Festival Finales
September sees the Rethymnon Renaissance Festival drawing to a close, and there
are only a few events timetabled in the official programme — these we have
listed below. Please note that some events listed in the official programme have
been cancelled (events during the last week of August due to National Mourning
following the fires). The Argentinean Tango night originally scheduled for
September 15th has been shelved as this date is the eve of the General Election.
This year, the Bugle critics went to variety of performances, most of which were
extremely enjoyable. Summer moving into Autumn does not mean the end of life as
we know it, though, far from it! Rethymnon is generous when it comes to
providing year-round entertainment—there’s nearly always something going on
somewhere. The only thing is (as many of you are already aware): events are
often only advertised at the last minute. So keep your eyes open for
fly-posters, and check out the Rethymnon.biz website, where we will post details
as we get them. Bear in mind that open-air performances may shift venue at the
last minute if it rains.
September Events |
3rd
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Opening of Exhibition “Nature’s Poetry”, in the Old
Artillery Building within the grounds of the Fortezza. This
exhibition displays work by Ukranian artists and runs until
the 26th. |
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7th |
Concert with Brass Quintet ‘Creta Brass’ and State
Orchestra, Athens. Abraham Han Mosque (within the grounds of
the Fortezza). Starts at 21.00, entrance 5 euros |
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9th-11th |
Three day Film Festival. Erofili Amphitheatre. Starts at
21.00, entrance 5 euros. |
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Renaissance Review
Once again the diversity of entertainment on offer at the
Festival was impressive. Highlights for us included the
street performances by Studio Omma, art exhibitions such as
Photo Therapy and, of course music. We enjoyed Serbian
Brass, fusion of Cretan music and Flamenco, and an
outstanding performance of Arabic music from the Ziryab Trio
which had the added bonus of a surprise appearance from Ross
Daly. All by all, a success. However, we a do have a couple
of beefs about publicity and pricing which next year’s
organizers might want to take on board. 20 euros was a bit
steep for some events, and may have impacted on attendance
levels. Getting the programme ready ahead of time would be
helpful, too…. |