Category: Artistic Activities
Poetry recital ‘Unpublished Paradises’ (Costa Rica)
A poetry recital was carried out by New Acropolis at the National Heritage Center of Costa Rica, allowing participants in a crowded auditorium to discover unpublished poems by prominent Costa Rican […]
The Cour Pétral: European Heritage Days in the future city of craftsmanship (France)
The abbey of La Cour Petral opened its doors to the public for the European Heritage Days. This former Trappist abbey has been for almost twenty-five years restored by volunteers from […]
Unplugged Challenge 2 ‘Music unites us all’ (Heraklion – Crete, Greece)
Difficult to describe the experience of the music contest Unplugged Challenge 2. The participating bands, the audience, the people that were passing by, all together created an atmosphere of warm, open-hearted […]
Celebrating International Music Day (Györ, Hungary)
In Győr, members of New Acropolis Hungary celebrated International Music Day with an artistic evening entitled ‘Infinite Moments’. The International Day, which was initiated by the famous Jewish violin player […]
40th International Day of Music, Orpheus and the educational value of music (Paris, France)
On the occasion of the 40th International Day of Music, and of the New Acropolis International Programme for the promotion of Music, Philippe Giraud, musician and philosopher, presented the project […]
New Acropolis celebrated International Music Day (Zagreb, Croatia)
For the first time, New Acropolis in Zagreb celebrated International Music Day through a series of activities including a public lecture “Orpheus and the Songs of the Soul”; a music workshop with […]
Japanese poetry: Haiku (Australia)
New Acropolis Sydney volunteers organised a night of “Japanese Poetry: Haiku”. Haiku is an ancient form of Japanese poetry, with a unique verse style. At its peak in the 17th century, Haiku […]
Theatrical performance ‘Scapin’s Deceits’ (Brno, Czech Republic)
The Dark Blue Festival, known especially as the arts festival for visually impaired children and youth, celebrated its 25th anniversary in Brno. Together with blind young actors, New Acropolis volunteers prepared […]
Workshop on folk dancing on the occasion of the Days of Culture (Montreal, Canada)
In Montreal, New Acropolis organized a workshop on folk dancing on the occasion of the Days of Culture. Several people responded to the invitation to reconnect with their traditions. The […]
Visit to the Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw (Poland)
New Acropolis in Poland organized – thanks to an employee of the Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw – an interactive visit in this Museum showcasing the rich folklore of China. The […]
