{"id":24806,"date":"2026-11-02T05:50:41","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T05:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/02\/aeden-turns-oaka-into-a-futuristic-spectacle\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T05:50:41","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T05:50:41","slug":"aeden-turns-oaka-into-a-futuristic-spectacle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/02\/aeden-turns-oaka-into-a-futuristic-spectacle\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c6DEN Turns OAKA Into a Futuristic Spectacle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"A\">\n<h3 id=\"h-athens-olympic-athletic-centre-became-a-giant-digital-canvas-on-saturday-31-october-when-anyma-brought-his-audiovisual-show-aeden-to-greece-for-the-first-time-and-gave-it-a-distinctly-ancient-greek-flavour\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Athens\u2019 Olympic Athletic Centre became a giant digital canvas on Saturday 31 October, when Anyma brought his audiovisual show \u00c6DEN to Greece for the first time \u2013 and gave it a distinctly ancient Greek flavour.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyma, the stage name of Italian-American DJ and producer Matteo Milleri, performed at OAKA\u2019s Wall of Nations in Marousi before a crowd that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gr\/2026\/11\/01\/go-fun\/music-stage\/apo-tin-arxaia-ellada-sti-sygxroni-athina-o-anyma-efere-to-empneysmeno-apo-tin-elliniki-mythologia-aeden-stin-ellada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in.gr<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loaded.gr\/Article\/47080\/phgame-eidame-ton-anyma-kai-to-perifhmo-%C3%A6den\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">loaded.gr<\/a> both put at more than 15,000. Both reviews say he took the stage at 10.15pm and played for more than two hours, while loaded.gr notes that Italian brothers Mathame warmed up the crowd with an hour-long set beforehand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill also featured Naples project 19:26, a back-to-back set from Jast and SLVR, Henri Bergmann and Athens-born Chris IDH. The event was presented by P+US, Primer Music Festival and Dreamstar Events, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.gr\/style\/politismos\/story\/555141\/anyma-sto-oaka-oi-artists-pou-symplironoun-to-line-up-tou-aeden-athens-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN Greece<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ancient Greece meets artificial intelligence<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyma\u2019s shows are known for treating the visuals as seriously as the music, and \u00c6DEN is built around a huge video wall, 3D figures, lasers and synchronised lighting. What made the Athens night stand out for local audiences was the way it drew on antiquity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gct-readmore\">Read more: The Lion of Kea Still Guards Its 2,600-Year-Old Secret<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mad.gr\/music\/music-news-music\/anyma-i-athina-chorepse-se-ena-foytoyristiko-ypertheama-me-aroma-archaias-elladas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mad.gr<\/a> and in.gr, mythological figures, classical statues and towering columns were woven into the digital scenery. Familiar forms from classical sculpture reappeared with metallic, machine-like features, as though lifted out of the ancient world and dropped into a distant future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In.gr noted that Anyma has named antiquity as one of the main sources of inspiration for \u00c6DEN, with classical art, Greco-Roman aesthetics and mythology shaping both the stage design and the look of the show. The idea, it wrote, is a dialogue between past and future in which human creativity, technology and artificial intelligence sit side by side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ethnos.gr\/music\/article\/426872\/eidametonanymastooakakaitondabidtoymixahlaggeloynazontaneyeistoysrythmoysthstechno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ethnos<\/a>\u2019 reviewer was first struck by the sheer size of the projections, then by the detail \u2013 the movement of the bodies and surfaces that looked like marble or metal. Reviewers agreed the production was the real star of the night, with in.gr describing the music as familiar Anyma territory and the visuals as the element that lifted the experience.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXVESo8knjS\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\"background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px auto;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXVESo8knjS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View this post on Instagram<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From Coachella and the Sphere to OAKA<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c6DEN premiered at Coachella in April before setting off on a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anyma.com\/tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">world tour<\/a> that has already taken in London, Gda\u0144sk, Vancouver, Milan and Sydney, with Mumbai, Abu Dhabi, Bangkok, Paris and S\u00e3o Paulo among the dates still to come.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was a dream to see this come to life on such a stage,\u201d Anyma wrote on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXVESo8knjS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> after the Coachella premiere. \u201cNow let\u2019s go on tour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tour follows his landmark residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Afterlife Presents Anyma: The End of Genesys. He was the first electronic act to headline the venue, and the 12-night run from December 2024 to March 2025 drew more than 200,000 fans, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/anyma-residency-sphere-caa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Billboard<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Athens, fans were quick to share clips from the night, including this one posted on TikTok.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@vasilis_karam1\/video\/7702960026318671126\" data-video-id=\"7702960026318671126\" style=\"max-width:605px;min-width:325px;\">\n<section><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@vasilis_karam1\/video\/7702960026318671126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anyma in Athens #anyma #fy #viral #aeden<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a show about where humanity and technology are heading, there were few more fitting places to stage it than the city where so much of Western art and thought began.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> What to Do in Athens in October 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> RACK vs LILA: Red Bull SoundClash Brings a Unique Music Battle to Athens<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Featured image: Anyma performing at Sphere in Las Vegas on 30 December 2024. Photo: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:ANYMA_(54239508567).jpg\" rel=\"mfp\" target=\"_blank\">Steve Jurvetson<\/a>, licensed under <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CC BY 2.0<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--[googlesitekit-end-of-content]--><\/p>\n<aside class=\"gct-related\">\n<h2>Related coverage<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"category_container author-information\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<section id=\"authorpage\" class=\"authorpage\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b09d62101923f4e7c72cc48247475a3102bae674ed5f359249fac5bb5c705260?s=164&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b09d62101923f4e7c72cc48247475a3102bae674ed5f359249fac5bb5c705260?s=328&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-164 photo lazyload\" height=\"164\" width=\"164\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-content\">\n<h5>Stella Mazonakis<\/h5>\n<p>Stella Mazonakis is a contributor at Greek City Times, covering Greek news, community stories, sport, culture, and current affairs for readers in Greece and the diaspora.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-x-twitter\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/11\/02\/anyma-aeden-athens-oaka\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Athens\u2019 Olympic Athletic Centre became a giant digital canvas on Saturday 31 October, when Anyma brought his audiovisual show \u00c6DEN to Greece for the first time \u2013 and gave it a distinctly ancient Greek flavour. 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