ANOPOLIS WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL invites you to a three-day musical event in the streets, yards and squares of Ano Poli!
This year, the festival celebrates the coexistence of different cultures, having as a specific theme "The multiculturalism of Thessaloniki through contemporary musical expression". New compositions and original arrangements, inspired by the musical traditions (world music) of people who have been coming, staying or leaving anew for thousands of years, continuously adding new characteristics to the cultural mosaic of Thessaloniki, highlight and weave its pluralistic fabric.
Solo, duet and trio musical projects draw inspiration from the polyphony of the city, proposing contemporary readings of its particular characteristics, through original creations, experimentation and improvisation. By highlighting these new approaches, where the boundaries between the similarities and the differences of the coexisting cultures cease to be distinct, and in combination with the extroverted nature of the festival, its general aim is to establish a direct interaction between the musicians and the audience, as well as to bring young people into contact with the art of music.
Also, for the first year, during the afternoon, there will be parallel musical activities open to everyone! The goal is the visitors' experiential relationship with music and the cultivation of their musicality, passing from listening to practice.
Three parallel musical activities, nine concerts in nine different locations in the streets and squares of Ano Poli, in three days full of music!
Our goal is to become a cultural institution in Thessaloniki, serving the community as a live and vibrant organization that permeates the city’s social reality and evolves according to the needs of the times.
The festival is organized by the non-profit organization olipoli, in collaboration with the Third Municipal District of the Municipality of Thessaloniki, with the participation of the Department of Culture and Tourism of the Municipality of Thessaloniki, and with the financial support of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports.