4 days and nights of events that will reflect the multifaceted program of activities, which will take place at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center upon its opening, inviting visitors to a sneak preview of the future.

Music, Photography, Architecture, Sports, Environment, Creative Workshops, All-night Video Art Screenings, An Evening Race, Art, Magic & more to come!

Opening hours:

Sunday, June 21: 18:00 – 23:00 Monday, June 22: 18:00 – 06:00 Tuesday, June 23: 18:00 – 06:00 Wednesday, June 24: 18:00 – 06:00

Admission is free to all events. Entrance may be limited to a first-come first-served basis.

We wish to thank the following for their assistance and cooperation:

Municipality of Athens, Municipality of Kallithea, Athens Interna-tional Airport, Hellenic Police, EKAB (National Centre of Emergency Help), Greek Olympic Committee, Athens – Attica & Argosaronic Hotel Association, “Regeneration & Progress” NGO, OASA (Athens Mass Transit System), Association for People with Mobility Prob-lems and Friends ”Perpato”, City Sightseeing Athens

The Stavros Niarchos Park opens its doors

to the public for the first time!

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21.6 | SUNDAY

22.6 | MONDAY

FROM 18:00 TO 23:00

Dionysis Savvopoulos Space: Great Lawn

On the occasion of the World Music Day, Dionysis Savvopoulos gives his sole concert for this summer at the Stavros Niarchos Park. He will be accompanied by Orestis Plakidis, Giotis Kiourtsoglou and Vagelis Karipis, as well as by the Hellenic Navy Band and the Piraeus Music School Choir. The concert will be opened by the Underground Youth Orchestra.

Incarnation Space: Western paths

Photography exhibition by Vassilis Makris, starring the principal dancers of the Greek National Opera (GNO), Maria Kousouni and Vangelis Bikos.

The exhibition is open to the public throughout the 4-day events.

Dimitris Kalantzis QuintetSpace: Great Lawn

Manos Hatzidakis meets the world of jazz, through Quintet’s Dimitris Kalantzis work “Mano’s”.

The Wayne Escoffery QuartetSpace: Great Lawn

Jazz concert by the Grammy Award winning virtuoso saxophonist Wayne Escoffery and his Quartet accompanied by Charenee Wade.

Presentation of the video art project “Fireflies in the Night” by Robert Storr, Dean of the Yale University School of Art Space: Great Lawn

Fireflies in the Night (Part 1) Space: Great Lawn

All-night video art screenings.

For more information please visit: www.snfcc.org/countdown

FROM 18:00 TO 06:00

20:30 – – 21:30

21:30 – – 22:30

22:45 – – 23:00

23:00 – – 6:00

21:00 – – 23:00

18:30 – – 21:00

18:30 – – 21:00

18:30 – – 21:00

19:00 – – 22:00

18:30 – – 21:00

Paralympic Sports S: Water Jets • A: 6 – 16 years old • NP: 24 people • D: 15’ • RP: 10

The first Paralympic Park in the SNFCC, entitled Exploring the Paralympic Movement, addresses the public’s sensitivities and the abilities of people with mobility problems.

Kids Athletics S: Great Lawn • A: 6 – 15 years old • NP: 60 people • D: 30’ • RP: 5

Standing long jump, pole vaulting, vortex/discus throw, running and obstacle running: children discover the joy of movement, the pleas-ure of physical activity and exercise.

Gardeners in the City S: Vegetable Garden • A: over 4 years old & families NP: 10 families • D: 45’ • RP: 3

With guidance from WWF Greece instructors, children learn the basic alphabet of gardening.

Garry Kasparov plays chess with Greece’s younger generation S: Labyrinth

Kasparov will demonstrate his craft in a simultaneous chess game against 15 young champions. Right after the exhibition, a Q&A ses-sion will take place and Kasparov will sign autographs.

Admission with priority passes, distributed at the entrance of the area at 18:30.

SNFCC Run – Running into the Future

The SNFCC presents an evening 6-kilometer race for the whole family, starting at the Panathenaic Stadium and finishing at the Stavros Niarchos Park. A dj-set by Laternative will welcome runners to the Park.

Fireflies in the Night (Part 2) S: Great Lawn

All-night video art screenings.

For more information please visit: www.snfcc.org/countdown

20:51 – – 23:00

23:00 – – 6:00

FROM 18:00 TO 06:00

Guided Tours in the Park S: Pine Grove • NP: 20 people • D: 30’

Guided tours will be held in the Stavros Niarchos Park by interns on landscape architecture at the SNFCC.

Robotics / Automation S: Playground 1 • A: 5 – 15 years old • NP: 24 people • D: 8’ – 12’ • RP: 15

With the specially designed scientific robots WeDo and EV3, chil-dren come into contact with the future and understand the applica-tion of digital technology.

Chess for children S: Playground 1

Young children play chess and take the roles of the King and Queen, of Rooks and Bishops…!

Fencing S: Playground 2 • A: 5 – 15 years old • NP: 8 people • D: 4’ • RP: 30

Children will have the opportunity to be trained in the rules of this noble sport, to engage their opponent with speed of mind and body, and to accept the supremacy of the fittest.

Land Rowing S: Playground 4 • A: 8 – 10 years old & families • NP: 6 people • D: 5’ • RP: 30

Children and adults will have a three-minute warm-up and then move to the “Dry” Rowing Center to row 200 meters, and race against time and their fellow athletes.

Kinesthetic Games S: Playground 5 • A: 5 – 10 years old • NP: 20 people • D: 20’ • RP: 7

A dynamic approach for conquering knowledge, based on intelligent play and the natural methods of engaging in useful experiences. Games of balance, rhythm, sense of space and orientation.

18:30 – – 21:00

18:30 – – 21:00

18:30 – – 21:00

18:30 – – 21:00

18:30 – – 21:00

23.6 | ΤUESDAY

S: Space (area) • A: Ages • NP: Number of Participants D: Duration • RP: Repeated Programs

S: Space (area) • A: Ages • NP: Number of Participants D: Duration • RP: Repeated Programs

18:30 – – 21:00

18:30 – – 19:30

19:45 – – 21:15

21:15 – – 22:00

22:00 – – 23:00

23:00 – – 6:00

19:00 – – 21:30

18:30 – – 21:00

18:30 – – 21:00

Guided Tours in the Park S: Pine Grove • NP: 20 people • D: 30’

(see Tuesday, June 23)

Composting workshop S: Playground 1 • A: over 7 years old & families NP: 15 people • D: 30’ • RP: 10

Members of the Ecological Recycling Company introduce the ben-efits of natural recycling to children.

Planet Agents. Codename: Save the Park S: Playgrounds 2 & 4 • A: 7 – 12 years old • NP: 20 – 25 people • D: 30’ • RP: 10

The Park is transformed into a miniature version of the planet and children become its secret agents who undertake the task of saving it.

Nests for Reading S: Playground 3 • A: up to 5 years old & families • NP: 20 people • D: 60’ • RP: 2

Using different materials, like fabric and rope, children and their parents create nests, small shelters, while enjoying the sounds of the park.

Land Art S: Playground 5 • A: over 5 years old

The natural landscape as a canvas of creativity, transforms into an outdoor work of art, with an ecological sensibility. The project will be ongoing from 18:30 to 21:00.

Gardeners in the City S: Vegetable Garden • A: over 4 years old & families NP: 10 families • D: 45’ • RP: 3

(see Tuesday, June 23)

Cooking with Herbs Χ: Water Jets • A: adults • D: 60’

Through this game-experiment, participants are introduced to the huge range of available herbs, and try out the ideas of chef Christo-foros Peskias, embarking into a journey of culinary adventure.

19:00 – – 21:00

Karagiozis the Environmentalist, by Elias Karellas S: Labyrinth • A: for the whole family

Shadow Theater accompanied by Areti Ketime's music, and a four-member orchestra of traditional instruments.

Admission with priority passes, distributed at the entrance of the area at 18:30.

Kids Yoga S: Great Lawn • A: children over 4 years old • NP: 20 people • D: 30’ • RP: 4

An excellent physical and mental exercise, Yoga helps children and teenagers to breathe correctly, to concentrate, to attain balance between mind and spirit.

Cooking with Fruits and Veggies S: Water Jets • A: children over 5 years old • NP: 20 people • D: 45’ • RP: 2

Children improvise summer recipes, using simple ingredients from the vegetable garden, under the guidance of chef and food blogger, Madame Ginger.

Our Park S: Great Lawn

Presentation of the Stavros Niarchos Park by Helli Pagkalou, Land-scape Designer, and film screening on the environmental sustain-ability of the SNFCC. The film will be introduced to the audience by Renzo Piano, architect of the SNFCC.

From Earth to Sky: Lea Toran Jenner, Shaunna Kotka, David Dimitri S: Great Lawn

Masterful choreographies using a circle, acrobatics with the use of flowing silk, hanging from a worksite crane, and a ‘stroll’ on a 300-meter long tightrope.

David Dimitri donates this aerial walk to the SNFCC and the people of Greece, as a gesture of friendship and solidarity. We wish to thank Mark and Susanna Mitton, for the Artistic Direction and Production Management of these performances.

Fireflies in the Night (Part 3) S: Great Lawn

All-night video art screenings.

