“Festivals of Roccas”: in the villages of Crete, local residents accept performances in balconies and courtyards.

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In the first ten days of August in the villages of Rocky and Kera of the Chalian Prefecture, Residents open their homes and hearts. They welcome the owners who come from this place, tourists, as well as Crican from other parts of the island.

Music, theater, dancing, educational seminars and other cultural events are the basis of an event that functions as a “breath” of culture for local residents and visitors.

In the summer, dozens of festivals and “festivals” occur in Greece, but usually this is the main product of events held in one or more places.

In the “Festivals of Roccas”, of course, there is an art program and various actions, but local residents – those who put on their brand, since then They accept guests in the courtyards of their houses, make coffee and make them crayfish. This year, for the first time, the village of Pervas also attend holidays. In the link below, you can see the program of the event this year.

From July 30 to August 9, 2025, holidays are returning to the central topic “Transformations of the invisible.” Musical performances, theater, master classes and documentary actions invite the public to think about what does not appear, but there is around us. Dreams, shadows, feelings and thoughts.

“Twelve years have passed since the first event, and we certainly achieved a lot. This is not a simple route, every year We are tired of the possibility of proposing complex cultural experience. At the same time, we are trying to support our villages, because the population is declining. What is happening throughout the country is also happening in Crete. We must support local residents and, of course, Culture helps us preserve our villages “ The mayor of Chania, Panagotis Simandirakis, said Euronews.

‘SCENSENT Village’

The central at the festival is the action ‘Sulfur scene’, The theater project that turns the whole village into a theater scene. Kera “plays” in the theater, from courtyards and balconies to lanes and doors. Spectators do not sit, but pass, enter space, feel part of the narrative.

“This is a handmade festival, since*I am the inhabitants of the villages “leading” at every stage of effort. In addition to the hospitality that they generously offer, they turn Balconies and their yards in small scenes where art events are held.* The villages themselves are landscapes. Locals do not look, do not participate and coordinate every show. I appreciate how this gives our vacation A unique character and excellent identity “ The artistic director of EURONEWS told EURONEWS “Roccas Holidays”Meta Panayotopoulou.

‘Symphony Complete Moon’

One of the most important initiatives “Roccas Holidays” is a creation “Symphony Orchestra Roccas”, This brings symphonic music closer to the general public. But this is not taken on a large stage or in a closed theater. In this case, nature and mountain become a scene that accepts the musicians and “marries” the sound with the landscape.

The orchestra initiative belongs to the Chairman of the Organizational Committee Panagiotis Simandirakis, maestro Luke Gliocsi And for the pianist Konstantinos Papadakis.

This year, With a full moon AugustusThe Roccas Symphony Orchestra will present a musical program that unites the traditions of Scandinavia and Greece, Passing the idea of coexistence and peace. Under the leadership of Luke Gliocci, the repertoire includes the works of Verdi, Stenkhathamar and Dvorzak, while the concert interpretation of the piano No.. 1 Mikis Theodorakis from Konstantinos Papadakis, in a high symbolic link to 2025 as the year Mikis Theodorakis.

An agreement will be submitted on the climax of the evening. 9 in Mi Little, Project 95 “From the New World” Antonina Dvorzak.

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