Μake us preferred on Google A new multidisciplinary arts festival is set to transform the traditional cinema experience in Athens, bringing live music, dance, performance and visual arts together under one roof. Titled ETEROTOPIA: Festival of Audiovisual and Performing Arts, the event will take place at Newman cinema from November 10 to December 22, 2026.
The festival explores the boundaries between cinema and live performance, turning the movie theater into an unconventional stage where screenings become part of live artistic experiences. Rather than treating image, sound and the human body as separate elements, ETEROTOPIA brings them together as equally important components of a shared creative expression.
Its program features performances that combine live music, dance and performance art with cinema, video art and real-time visuals. The lineup includes live cinema, live scores, audiovisual performances and experimental works that bring together moving images, sound and physical movement.
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At the heart of the festival is the idea of reimagining the relationship between the screen, the stage and the audience. The cinematic image becomes an active part of each performance, while the screen itself takes on the role of a stage. All artistic elements unfold live within the cinema space, creating an experience that moves beyond the conventional distinction between watching a film and attending a live performance.
Through this approach, ETEROTOPIA brings together different artistic disciplines in a shared environment, inviting audiences to experience cinema and the performing arts as interconnected forms of expression.
The festival will be held at Newman cinema, located at 117 Sevastoupoleos Street in Athens, from November 10 through December 22, 2026. It is held under the auspices and with the financial support of Greece’s Ministry of Culture.
