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Magic Mathematics: Testing the limits of logic
The 3rd World Magic Festival turns trick of such mathematical precision you’d be excused to mistake them for science
by Despina Pavlaki Issue No. 13482
13 Feb 2012
Contemporary magic is no laughing matter. The six best representatives of this otherwordly art will be sharing the Badminton stage for three more days (February 8-12), so if you still haven’t made your way to Goudi, you’d best make haste.

Challenging reality to prove them wrong, they will be taking audiences on a journey beyond reason.
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Cinema Guide
by Despina Pavlaki
Published 19 Feb 2012 | Issue No. 13483
Emerging talent in Italian cinema-------Big Fishbone, Little Fishbone--------‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’--------Hugo
7th Athens Animfest: Animated spirit
by Despina Pavlaki
Published 19 Feb 2012 | Issue No. 13483
Seven years down the line, the Athens-based event is fast approaching pre-adolescence with its 178 wonders
Made in Britain

Published 19 Feb 2012 | Issue No. 13483
Through the newly-launched exhibition Made in Britain - Contemporary Art from the British Council Collection 1980-2010, local art lovers have the rare opportunity to experience the creative journey of some of the most prolific contemporary British artists of the past 30 years.
The voice of an angel hushes
by (Reuters)
Published 19 Feb 2012 | Issue No. 13483
A Filipino fan writes a message on a tribute wall for the late American singer-actress Whitney Houston in Manila
Soul diva Whitney Houston’s sudden death shocks her millions of fans around the world, prompting heartfelt Grammy tributes to ‘our fallen sister’
Spotlight on the Dark Continent
by Helen Iatrou
Published 19 Feb 2012 | Issue No. 13483
Athens’ 1st African Film Week debuts this month, focusing on a new generation of talented young African directors with fascinating stories to tell, some of them true and others fictional
Senators, stoas and perils of life in ancient Athens
by John Leonard
Published 19 Feb 2012 | Issue No. 13483
The Stoa of Attalos, one of the most impressive buildings in the Athenian Agora. It was built by, and named after, King Attalos II 
of Pergamon, who ruled between 159BC and 138BC
Slightly eastward from Syntagma Square, the Athenian agora was where some of the most dramatic events unfolded in Greek antiquity
Cinema Guide
by Despina Pavlaki
Published 13 Feb 2012 | Issue No. 13482
-----------------Shame----One for the Money -------The Vow -----Albert Nobbs ---------The Woman in Black
Smyrna: The Destruction of a Cosmopolitan City, 1900-1922,

Published 13 Feb 2012 | Issue No. 13482
Through the profoundly moving documentary Smyrna: The Destruction of a Cosmopolitan City, 1900-1922, which is being screened at Athens’ Benaki Museum, film director and curator Maria Iliou and historian Alexander Kitroeff have brought to life the rich history of a city that was tragically lost.
Sweet soul honey
by Helen Iatrou
Published 11 Feb 2012 | Issue No. 13482
FRENCH songbird Imany, whose melodic single “You Will Never Know” has enjoyed A-rotation status on local radio since its September release, is bringing her expressive honey-sweet voice and original blend of acoustic folk and neo-soul to Greece this month.
In brief

Published 11 Feb 2012 | Issue No. 13482
Stars of La Scala Academy------Schmutzer photo exhibition-----Seas, skies and ships------The cult of Snap!-------Theodorakis-Shostakovich tribute------United we sing

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