Athens International Airport teamed up with “ελculture”, the most popular platform of contemporary Greek culture, and “flied” passengers and airport visitors to the… moon!

“Fly me to the Moon”

is called the joyful, entertaining, cultural – “journey” which includes concerts, performances, happenings, interactive competitions and other cultural events by popular music groups and well-known artists, who … “land” at the airport aiming at enhancing the passengers’ and visitors’ airport experience. Musicians, dancers, actors, artists, photographers, will “discover” the new meeting point at Athens Airport starting from May 2013 until the end of April 2014,

The cooperation of the airport with ελculture will include 3 basic axes of cultural events and interactive projects:

Musicport: Commenced in 2012 and now it’s back with music groups of new artists that will offer melody and rhythm to the passengers and visitors.

Perform in Art www.performinart.gr: It concerns institution that promotes contemporary, theatrical productions based on innovation, experimentation and creativity. Young artists will be inspired by the specific place and will invite the Airport passengers to an original theatrical experience.

Shoot_it fest www.shootit.gr: An annual competition with the use of a mobile phone camera or video where the best photos will be awarded and win fantastic prizes. Furthermore, a special exhibition will be organized, to reward the best photo, while selected scenes from videos will be projected in the movies. The participants in the shoot_it fest will be evaluated by a committee, consisting of academics and highly-esteemed professionals in the sector of photography and cinema.