Expo 2020 Dubai “flooded” with colors, sounds and light from Greece. The “National Day” of the Greek participation in the international exhibition was honored with events during which the Greek culture, tradition, cultural identity and the modern face of the country were highlighted.
H Mikis Theodorakis Folk Orchestra and Dimitris Bassis with his voice, “dressed” the ceremony with Greek sounds and music both at Al Wasl, the main dome of the exhibition, and later at the Dubai Millennium Ampitheater. The second concert was also attended by Panagiotis Petrakis and the Savveria Margiola.
The distinguished choreographer and director Konstantinos Rigos framed with the dance performance “Forget me not” the donation of the statue “the Daughter of Euthydicus” from Greece to the United Arab Emirates. The statue from 480 BC is an exact copy from the Acropolis Museum.
In the event, an artistic kinetic path where the body creates architectural gestures in conversation with the “static” statues in the space, inspired by the period of confinement and the silence of the city, Danilo Zeka danced to the sounds of Guido de Flavio saxophone. to music by George Koumentakis.
The government was represented at the events, the vice president Mr. Panagiotis Pikrammenoswho stressed: “I was impressed by the Greek participation. The Greek pavilion, which has received more than 500,000 visitors, is excellently organized and presents the new directions of progressive and developmental Greece that we want to promote.”
The Secretary General of International Economic Relations and Extroversion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, President of Enterprise Greece and General Commissioner of Greece at the World Expo 2020 Dubai, Mr. Ioannis Smyrlis“The Greek pavilion is strategically located very close to the United Arab Emirates, and also close to the central dome. It is all in digital form, with eight priority pillars with traditional and new sectors of the Greek economy. For six months now, There is a record number of visitors and we have won the impressions as a country that can now talk about technology, new sectors of the economy, and can become a hub of the whole region. , honored by the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Pikrammenos ”
The Lady Betty Alexandropoulou“We have the pleasure to share with an international audience the celebration of our National Independence. It is another opportunity to show the new face of Greece of Tomorrow, Today. Our national day acquires a special dimension here at Expo 2020 Dubai, where we have the opportunity to share with the world not only our vision for tomorrow and the foundations we have already laid in this direction, but also our cultural heritage on which we have built “.
The event was honored by the presence of Dionysios Zois, Ambassador of Greece to the United Arab Emirates, Eleni Dundoulaki, Secretary General of Contemporary Culture, George Patoulis, Attica Regional Governor, Nektarios Farmakis, Ellinis Deputy Regional Governor Abu Dhabi, Konstantinos Zikos, Deputy General Secretary of EOT, Sofia Lazaridou, General Director of EOT, Christos Oikonomou, Attaché of the Embassy of Greece in the UAE, Panagiotis Papadopoulos, President of the Council of Periferia Panagiotis Kouanis, President and CEO of EKOME, Makis Spyratos, Business Development Director Middle East of Polygreen.
Supporters of the “National Day” were the Hellenic Tourism Organization and the National Center for Audiovisual Media and Communication.
The responsibility for the participation of Greece in the international exhibition Expo 2020 Dubai is the Enterprise Greece, in the context of the numerous actions it implements to promote Greek entrepreneurship worldwide and stimulate exports. The Greek pavilion presents eight sectors of the Greek economy with perspectives and possibilities: technology / innovation, energy, shipping, tourism / culture, human capital, industry, agri-food, health sciences.
The exhibition opened its gates in October 2021 and closes on March 31, 2022.
Source: Capital
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