Akropoditi Dance & Performing Arts Centre
The Akropoditi Dance & Performing Arts Centre operates in Syros since January 2013. The two connected buildings used by the Center consist of one Studio for lessons and the Workshop Centre for artistic activities and events.
The main objective of the Studio is to create the appropriate environment for familiarization and a closer contact with classical and contemporary dance, and, more profoundly, with the research process in the field of movement and expression.
The main objectives of the Workshop Centre is the cultural development and promotion of the island, hosting and organizing artistic and educational programs, hosting performances and providing artistic residency to creators from around the world. The space is open to partnerships with local organizations, residents and artists of Syros, as well as the rest of the country and other countries, inviting people of all ages to participate in its activities.
Apart from the actions related to the dance and performing arts, the Centre offers housing to any other form of art, expression and creation. Preconditions of all activities are to support the cultivation of spirit and body, free creation, individual and group initiative through any action that contributes to the fulfillment and the development of the perceptual and expressive possibilities.
Accessibility Information
The venue is located on the first floor and does not have an elevator. The restroom is located on the ground floor; however, access to it requires navigating four steps and is therefore not wheelchair accessible.
For further accessibility information, please contact us at: akropoditidancefest@gmail.com or by phone at +30 697 379 2685.
Tannery Kornilakis - Dendrinou
Kornellakis Tannery is a monumental complex with four buildings on both sides of a cobbled inner road. It was built around 1880 and housed a pre-existing tannery company of Menelaos Kornilakis, that had been founded in 1853-1854. At the end of the century the company introduced the steam engines and the first machines for the processing of leathers.
In 1930 the company was bought by “Dendrinos & Koutsis” corporation and in 1970 the factory ceased to operate and gradually degraded. In 1998, the Municipality of Hermoupolis proceeded to the purchase of the land by the Ktimatiki Bank. In 2000, the building was declared as a preserved monument by the Ministry of Culture. Major components of mechanical equipment, such as the semi-diesel engine, the cylinder, the presses, the barrels and the benches, were saved in place and can be visited on the spot.
The main building of the tannery has already been restored,
while the completion of the project is to be included
in the European Development Programs.
Upon completion, the building complex will become
a modern and fully equipped multi-cultural area.
Accessibility Information
The venue is wheelchair accessible and includes an accessible restroom meeting disability access standards.
For further accessibility information, please contact us at: akropoditidancefest@gmail.com or by phone at +30 697 379 2685.
Evanthia Kairi Theatre
These are former monopoly warehouses in the Lazaretta area of Ermoupoli, which were converted into a small theater. The Evanthia Kairi Theater is primarily used by local cultural groups and organizations, both for theatrical rehearsals and other events. Following the recent completion of renovations to its interior, it is now used more frequently.
Evanthia Kairi was the first Greek woman to work toward female education in Greece, responding to the broader intellectual climate of her era that demanded the education of the nation. To honor her, the Municipality of Ermoupoli named a small theater after her in the Lazaretta area, located in the former monopoly warehouses.
Accessibility Information
The venue is wheelchair accessible. An accessible restroom is available, though it does not fully meet disability access standards.
For further accessibility information, please contact us at: akropoditidancefest@gmail.com or by phone at +30 697 379 2685.
4th Elementary School
Accessibility Information
The venue is wheelchair accessible and includes an accessible restroom meeting disability access standards. (Entrance from G. Petritsi and Ploutarchou street)
For further accessibility information, please contact us at: akropoditidancefest@gmail.com or by phone at +30 697 379 2685.
Apollon Theatre
The Apollon Theater is a symbol of Hermoupolis, inextricably linked to its history. The city, founded by refugees, was a social, economic and architectural miracle of the 19th century with remarkable cultural movement and creative refulgence.