the Japanese architect Arato Isozaki (the Angelaki Street building, October),
• An exhibition of the participations in the International Architectural Competitions (Gallery of the Polytechnic School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki).

d. T e c h n o l o g y E x h i b i t i o n s

• "Ancient Greek Technology" (Ancient Marketplace and the "Paradissos" Baths, 17 August - 30 September),
• "From Heron to the Geodetic Satellites: The Historical Evolution of Geodetic Instruments", co-organized with the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Polytechnic, 7 - 31 May),
• "The World, the Small, the Great!", (the centennial of the discovery of the electron): an exhibition by the European Centre of Atomic Research, co-organized with the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Pavilion 1 - Helexpo, 22 September - 30 November),

The following exhibitions are also co-organized with the Aristotle

University of Thessaloniki:

• "The Fauna of Thessaloniki" (Pavilion 1 - Helexpo, 22 September - 15 October),
• "A Day in May" (American Farm School, 11 May), and
• "The New Professions in Industrial Design" (Design Museum, 25 - 31 May).