For more information please visit: www.snfcc.org/countdown

FROM 18:00 TO 06:00

18:30 – – 21:00

18:30 – – 21:00

18:30 – – 21:00

24.6 | WEDNESDAY

S: Space (area) • A: Ages • NP: Number of Participants D: Duration • RP: Repeated Programs

S: Space (area) • A: Ages • NP: Number of Participants D: Duration • RP: Repeated Programs

The Stavros Niarchos Park turns into an open-air cinema, presenting the three-night video art program Fireflies in the Night. Organized by Robert Storr, Dean of the Yale University School of Art, with cura-tors Barbara London, Kalliopi Minioudaki and Francesca Pietropaolo this program of non-stop video screenings features some of the best video art produced internationally in one of the quintessential media of the late 20th and 21st centuries.

A cross between performances of classic Greek plays in an ancient theater and walk-in ‘drive-in’ movie, and projected back-to-back on one or multiple screens, the screenings will take place from dusk till dawn of the following morning. People are encouraged to come-as-they-are, to make themselves comfortable, and stay for as long as they wish. The selection of works to be shown covers a wide and inclusive range of themes, styles, and moods, and brings together works by a lively combination of artists of different generations from Greece and around the world.

Participating artists:

Chantal Akerman • Alterazioni Video • Francis Alys • Michel Auder Dara Birnbaum • Olga Chernysheva • Donna Conlon & Jonathan Harker Danica Dakic • Patricia Esquivias • Haroun Farocki • Omer Fast Yang Fudong • Shaun Gladwell • Marco Godoy • Rodney Graham Gary Hill • Susan Hiller • Sanja Ivekovic • Joan Jonas • Isaac Julien Jesper Just • Anna K. E. • Amar Kanwar • Mary Reid Kelley with Patrick Kelley • Mike Kelley & Ericka Beckman • William Kentridge Ragnar Kjartansson • Meiro Koizumi • Katarzyna Kozyra • Sharon Lockhart Marilyn Minter • Joshua Mosley • Wangechi Mutu • Nikos Navridis Maria Papadimitriou • Sophia Petrides • Paul Pfeiffer • Artemis Potamianou Theo Prodromidis • Laure Prouvost • Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook Pipilotti Rist • Anri Sala • Carolee Schneemann • Cindy Sherman Ann-Sofi Sidén with Jonathan Bepler • Vassiliea Stylianidou Livia Ungur & Sherng-Lee Huang • Bill Viola • Guido Van Der Werve Sue Williamson • Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries • ZimmerFrei.

* Be advised that given the late hour of these screenings the program was selected with mature viewers in mind.

22 Ñ 24.6FROM 23:00

TO 06:00

Over the course of the events there will be no construction work on site. However the whole area (including the Park) remains a worksite and in order to ensure the safety of all participants, Safety Rules that are displayed at the entrances of the Park apply.

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GREAT LAWN CONCERT / SCREENING VENUES

23/6 Kids Athletics 24/6 Kids Yoga

PLAYGROUNDS AREAS OF SPORTS & CREATIVE ACTIVITIES

1. 23/6 Chess for Children & Robotics / Automation 24/6 Composting Workshop

2. 23/6 Fencing 24/6 Planet Agents. Codename: Save the Park

3. 24/6 Nests for Reading

4. 23/6 Land Rowing 24/6 Planet Agents. Codename: Save the Park

5. 23/6 Kinesthetic Games 24/6 Land Art

6. Play Area

VEGETABLE GARDEN23, 24/6 Gardeners in the city

WATER JETS23/6 Paralympic Sports 24/6 Cooking with Herbs / Cooking with Fruits and Veggies

LABYRINTH23/6 Garry Kasparov plays chess with Greece’s younger generation 24/6 Karagiozis the Environmentalist, by Elias Karellas

PINE GROVE STARTING POINT FOR THE GUIDED TOURS

WESTERN PATHS PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) will be completed and delivered to the Greek State in 2016, offering a new landscape for the 21st century. Designed by Renzo Piano, it includes the new state-of-the-art facilities of the National Library of Greece, the Greek National Opera and the Stavros Niarchos Park, covering an area of 170 acres—85% of the SNFCC’s total area. During its future operation, the open space of the Stavros Niarchos Park will host a multitude of cultural and educational events, with free access for the public.

One of the most significant cultural and environmental projects ever undertaken in Greece, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center is the Stavros Niarchos Foundation’s largest single gift (€566 million /$796 million) and a prime example of a private-public sector partnership, confirming the Foundation’s commitment to the country’s future, at a critical junction of its history. It is also an engine of short- to mid-term economic stimulus.

For access information to the SNFCC please visit www.snfcc.org/countdown

Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Cultural Center

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