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We bid farewell to Despina Geroulanou, our President

We bid farewell to Despina Geroulanou, our President, with ineffable sorrow. She was the soul, heart and brilliant light of the 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture, and a person, who, for decades, identified her life with contemporary Greek culture. It was due to her ingenuity, openness, commitment, culture, kindness and smile that the city of Elefsina has been able to attract worldwide interest in the field of culture. Her imprint will forever remain identified with the institution of 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture, but also with the future of Elefsina, a city that Despina loved deeply, with respect and unselfishly.

All of us, who have worked closely with her, owe her immense gratitude. We are all in great mourning for her loss.

We would like to extend our sincere condolences to her family.

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Before we move on addressing you eternally at a second singular person, 

our dear Despina,

Today, the World Heritage Day is honored with the loss of one of its unique heralds: You.
Time is unfair, when it is unable to cease – even for an instant!
Just to comprehend what has happened …
From today onwards, we let our unspeakable mourning to become a song and an epic in honor of you, our precious one.
From today onwards, this Capital of Culture acquires a historical uniqueness: it is wholeheartedly dedicated not only to a prominent city but also to a unique person!
In honor of you, our beloved, all of us together, we will do our best to turn this unspeakable mourning into strength, duty, joy and creativity. To make your irreplaceable smile shine forever and your beloved city Elefsina a shining constellation.

And may our songs find you wherever you are!


A toast for Despina
“I can settle for nothing but resurrection”

 On behalf of 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture

Nana Spyropoulou
CEO

Michail Marmarinos
General Artistic Director

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Mystery 20 Performing Arts Initiator – Narrative Archaeology

Mystery 20 Performing Arts Initiator − Narrative Archaeology, one of the most significant action-models of the 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture programme, returns curated and directed by Gemma Hansson Carbone, in collaboration with Hliana Kaladami, with a renew cast, on 22, 23, 28 & 31 March at the iconic archaeological site of Ancient Eleusis.


Mystery 188 The Light

From 10 to 31 March, at the Old Town Hall, 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture presents Mystery 188 THE LIGHT, an exhibition about the “Educational and Cultural Association of Elefsina” through the eyes of Thanasis Leventis, a founding member, a special and multifaceted personality inextricably linked with the city.


Mystery 195 The Goumas Army by Dionisis Christofilogiannis

In the framework of the two-day conference “Archaeology and Narrativity. Performance in archaeological sites and excavation of human experience” (29 & 30 March), on Friday 29 March at 18.00, 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture presents Mystery 195 The Goumas Army, a sculptural work by artist Dionisis Christofilogiannis, along with a live performance. Forty-nine clay heads from the ceramic universe of Charalampos Goumas


Μυστήριο 176 Μέρες Κινηματογράφου

Από την 1η Μαρτίου έως τις 14 Απριλίου, η 2023 Ελευσίς Πολιτιστική Πρωτεύουσα της Ευρώπης παρουσιάζει στο Σινέ Ελευσίς το Μυστήριο 176 Μέρες Κινηματογράφου, τρία θεματικά τριήμερα προβολών ντοκιμαντέρ που σχετίζονται με το καλλιτεχνικό της πρόγραμμα, την πόλη, αλλά και σύγχρονους προβληματισμούς γύρω από καίρια και διαχρονικά ζητήματα. Πάντα με μια κρυφή φιλοδοξία να μετατραπεί η Ελευσίνα σε τοπόσημο μιας ξεχωριστής κινηματογραφικής εμπειρίας.

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