Readings, “releases” and book exchanges, exhibitions,
performances, chosen music, and broadcasting meetings will be taking place at
the Art and Cultural Center, BETON7 for the occasion of the literature
festival “an idea-a word-a speech”. A
few days before Christmas, on December 22 and 23, the new literature festival,
which will aspire to become an institution and evolve into a platform of live
and meaningful communication between authors, readers, and everyone who loves
book and ideas, invite you to travel with them.
The festival “an idea-a word-a speech”, is a part of
the “Festival of IDEAS”, a worldwide organization with events, which will be
taking place on December 2014 and January 2015, in different countries of the
world.
The entrance to all the events is free, however, it is
necessary to bring a book (or more if you wish), which will then be “released”
for the festival. The books that will remain in the space of the Beton7 at the
end of the festival will be donated to the therapeutic program of KETHEA (ΚΕΘΕΑ) “Oxygen”
(Οξυγόνο),
for the reinforcement of the library in the consultative station of the prison
Saint Stephen (Άγιος Στέφανος) in Patra
EVENTS
December 22 & 23/ “Blind dating with a book” &
Readings
The cultural event of the festival will be from noon
until late at night at the café of Beton 7. We invite you to join us for coffee
or a drink, and to enter a world of books and mystery. On each table, on every corner of the café,
there will be books with their titles. The free books will be waiting to charm
and win you over with their engaging content. So give yourself into the sensual
game with the printed pages and…as you leave you may take any book you like
with you.
Along with the “blind date” with the free books, every
night, authors will come to our group and read excerpts from their work, and
then they will share with us the everyday magic of ideas, which will turn into
words and a speech.
December 23/ “Slaves in their inspirations”*
On December 23rd, the authors and what they
are inspired by, what they are haunted by and what “chases” them, will come
together in a provocative performance-installation, in the theater of BETON7,
where the ideas and inspirations take shape from the shape of the authors,
breath from their breath, and life from their life. It will be open all day as
an exhibition, which will later become an unpredictable performance. Be
prepared for anything.
*The title is inspired by the novel “Slaves in their
Bonds” by Constantinos Theotokis.
December 22nd & 23rd/ “Life
steps, Human moments”
A life’s wander with images and words, which begins
with the imprint of moments in the town of Kavalas, through the photographic
lens of Anastasios Vogiatzidis and his fellow travelers, and excerpts from the
books by Saita Publications, handpicked
by the authors themselves. This special photography exhibition was first introduced
in July at the 57th Philippi Festival in Kavala, and now it travels
to Athens
Broadcasting Meetings
In the two days of the festival “an idea-a word-a
speech” it will meet its book friends, wherever they may be. On Monday,
December 22nd at Chimeres Radio and on Tuesday, December the 23rd
at Beton7ArtRadio, two broadcasting shows will get together, full of
conversations around the topic of literature, and interviews, and readings by
authors, complete with good music.
Supporters:
Poster photo: Byronv2
Translation: Metaxia Tzimouli
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