Horto Festival 2024

A series of 9 movies, documentaries at the open air cinema of Horto Theatre

Nicholas Spanos, counter-tenor, joins Yiorgo Tsiardakas, flute and Anastasios Strikos, piano on stage to share their passion for music. Supported by the Austrian Embassy in Athens.

This Masterclass is offered by internationally renowned countertenor Nicholas Spanos and pianist Anastasios Strikos with the aim of mentoring the next generation of musicians.

The Plaza Ensemble quartet with Elsa Mouratidou will perform a program of cinema and traditional music from a diversity of European countries.

Music by Charles Mingus with the Fables of Mingus ensemble led by Martin Zenker

Philipp Amelung with his Camerata Vocalis join Aristotle Univercity choir and choristers from around Europe at a week long course on choral music that lead to the final concert at Horto Theatre.

The participants of the Hortus Canticus 2026 course, directed by Philipp Amelung, will perform a program of choral music in several languages.

Art of Devising seminars focus on skill-building through physical and vocal music scores, montage dramaturgy, and “dance of the soul” approaches. This intensive workshop will suit those who are ready to encompass boundaries. A less intensive version of this workshop for people aged 50+ has been created.
Sanja Krsmanović Tasić, director/choreographer/pedagogue, created the “ecology of the soul” methodology upon which these workshops are based. Trained by Odin Teatret, Peter Brook associates, Grotowski actors, and others, Sanja leads DAH Teatar, Hleb Teatar, festivals, and global projects throughout Europe.

Final performance of the theatrical seminar led by Sanja Tasić

Horto is one of the places that the Centaur International Film Festival which is organized by the Municipality of South Pelion will take place.

Apostolis Mitras, violin – Irene Barouta, cello – Panos Galanopoulos, piano

celebrating the 4 centuries of music by John Dowland.

Jörg Meder – Viola da gamba, Violone

Final performance of the 3 days meeting of 3 choral groups

Bilini-Moraitis, singing & viella, percussion – Dimitris Kountouras, medieval flutes – Elektra Miliadou, viella

with works by Beethoven and Brahms Maria Efstratiadis, piano – Vanessa Athanasiou, violin – Elli Filippou, cello