The Opera Chaotique band will perform in their hometown, Thessaloniki. The surreal stories of Opera Chaotiqure take shape in an explosive music and dance performance, inspired by the contemporary circus: Acrobats Etherika will take your breath away with their daring acrobatic acts and give life to the Phantom of the Opera, Mary Magdalene and the Girl in a Mini Skirt by Bukowski. The show will be held at the Mylos Club, Thessaloniki, on March 6.

In its 5th edition, the Borderline festival continues to explore contemporary experimental, acoustic and electronic music. The Festival, running at the Onassis Cultural Centre on March 6-8 and 11-12, is nourished by the continual search for new forms of expression and sound production, which transcend conventional structures; it focuses on experimentation, improvisation and a willingness to embrace risk and challenge listeners and artists alike. Parallel events include lectures, listening sessions, installations and many more.

The Netherlands Dance Theatre has gained enthusiasts in the Greek, and indeed the global audience. The leading contemporary dance troupe will be performing at the Athens Concert Hall, once again, from March 5-7. The repertoire includes the new creation by Leon and Lightfoot, Stop Motion, first presented in Holland on January 29, 2014.

Masterpieces of Japanese cinema will be screened at the Thessaloniki Film Archives on March 6 – 9. The programme will feature classic films like Tales of Moonlight and Rain by Ugetsu Monogatari, the Gate of Hell by Teinosuke Kinugasa, the Burmese Harp by Kon Ichikawa and Tokyo Story by Yasujirō Ozu. Film critic Thomas Linaras will deliver a lecture on Tokyo Story and Yasujirō Ozu on March 8.

Matriarchy, the new film by Nikos Cornelius will be screened at the Greek films Archives, Athens and at the Cinema Museum, Thessaloniki, from March 5. The film features 60 women, actors and activists, immigrants, refugees, poets, writers, of different ages, nationalities, social backgrounds, political beliefs and sexual orientation, attempting to redefine their position in a society structured on male reason.