Wednesday, June 18
5:00 p.m.: Workshop for children by AEROPLOIO
AEROPLOIO invites young and old alike to a unique art workshop, where children and parents will work together creatively to make trees and various objects from alternative and recyclable materials! Through play, imagination, and contact with art, ecological awareness is cultivated and bonds between parents and children are strengthened in a joyful environment full of color and inspiration.
8:30 p.m.: DAH Theatre (Serbia): “Dancing Trees”
Through the language of dance and theater, poetry and video art, this production speaks to the importance of protecting forests, without which our living conditions deteriorate daily in our cities, countries, and world.
DAH Theatre is one of the most successful theatres in Serbia, using contemporary theatrical techniques to address social issues at a local and global level.
Direction and dramaturgy: Dijana Milošević & Jadranka Anđelić
Thursday, June 19
7:00 p.m.: TNT-Centro International de Investigación Teatral (Spain): “Arboreal Resistance”
Through dance, song, and music, the performers of “Arboreal Resistance” embody the power, fragility, and memory of forests, revealing their resilience and will to survive.
With roots in flamenco, the work of the award-winning TNT theater research center is characterized by a deep commitment to social issues, precise control, mastery of movement, and the seamless integration of physical action into the dramatic narrative.
Text, Direction, Set Design: Juana Casado
20:30: Protagon/ Antagon (Germany): “Among the Trees”
In a mixture of physical theater, dance, and live music, the group approaches those who have always been there and whose existence is becoming increasingly fragile due to climate change: trees.
With three international theater festivals and many other cultural events, research activities, and a production center in Frankfurt, Protagon/Antagon is one of Germany’s leading theater associations.
Artistic director: Bernhard Bub
Friday, June 20
6:00 p.m.: Workshop – Basic Stepping Stones (for body and voice)
Youth and adults (maximum 18 participants)
Duration: 1-2 hours
With: Geddy Aniksdal and Lars Vik from Grenland Friteater in Norway.
This workshop offers the foundations of physical training for performing artists – using movement and creative exercises to develop awareness of the body’s expressive possibilities. Through precision work in space, rhythm, and concentration, participants create a solid foundation for further artistic exploration.
20:30: ZID Theater (Netherlands): “Oxygen”
A theatrical performance created specifically for an outdoor, non-theatrical space that focuses on oxygen. Through physical play, symbolic images, and an immersive soundscape, themes of survival and the search for hope for the future are depicted, with the audience actively participating.
Based in Amsterdam, ZID Theater aims to promote talented creators with a migrant background and/or refugee past. It has performed in many European countries, the US, South America, and Morocco.
Concept and artistic direction: A: Karolina Spaić
Saturday 21/6
19:00: Smashing Time (Ireland): “The Art of Trees”
This is Mary Moynihan’s captivating performance that combines theater, poetry, movement, Celtic traditions, and live music to celebrate the beauty of trees and forests, the importance of biodiversity, and our deep connections with nature.
The Smashing Time International Arts and Equality Center is an award-winning international organization. Its mission is to promote and advance equality and human rights and to connect citizens with the arts, climate justice, gender equality, and peace.
Artistic director: Mary Moynihan
20:00: Greenland Friteater (Norway): “Whispering Trees”
A site-specific performance that invites the audience on an exciting walk among towering trees. Each tree whispers its own stories of resilience, while the audience discovers the strong bonds that connect them, as well as their relationship with humans.
Greenland Friteater is Norway’s oldest independent theater company and specializes in outdoor performances. It has hosted more than 3,500 performances from 42 countries and has toured five continents.
Creation and performance: Lars Vik & Geddy Aniksdal
Sunday 22/6
17:30- Workshop for children “I Recycle and Create” by Action Synergy
Conduction: Vasiliki Nakou
The workshop “Recycle and Create” by Action Synergy invites children and parents to a fun and creative experience, where old materials are transformed into new, original works of art! Through play and imagination, participants learn how recycling can become a tool for expression, ecological awareness, and cooperation, giving new life to objects that were considered useless.
8:30 p.m.: Theater “Topos Allou” (Greece): “Breathing Earth”
The Olive Tree of Athens, fruit of divine strife, Daphne who became foliage to escape human passion, the Oak of Oracles that once spoke with the voice of Zeus, return and become once again symbols of memory and warning. “Breathing Earth” is a lament – but also a hope. Because even in the midst of destruction, the earth persists in breathing.
The language of the performance is song. The folk music of the streets – the sounds that once echoed in festivals and chapels – are transformed. They are dressed in contemporary sounds, orchestrated with electronic whispers and beats reminiscent of the heart of the earth.
Composition-Text-Direction: Nikos Kamtsis
Costume Exhibition
Throughout the festival at Galatsi Park, visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy a unique costume exhibition by the students of the “PANSiK” Fashion Group. Creative ideas inspired by nature, art, and theatrical expression come to life through original designs and bold combinations of materials, highlighting the talent and vision of these young creators.