The Megaron Garden will be the site for the celebratory closing concert of the Rolex Arts Festival, featuring Music fellows Dina Elwedidi, Aurelio Martínez, and Marcus Gilmore leading world music performances and jamming by their Egyptian, Honduran/Garifuna and U.S. ensembles. Joining as a special guest will be legendary Brazilian singer-songwriter Gilberto Gil, Dina Elwedidi’s mentor in the Rolex mentoring programme.
Aurelio Martínez was mentored by Youssou N’Dour in 2008-2009
Dina Elwedidi was mentored by Gilberto Gil in 2012-2013
Marcus Gilmore was mentored by Zakir Hussain in 2018-2019
Presented by Rolex in partnership with Megaron the Athens Concert Hall
On the same day you can also visit Ben Frost’s installation The Predatory Cloud at the Alexandra Trianti Hall. Further information here
About the Rolex Arts Festival
“Rolex Arts Festival: Celebrating 20 Years of Mentoring” is a three-day celebration taking place May 26-28, 2023 in multiple venues across Athens to mark the 20th anniversary of the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative. Spanning dance, theatre, music, film, architecture, visual arts and literature, the Rolex mentoring programme gives emerging artists the rare opportunity to work alongside senior artists in their fields for an extended period of creative collaboration.
For the first time, Rolex will bring this programme and dozens of the world’s most talented artists to Athens in a celebration of the legacy of 20 years of mentoring.
Multidisciplinary performances, exhibitions, readings, screenings, installations and discussions will show the achievements and creative relationships of more than 60 Rolex protégés and mentors.
View the complete programme here
