«ΑΕGEAN»

 Festival @ The Park '25 

«ΑΕGEAN»

 Wednesday July 23, 2025 | 21:30 

Paros Park
Archilochos Theater

This summer, the magic of the Aegean comes alive like never before!

Get ready for the premier cultural highlight of the Cyclades as the Festival at the Park returns from June to September 2025, offering a season filled with unforgettable artistic experiences at the Paros Environmental and Cultural Park. Nestled within a protected natural wonder of immense geological and historical significance, the Park offers the perfect setting where natureΆs beauty meets artistic excellence. This yearΆs festival promises a rich, multidimensional program - featuring theater, dance, and music performances from acclaimed artists, creative groups, and cultural organizations from Greece and beyond. ItΆs an invitation to celebrate summer where culture and nature harmoniously unite to inspire and move.

The Festival at the Park presents on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at 21:30, at the Theater of the Park Aï-Giannis Detis, the concert "ÆGN" by renowned French double bassist Marc Buronfosse.

The journey, in which Marc Buronfosse embarks us, is comparable to Homer's Odyssey in its imaginary elements. This is a still voyage: we travel through the motionless currents of the Aegean sea. Its inmost depths arise at the surface of Naoussa, on the island of Paros where the album was recorded.

Leaving the double bass aside he favored the curves of a Fender VI, without loosing an ounce of sensuality. Either it is a guitar or a bass, an instrument has the special power to depict a particular landscape, describing a scenery between the sky and the ground, the ground and the sea, the light and the dark, between Europe and Asia... The instrument can even transcribe the exact meeting point between these different dimensions by offering electronic sounds, which tell the story of a calm but inescapable sea.

The salty water goes from a liquid state which roles down the drum set of Panagiotis Kostopoulos to a gaseous one warming up to the sound of Andreas Polyzogopoulos's trumpet. This sea recalls Bill Laswell's Panthalassic Ocean, a reminder to Miles Davis's work. The departure is the same but we land in different places. With Hugo Corbin's touch on the electric guitar, ÆGN draws with the precision of a cartographer every detail of the Greek Archipelago.

Even if Paros still has its secrets, this album traces the hypnotic, obsessional trance of a familiar place, in which nearly all the nooks and corners are known by heart. This is why ÆGN wishes to embrace all of us. It can reflect in each and every one of us, either sitting down next to Marc, watching the sea or being in a completely different place...

But for the moment, let's stay in Paros. The weather is so fine!

About the Paros Park

The Environmental and Cultural Park of Paros is a beacon of cultural innovation and sustainable tourism. Established in 2009 as a municipal initiative, the Park operates year-round, offering cultural, educational, and environmental programs that enrich the local community and visitors alike. Spanning 800 acres across the stunning Ai-Yannis Detis peninsula, the Park is a pioneering and innovative model of sustainable cultural development, aiming to elevate the Aegean's cultural and eco-tourism landscape. Every summer, it organizes the Festival at the Park, under the artistic direction of Themistocles Karpodinis.

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Contact:
Ai-Yiannis Detis, Naoussa,

Paros 84401, Greece

📞 +30 22840 53573

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