Now he’s headless Festival of Athens and Epidaurushow is her stay Katerina Evgelatos completed August 31st. Evaluation of Ms. Evagelatos’ three-year stay at the symbolic institution yielded many positive points. The pandemic has crippled the 2020 festival and has clearly affected the 2021 program: Evagelatos have been asked to combine many aspirations: bands that have not “played” in 2020, artists suffering after almost two years of professional and creative “unemployment”, the international artistic community is frozen by restrictions, quarantine, ban on movement due to the pandemic.

The main stigma of Evangelito was noticed this year. Approximately 200,000 spectators attended the festival performances in Athens and Epidaurus, with revenues of approximately €3 million, above the original target of €2.8 million, excluding September and October. The numbers have become clear for a festival that clearly doesn’t just look at the box office – and shouldn’t. As for the artistic result, the selection committees of the Festival had the greatest impact. For example, the choice of The Evangelists to bring in important foreign productions that offer interesting suggestions for staging works of ancient Greek drama was fully justified by the exciting Agamemnon from the German Residenztheater, which is included in the performances that will leave their mark. on the modern history of the epidaurians.

The information says that Evangelista’s term of office will be extended and he has been “closed” since the beginning of August. The solemn tone of the announcement remains to be set by the leadership of the Ministry of Culture. Until then, however, the image that is transmitted is an unfair ambivalence towards the artist who, with moderation, consistency and creativity, served the symbolic public space.