Events 2024

Giortes Rokkas dare to change, but what is more constant than perpetual change? Over ten years, Giortes Rokkas have made many steps: some smaller and cautious, others bold and adventurous. Each of these steps was celebrated and embraced by a multitude of people who followed the organisation, whether as contributors or visitors.

The goals and vision of the first decade have been achieved. Thousands of people visited our small villages, hundreds of artists filled the days and nights of the festivals with their art, numerous collaborations with other festivals and events, international partnerships, and most importantly, a significant artistic footprint in the region that sparks fermentations and changes the artistic landscape of Chania.

With a clear view and, above all, a clear vision for the next decade of the Giortes Rokkas, the events of the villages of Rokkas and Kera are changing their narrative, their duration, and the way they are celebrated. Closer to their core than ever, Giortes Rokkas are reintroducing themselves to the public in an action model that embraces the villages every year but without holding the same events each year. Thus, starting in 2024, Giortes Rokkas will annually organize the music concert at the archaeological site of Rokkas, and every other year, the festival will take on its full character with a plethora of workshops, parallel activities, concerts, and, of course, the theatrical action “KERA ONE STAGE.”

The concert at the archaeological site of Rokkas, where it all began, the core of the events around which Giortes Rokkas are scheduled each year, remains constant and is repeated annually, reminding the place of the wonderful blend of the traditional festival with the highest form of artistic expression. However, the festival character of the organization will take on a biennial frequency, thus enhancing the planning of its parallel activities, its international orientation, and the strengthening of its performance actions.