As part of the festival "The Flame of Tradition", an open free Naxos dance seminar will be presented in Agios Minas, Naxos.

For one evening, Halki, the historic village at the heart of Naxos, is transformed into an open-air artistic park filled with music, dance, theatre, poetry, painting, cinema and sculpture, inviting visitors to wander through its charming streets and experience its neighbourhoods in a unique way. Featuring musicians and composers from Forum: Young Composers – Young Soloists, together with other musicians, painters, sculptors and writers from Greece and abroad.

Vassilis Bougioukas Shadow Theater presents "Karagkiozis as a baker"

Visual worlds built by the dance, the landscape and the cultural identity of the island are intertwined with works of multichannel electronic music and reveal unexpected correlations of space and time. Kyriaki - Dominik Maraki, movement direction Michalis Fragoulopoulos, photo Christos Gionas, photo Exhibition Opening: 20:00 (Exhibition duration until 30 August) Electronic music concert: 21:00 Editor: Christina Masoura

Vassilis Bougioukas' Shadow Theater presents Karagiozis and "The Weird Wedding"

Visual worlds shaped by dance, the landscape, and the island’s cultural identity intertwine with works of multichannel electronic music, revealing unexpected connections between space and time. Kyriaki-Dominik Maraki – Movement Curator Michalis Fragoulopoulos – Photography Christos Gionas – Photography Exhibition Opening: 20:00 (The exhibition runs until 16 August.) Electronic Music Concert: 21:00 Curated by Christina Masoura

19:00 – Music and gastronomic evening in the courtyard of the Monastery of Agios Eleftherios.

19:30 – Free class of traditional Naxian dances at the Central Square of Ano Sagri. 21:00 – Presentation of traditional dances by the Naxos Dance Group "Axopatimata".

19:00 – Pottery workshop with Professor Aris Marakis at Ano Sagri Square. 21:00 – Vassilis Bougioukas Shadow Theatre with the performance "Karagiozis Fournaris".

19:00 – Creative painting workshop at the Central Square of Ano Sagri. 20:00 – Speech on "Sports and Health" and awarding of athletes by the Association of Sagrioton "Progress", in the courtyard of the Monastery of Agios Eleftherios.