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STYLIN’ THE BEAT VOL.7 | 2026

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Stylin’ The Beat vol.7 2026 | International Street Dance Festival

Stylin’ The Beat returns for the 7th year in Athens, confirming its place as one of the most important international street dance events in Greece. A two-day festival that raises the bar, gathering dancers, judges, and vibes from across Europe. On March 21 & 22, PLΥFA transforms into a meeting point for explosive battles, authentic energy, and unfiltered street culture.

The festival is organized by the award-winning Hood Groove Management, which has been behind some of Greece’s most significant and successful street events, such as Breaking Bad (Athens), South Break Jam (Chania), and the popular Triple X Battle in Athens. With a steady presence on the scene and international collaborations, Hood Groove Management continues to strengthen its role in modern street culture.

At Stylin’ The Beat vol.7, judges from Italy, Switzerland, and Cyprus will be in attendance, while dancers from across Europe will hit the stage, turning the event into a true celebration of Hip Hop.

Competitive Categories

1. 2vs2 Open Styles Youth (up to 17 years old)

Young dancers take the stage to showcase creativity, style, and pure energy. After the preliminaries, the best teams will compete for the top spot.

2. 2vs2 Breaking Youth (up to 15 years old)

Young b-boys and b-girls from Greece and Europe will fight for a spot in the final through a strong preliminary phase, from which the 8 best teams will emerge.

3. 2vs2 Breaking Adults

The 2vs2 Breaking – Adults category serves as a qualifier for the international Soul Cypher Swiss event in Switzerland, adding significant weight and competition. Dance duos battle with the aim of qualifying and representing internationally, showcasing collaboration, strategy, and collective expression in breaking.

4. 2vs2 Open-Styles Adults

Dancers from various urban styles – hip hop, popping, house, locking, and more – compete in a category that focuses on freestyle, creativity, and spontaneity. This category serves as an official qualifier for the Soul Cypher in Switzerland, giving the winners a valuable opportunity to compete in a prestigious international event.

5. Hip Hop – Lucky or Skilled

The Hip Hop – Lucky or Skilled category introduces a unique and unpredictable format where technique meets luck. After the preliminary phase, the 16 best dancers are selected and, through a random draw, form 8 pairs. The pairs compete in a pyramid system, with the winning pair eventually facing off against each other to determine the final winner.

6. O.T.F. Breaking

This category stands out for its multifaceted and demanding nature. After the preliminary phase, the 8 best breakers participate in a six-round tournament that tests their adaptability and overall dance perception. The format includes two 1vs1 rounds, two 2vs2 rounds, and two 4vs4 rounds, with all pairings drawn randomly, enhancing the element of spontaneity and instantaneous creativity.

Duration: 3 hours each day
Suitable age: 3+

ALBUM PRESENTATION «3,14»

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Album Presentation “3,14” – Panos Tsiros

Panos Tsiros presents his new album “3,14” live on Thursday, March 20 at PLYFA.

“3,14” is an album about the cycle of life — about joy and sorrow, about what feels like an ending but, when turned around, becomes a beginning. Just like the number that gives the album its title (and defines the circle), the songs move in an orbit of return, transformation, and continuity.

The lyrics are co-written with Mimi Tataki.

The evening of March 20 is an open invitation: to share all the sparks and stories that led to the creation of this album.
Alongside the album’s songs, there will also be selections from Greek discography that resonate meaningfully with “3,14.”

Guest artists on stage:
Iro
Vasilis Prodromou
Anastasia Chatziapostolidou

Biography

Originally from Lavrio, Panos Tsiros began writing songs in his adolescence, following a steady path of inner exploration and personal expression. Over many years of live performances, he has collaborated with artists such as Iro and Anastasia Moutsatsou, and appeared in the final of the new singer-songwriter competition at the first “Taratsa of Phoebus.”

The album “3,14” marks his most mature artistic statement to date, distilling years of creativity and personal growth.

Duration: 120 minutes

STRAY.GR EASTER BAZAAR

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STRAY.GR Easter Bazaar
STRAY.GR – Association for the Care and Protection of Stray Animals

As you already know… if you’re a cat person, you won’t miss it!
Because if you do, well… you’ll go barking mad.

At our Easter Bazaar you’ll find:

Inside the bazaar you’ll also find delicious sweet and savory treats available from morning until night, as well as our very own “Stray Bar”!

Come with your friends (and of course your dogs!) for a lovely stroll in the city center, do your shopping, and support stray animals. Our bazaars provide the main funding for our annual work, as we receive no financial support from the state or other institutions.

We need you by our side—help us help them!

Duration: 10:00–22:00

MIRROŘING

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MIRROŘING
MnIM

The dance performance Mirrořing seeks to illuminate that moment when everything around us slows down and silence takes over — a moment in which we can tune in to our deepest needs.

Two performers move along parallel paths through space and time. They shift from the public sphere and the arena of everyday life into their private sphere, where they allow their vulnerable sides — those they constantly try to hide — to surface and be revealed. They shift between exposure and privacy, between the image they construct in order to survive and the real one they inevitably face when looking in the mirror. An ode to what is lost when the rhythms of daily life become relentless and unbearable, to the confrontation with social expectations and demands — to two people persistently seeking a new balance, even when everything around them feels so difficult.

