The
Odeon of Herod Atticus
The
eminent Athenian orator built the Odeon of Herod Atticus in 161 B.C.
and philosopher Herod Atticus, in memory of his wife Rigillis.
The Odeon
is in the shape of a theatre because it was used for theatrical as well as
musical, presentations.
The
Odeon holds 5000 spectators. Today it is one of the most important open
steps for cultural events. During the summer it is used for the concerts
in the context of the Athens Festival.
Superb
presentations of ancient and modern drama are also staged in the Herod
Atticus Theatre. A brilliant adornment for Athens, it also constitutes an
important award for the artist, Greek or foreign, who presents his work
there. Every year it is inundated with spectators and most of its events
are considered cultural landmarks.
The
modern city that today fills the Attica basin has two aspects, so very
different from one another yet at the same time so closely connected: on
the one hand, Athens is just another metropolis of the western world but
on the other, there is this aforementioned optimism, high spirits and
romanticism that define the Greek.
It
would be difficult to find another city in the world with more groups and
organizations dedicated to the
investigation, preservation and promotion of dance, music, customs and
roots. Even artists from other countries, foreign communities and
embassies, are to be fond here.
Festivals, events, exhibitions, and in general all the activities that are carried out near the sacred rock of the Acropolis, are blessed with the preconditions for success perhaps more than anywhere else.
The
Theatre in Athens is not merely another form of artistic creation. This
city that gave birth to contemporary western theatre has today more
theatres than any other capital city, and they are always full.
The city is a steady increase of modern and aesthetically daring buildings while new ornaments such as the Music Megaron, which has the best acoustic in the whole Europe, make Athens even more beautiful.
