Bring Your Chair - Cozy
Bring Your Chair/Cozy Festival was the idea of two friends, Faye Kazantzidou, an art director from Thessaloniki, and Paola Jovinelli, a businesswoman from Milan, who met up every summer for years in Sifnos. The concept and inspiration came from the ‘60s, when the traveling cinema would come to villages and set up on a chair, projecting the film onto the walls of houses. The spectators brought chairs to sit and watch the show. The festival includes music performances, book readings and other events. The events take place in a variety of venues and locations around Sifnos Island, and more recently to the nearby island of Serifos. This year's program of events includes:
SERIFOS ISLAND
FRIDAY 12-07-2024 / TIME 21:00 / PERCEUS MUSEUM COURTYARD
GROOVIN’ IN THE MUSEUM
Concert by George Kontrafouris, the so-called «Jimi Hendrix» of the Greek jazz sceneS.
SATURDAY 20-072024 / TIME: 21:00 / LIVADAKIA BEACH - CORALLI SEA SIDE RESORT
TRIBUTEE TO ASTRUD GILBERTO
The singer Mirnda Verouli aalong with a group of top Greek jazz musicians, interprets songs from the iconic recordings of the «Queen of Bossa Nova» and invites us on a «non-stop flight to Brazil»!
SIFNOS ISLAND
THURSDAY 8-8-2024 / TIME: 21:00 / KATAVATI SQIARE
ΒΥ ΤΗΕ ΒΟΟΚ
An open discussion about artificial intelligence (AI), its future prospects and the corresponding impacts on the lives of individuals and societies. Questions will be addressed by Timos Sellis, director of the «Archimedes» Unit at the «Athena» Research Center, and Yiannis Revolidis, Lecturer of Media, Communications & Technology Law at the University of Malta.
SUNDAY 18-8-2024 / TIME: 21:00 / ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF AGIOS ANDREAS
PETRICHOR
Trumpeter and composer Andreas Polyzogopoulos presents his fifth personal work, «Petrichor», a contemplative, airy, and deeply spiritual album.
MONDAY 26-8-2024 / TIMEL 21:00 / HOLY TEMPLE OF STAVROS AT FAROS
THE HOLDOVERS
Alexander Payne returns to the 1970s and, along with his favorite actor Paul Giamatti, the excellent Da' Vine Joy Randolph, and the breakout newcomer Dominic Sessa, unfolds a story that balances between drama and comedy. The film screening will take place in the presence of the director Alexander Payne, followed by a Q&A session with the audience. The discussion will be moderated by film critic Nikos Savatis.