Athens is set to head into 2025 with a bang as they prepare a major celebration at Syntagma Square on New Year’s Eve, with silent fireworks planned for the first time ever alongside a unique production unpacking the past 80 years of the city.
The Municipality of Athens has prepared a musical and theatrical event titled ‘Rooftop of Time’ (Ταράτσα του Χρόνου), created by renowned Greek rock musician and singer, Foivos Delivorias, in anticipation of the new year.
Delivorias, alongside Natassa Bofiliou, Martha Frintzila, and Thanasis Alevras, will present the unique performance which blends music, dance, comedy, and storytelling.
It will tell the story of Athens’ history, spanning from 1945 to 2025 as they cover the city’s evolution through popular Greek songs of each era.
The performance, written by Delivorias and directed by Angelos Triantafyllou, will also feature a 10-piece orchestra, led by Thymios Papadopoulos, with dancers choreographed by Evi Souli and performances by talented young vocalists.
It will be accompanied by footage from Greek films, documentaries, and historical events, with it serving as a backdrop to both enhance the experience and celebrate the changing landscape of Athens.
Athens Mayor Haris Doukas will join the artists on stage to count down the final moments of 2024, with this year witnessing for the first time silent fireworks along with hundreds of drones that will illuminate the sky above Syntagma Square.
The activities will commence at 10pm local time with a musical performance by the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Municipality of Athens, which will be followed by the popular group Laternativ.
The radio duo of EnLefko 87.7, Stavros Dioskouridis and Panagiotis Menegos, will keep the energy high with an DJ set that will carry the crowd into the early hours of 2025.
The New Year’s Eve event is open to all, with a parallel performance in Greek Sign Language by interpreter Sofia Roboli.
The entire event will be streamed live on the official Facebook page of the Municipality of Athens and its YouTube channel.
Source: Greek Travel Pages
