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GRis Festival is a festival from Greece dedicated to showcasing new artists and performers who have a fresh and innovative approach to Greek culture and heritage. With a focus on challenging stereotypes, celebrating diversity, and promoting creativity, this festival is all about bringing people together and fostering a greater understanding and appreciation of different cultures and perspectives.
At GRis Festival, you will be re-introduced to Greece as it is today, and to the Greeks who have developed throughout time. This is accomplished through collaborations, the exchange of ideas and perceptions, and through the mixture of all civilizations that have influenced, inspired, and contributed to modern Greek culture as expressed through its various forms of art. Both the creators and the audience have come to leave their mark on this world, express themselves, make all global citizens feel the modern GR vibes, and inspire future artistic waves to come!
GRis Festival comprises a diverse range of art forms, including dance performances, photography exhibitions, music concerts, theatrical plays, short film screenings, and food tastings. From the traditional to the avant-garde, there is something for everyone at this exciting and dynamic festival.
PROGRAM
LET'S GO SHORT I SHORT FILMS
FRIDAY 12 April • 10:00 ΑM
FRIDAY 12 April • 13:00 PM
THESPIS Theater
Hellenic Culture Center NYC
25-02 Newtown Ave, Queens NY 11102
SOPHIA VEMBO, I REMEMBER YOU | THEATER
FRIDAY 12 April • 20:00 PM
SUNDAY 21 April • 17:00 PM
THESPIS Theater
Hellenic Culture Center NYC
25-02 Newtown Ave, Queens NY 11102
MY ATTENTION IS NOT FOR FREE - ALEXANDROS LAMBROVASSILIS | PHOTOGRAPHY
SATURDAY 13 April • 21:00PM - SATURDAY 20 April • 21:00PM
PI Art Center
328 7th Avenue #6th FL New York, NY 10001 United States
ANGELUS LEGATUS | DANCE
TUESDAY 16 April • 20:00 PM
Manhattan Movement & Arts Center
248 West 60th Street New York, NY 10023 United States
GIORGOS VARSAMAKIS | CLASSICAL MUSIC
WEDNESDAY 17 April • 20:00 PM
THESPIS Theater
Hellenic Culture Center NYC
25-02 Newtown Ave, Queens NY 11102
GIRAFFE | PUPPET THEATER
WEDNESDAY 17 April • 17:00 PM
THESPIS Theater
Hellenic Culture Center NYC
25-02 Newtown Ave, Queens NY 11102
GREY RIVER & THE SMOKY MOUNTAIN | FOLK MUSIC
THURSDAY 18 April • 21:00 PM
The Cutting Room
44 E 32nd St, New York NY 10016
CHRISTOS RAFALIDES & MANHATTAN VIBES | JAZZ
FRIDAY 19 April • 21:00 PM
The Cutting Room
44 E 32nd St, New York NY 10016
NEAPOLY | DIGITAL ART ELECTRONICA
SATURDAY 20 April • 19:00 PM
The Forum at Columbia University
601 W 125th St. New York, NY 10027