STAGES A/LIVE presents Planet of Zeus at "Parnassos" Literary Society on 30th January, at 21:00
Digital premiere: 30.01.2022 at 21:00
The amps are plugged in, the oldest cultural association of Athens comes alive. On Sunday, January 30, at 21:00, one of the most significant and acclaimed Greek bands of their generation appears on the Onassis YouTube Channel. Planet of Zeus take the digital stage of STAGES A/LIVE for an alive and kicking party full of heavy riffs, gritty melodies and grooves.
Photo: Pinelopi Gerasimou
How was the heavy rock scene in Greece before Planet of Zeus made their debut, at the dawn of the third millennium? A band that needs no introduction, for its enviable success and indisputable chemistry on stage. Having one sold-out gig after another, in every city and every venue, Planet of Zeus have gone beyond the narrow bounds of our country’s music scene, playing their heavy groove riffs around the world. With their wicked five albums—“Eleven the Hard Way” (2008), “Macho Libre” (2011), “Vigilante” (2014), “Loyal to the Pack” (2016), Faith in Physics” (2019)—and their breathtaking gigs in Greece and abroad, the band managed to wed on stage Lynyrd Skynyrd to Mastodon and Allman Brothers to Clutch, and to carry us away with dance, hope, and a pathway to a better future.
Their last album “Faith in Physics” is the ideal soundtrack for the dystopian state of our planet, a heavy rock outburst, with socio-politically engaged lyrics and a charged atmosphere, “in a world dominated by irrationalism, where far-right politics and fundamentalism are gaining ground, while freedom of speech is in jeopardy.” Digitization, religion, pseudo-revolution on social media, addiction of all kinds.
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STAGES A/LIVE was launched to supported Greece’s indie music stages at a time when everything was shut. Stages are coming alive again, this time in some of Greece’s most unexpected locations. STAGES A/LIVE returns to places where important things have happened. We’re supporting the Greek music scene and its artists by creating a digital stage on the Onassis Foundation’s YouTube channel: yet another venue for bringing the local indie music scene to the world’s attention. STAGES A/LIVE second season is here, in ways most unexpected.
STAGES A/LIVE is being reborn – transformed into a completely different project. You can’t imagine what’s coming, so turn the volume up.
The Parnassos Literary Society is the oldest cultural association in Athens. It was founded in 1865 by the children of numismatist Pavlos Lambros, aiming to contribute to the cultural and social production of the country. The Literary Society would soon get the reputation of a proper “academy” with various sections—literary, archaeological, legal, artistic, and even a natural sciences section. It was the core of the New Athenian School founded by the parnassian poet Kostis Palamas. Leading figures of the artistic and cultural community were involved in the activities of the Parnassos LS, including Angelos Sikelianos, Andreas Karkavitsas, Aristotelis Valaoritis, Aristomenis Provelengios, Georgios Drosinis, and Georgios Souris, among others. To this day, the Society organizes lectures, exhibitions, as well as artistic, literary, and theater competitions. Seven years after its creation, an evening school for destitute children was established, which today runs as a Greek language teaching center for foreigners. In 1877, the journal of the Society under the title “Parnassos” was first published. The Parnassos Literary Society was honoured three times for its cultural activity at the Paris World’s Fair.
Concept & Curation: Christos Sarris
Production Coordinators: Elena Choremi, Smaragda Dogani
Production: Onassis Stegi
PLANET OF ZEUS
Babis Papanikolaou: Guitar & Vocals
Stelios Provis: Guitar
Giannis Vrazos: Bass
Serapheim Giannakopoulos: Drums
Vasilis Sarakinos: Stage Technician
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Alex Ketenjian / Unreal Studio
PARNASSOS LITERARY SOCIETY
PR Executive at Parnassos Literary Society: Danae Konstantinopoulou
FILMING
Director – Camera: Christos Sarris
Director of Photography: Evan Maragkoudakis
Cameras: Dimitris Zivopoulos, Filippos Zamidis, Koralia Dogani, Orfeas Kalafatis
Steadicam: Nikos Tzavaras
Video Crew Assistant: Andreas Markou
Line Producer: Irilena Tsami
Lighting Technicians: Vaggelis Mountrichas, George Afouxenidis
Technical Support: Manos Backline Services
Editor: Christos Gakis
Colorist: Manthos Sardis
Photography: Pinelopi Gerasimou
ONASSIS STEGI
Technical Manager: Lefteris Karabilas
Technical Director & Project Support: Phil Hills
Lighting Technician: Antonis Kokkoris
Production Coordinators: Elena Choremi, Smaragda Dogani
Director of Culture: Afroditi Panagiotakou
Deputy Director of Culture: Dimitris Theodoropoulos
Group Communication & Content Manager: Dimitris Drivas
Campaign Manager: Kanella Psychogiou
Ηead of Content: Alexandros Roukoutakis
Copywriter: Margarita Grammatikou
Social Media Manager: Vasilis Bibas
Social Media Editor: Sylvia Kouveli
Onassis Creative Studio
Head of Creative: Christos Sarris
Motion Graphics: Constantinos Chaidalis
Graphic Design: Georgia Leontara, Jilian Viglaki
Onassis Media Office: Vasso Vasilatou, Katerina Tamvaki
Onassis Media Office Assistant: Nefeli Tsartaklea-Kaselaki
LEGAL SUPPORT
A.S. Papadimitriou & Partners Law Firm, Prodromos Tsiavos
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