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A tribute to Japanese animation (Anime) films will run at the Greek Film Archive on February 26-March 1.

The festival is organized by the Embassy of Japan in Greece, the Japan Foundation and Greek Film Archive and will feature samples of one the most representative genres of Japanese pop culture among which Komaneko – The Curious Cat by Tsuneo Gōda, Hide and Seek by Shūhei Morita and NEGADON: The Monster from Mars by Jun Awazu.

The exhibition Theves 102km will run at the BIOS Romantso on February 25- 2 March, featuring works of art of inmates at the Women’s Detention Center in Eleona, Thebes. The exhibition is part of the PAROL! writing and art beyond walls, beyond borders European arts project, that connects arts, detention and society. In that context, inmates from fourteen prisons in Belgium, Greece, Italy, Poland and Serbia collaborate with writers, visual and performing artists till April 2015.

The classic play Happy Days by avant-garde novelist Samuel Beckett, starring Sophia Filippidou and Giannis Gounas, has opened at the Greek National Theatre on February 18 and will continue until April 2.

Winnie, buried to her waist, follows her ceremonial routine and prattles to her husband, Willie, who is largely hidden and taciturn. Her frequent refrain is “Oh this is a happy day.” Later, she is buried up to her neck, but continues to talk and remember happier days.

The legendary play is an enormous challenge for the actor and a landmark of western culture.

Manos Hatzidaki’s emblematic work Gioconda's Smile will be staged at the Greek National Opera on March 4 – 11.

This production is one of the major highlights of this season's programme and represents a great challenge for the National Greek Opera, as it is the first time that a GNO Ballet performance is based on a work by the Greek eminent composer. The performance will be choreographed by Angeliki Stellatou and conducted by Konstantia Gourzi.