Following the solo Modulus of Resilience, choreographer Iro Konti invites us to envision life beyond the vortex of the contemporary lifestyle.

 

Duration: 45 minutes (no intermission)
Recommended age: 15+

(LITTLE) EYOLF

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Little Eyolf
by Henrik Ibsen
Directed by Dinos Psychogios

Dinos Psychogios takes on Henrik Ibsen’s classic masterpiece Little Eyolf, proposing a contemporary stage interpretation of the story through the lens of a generation struggling to redefine the values, boundaries, and responsibilities inherited from those who came before it.

On stage, an exceptional group of actors comes together: Alexandros Vardaxoglou, Aulona Lupa, Phaedra Angelaki, and Pashe Kolofotias.

In one of his mature realist works, written in 1894, Ibsen does not confine himself to the expected reactions to such a devastating reality but ventures much deeper. He focuses on the catalytic consequences of grief and guilt upon his favored subject of study—the couple—who, through sorrow and pain, are called to redefine their place in the world, to repair what can be repaired, and to discover new ways of connecting.

Director’s Note

How do we measure loss? What does “human responsibility” truly mean?

A child is lost at sea. With his death, he becomes the mirror in which his parents are forced to confront themselves: their unfulfilled desires, their guilt, their inability to connect. Regret for what was not done when it should have been turns into mourning, anger, and estrangement. Eyolf was always the shadow that concealed their secrets.

For us, Eyolf’s loss symbolizes the dreams we have lost. The lost expectations of our generation. The absence of every Eyolf compels people to look themselves straight in the eye—as individuals, as members of communities, as parents, siblings, partners. In a generation marked by uncertainty, excessive technology, fragile freedom, declining birth rates, and the constant renegotiation of the institution of the family, the concept of “human responsibility” carries a new weight—one we are trying to bear.

Dinos Psychogios

Duration: 90 minutes

POLI COOL GAME NIGHT

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POLI COOL Game Night

Poli Cool Game Nights are geography quizzes in the Greek language presented by Smaragda Alexandri and the poli.cool team. Each quiz is different and everyone has the chance to play and learn. You can take part solo or with your team!

Enjoy your drink, learn with Smaragda, answer geography questions and win special poli.cool gifts!

 

*The game is played in teams (up to 5 players) or individually.
If a group consists of more people, they can split into smaller teams of up to 5 players.

Arrival time: 18:30
Duration: 150 minutes with 2 breaks

AORISTOS

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AORISTOS (PAST TENSE)
by Eleftheria Papoutsaki

 

Psychoanalytic, Lacanian, Reichian, cognitive, behavioral, systemic, Gestalt.

Two and a half self-contained stories about the wondrous world of psychotherapy, presented as a chamber musical.

How we, as clients, perceive our therapists; the strange relationship that develops between the armchairs; and the peculiar nature of time itself— especially, the Past Tense (Aoristos).

A theatrical performance based on the book by Eleftheria Papoutsaki, “Past Tense: Stories and Snapshots from the Reverse Side.”

 

Duration: 80 minutes
Suitable age: 12+

INSTABILITY

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“Instability”

A work that reminds us of the certainty of uncertainty. A condition of fragile bodies in deregulation, within which the lived experience of upheaval and destabilization resides as an echo.
A kinetic narrative that rests on the memory of an experience that disconnected us from a specific rhythm, provoking tremors and redefinitions.

A relay of endurance—holding on to the fragments of shattered events that constantly shape new frameworks and new realities.
A rupture in the notion of continuity and safety; a reconstruction of how we see in the present moment, with minimal supports to hold on to, individually and collectively.

An imprint of suspension and instability in a world that is continuously mutating at overwhelming and unpredictable speeds.

A story of small tremors, with no certainties taken for granted.

With the financial support of the Ministry of Culture

Duration: 45 minutes
Late entry is not permitted after the performance has begun.

SUPERSTAR

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SUPERSTAR
Ioanna Portolou & Griffón Dance Co.

It’s better to burn out than to fade away – Kurt Cobain

 

Ioanna Portolou and the Griffón Dance Co. present their new performance “Superstar” at PLYFA. “Superstar” is an electrifying work about the thirst for recognition and the limits of endurance. On an arena-like stage, with the audience just a breath away, Ioanna Apostolou, Konstantina Barkouli, and Theano Xydia move relentlessly between ambition and exhaustion, immersed in the evocative electronic soundscape of Antonis Palaskas.

 

The performance is suitable for audiences aged 16 and over.

Duration: 50 minutes

BUILDING PERFORMANCE PRACTICES VOL.2

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Building Performance Practices vol.2
àktapha ensemble

On February 5 the final concert of the Building Performance Practices seminar by the àktapha ensemble will take place.

The concert features eight world premieres of new works, developed through an intensive period of shared creation, listening, and experimentation. Within the framework of the seminar, composers worked in close collaboration with the musicians of àktapha, approaching composition as a living performative practice and a collective process.

Under the artistic guidance of composer Ioannis Angelakis, Building Performance Practices functioned as a space of encounter, exchange, and trust, where ideas were tested and transformed through musical practice. The final concert marks the first public presentation of this process and invites the audience to take part in the experience of contemporary music creation.

 

The following works will be presented:

 

 

Duration: 60 minutes, 15 minutes intermission