Closing Party of the Festival – Celebration of the 10 year’s anniversary
Closing night of the Festival, dedicated to the celebration of the 10th anniversary of Akropoditi DanceFest 2023.
Will include:
Film-tribute to the 9th Festival, enriched with interviews from the participants and contributors by Vangelis Jannis.
Dance – a way to exist
33 people of dance, talk to us about dance.
Audiovisual Material from previous festivals.
The evening will end with a party with plenty of music and dancing.
Music selections SERATONIA
Tour Offer
HISTORICAL TOUR OF THE ERMOUPOLIS TEXTILE MUSEUM
Located in a narrow street in the old industrial zone of Ermoupolis is hidden one between the 68 factories that the capital of the Cyclades had during its glorious industrial past.
It’s the “Zisimatos Bros” textile factory, remained as it was on the day it stopped its production; a unique sample of the industrial heritage of Syros.
The “Hermoupolis Heritage” is proud to help the restoration and the real resurrection of this fantastic place.
The old factory, after several years of hard works, has been restored, and actually is offered to the visitor for a short imaginary travel through the time. Passing through the old main entrance door, we can “discover” the traces of the workers life, all the commercial activities in the factory which developed, produced and manufactured material, and finally learn about the miracle of the textile industry that flourished in Ermoupolis in the end of 19th century and in the begging of the 20th century.
The learning, through reflection on doing, begins with a strange way: we enter to the factory with a lantern in hand as they did the workers, many years ago every morning in order to start their working day. The guide welcomes the visitors wearing the typical worker uniform and he makes an introduction to the past based on oral and written memories of 40 employees, till 1986, the date that the factory ceased its operation.
Then, the visitors they wear also the typical worker uniform, they fill in the work card, as the workers did in the past, and they taste the traditional workers packed lunch brought from home. During the tour, the senses are activated through the sound, as the old diesel engine in the paint shop starts to operate, they are listened to the sewing machines gasping, and they even smell everywhere the “scent” of time passed by seeing the threads “frozen” in the looms!
All the above contribute to approaching by a pleasant way history and culture through an entertaining process that ends up gathering all the “visitors-workers” around a wooden table where they taste the packed lunch made by traditional local products.
Starting time: 19:30
Duration of the tour: 60′
Book a tour: https://www.ticketservices.gr/event/hermoupolis-heritage/
