Athens Epidaurus Festival presents: Arca

Athens Epidaurus Festival presents: Arca (live) Opening Act: Evita Manji (live) Curated by Plural Artist Management (+ Afterparty TBA!) ----- Athens Epidaurus Festival, in collaboration Plural Artist Management, present the Greek debut of visionary artist Arca, live in Athens from the iconic Lycabettus Theater in celebration of the Festival's 70th anniversary. Arca will be supported by local Greek musician and fellow PAN-signee, Evita Manji. ----- ARCA [XL RECORDINGS] Venezuelan-born Arca (Alejandra Ghersi) has spent well over a decade redefining sound, identity, and technology. A genre-defying artist, she blends electronic music and performance art, shifting between composer, DJ, painter, and provocateur, infiltrating contemporary aesthetics with unexpected force. Her Grammy-nominated KiCK series reshapes Latin pop, club music, and experimental sound, while her AI-generated remixes with Bronze push boundaries further. Notable collaborations with contemporaries such as Björk, Kelela, Rosalía, Safety Trance and FKA Twigs, Arca's work transcends categorization. Her iconic status is solidified by repeat invitations to major festivals Club to Club and Sonar, with her landmark &&&&& mixtape released on PAN as their 100th release. Arca has performed at iconic venues such as New York’s Park Avenue Armory and Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection in Paris, collaborating with 4D Sound for immersive sonic experiences. A longtime collaborator of visual artists such as Jesse Kanda and Carlos Sáez, her interdisciplinary work includes striking digital pieces with Frederik Heyman, with Prada/Rakata winning Best Dance/Electronic Video at the UK Music Video Awards in 2022. Arca’s work is deeply personal, exploring themes of gender, trans identity, and psychosexuality. Her Mutants1000000 community offers a digital space for those embracing her ethos of fluidity and self-expression. Arca is not just an artist—she is an ever-evolving entity, inviting us to co-create the future alongside her. ----- EVITA MANJI [PAN] Greek musician, singer, songwriter, and multimedia artist Evita Manji explores the intersection of human experience, climate crises, quantum physics, and death, using her innovative synthesis and sound design to create ever-expanding sonic worlds that transcend the material. Evita Manji has performed at esteemed venues worldwide, including London’s Southbank Centre, Berlin’s Volksbühne, and Sydney's Phoenix Central Park, and at prominent festivals such as CTM, Unsound, Mutek, Elektra BIAN, Draaimolen, Mucho Flow, Sonic Territories, Skaņu Mežs, and Fiber, among others. She has collaborated with numerous artists across various media and exhibited sound works at galleries, including Kunsthalle Basel. She was featured on SOPHIE's posthumous album and has composed music for Nick Knight. In 2024, Evita undertook a residency at Berlin's MONOM Studio, where she developed her debut spatial sound piece Echo(location) Chamber, which premiered at Het Concertgebouw in Amsterdam to critical acclaim. Beyond her solo work, she has collaborated with a diverse range of artists, including multi-instrumentalist Ludwig Wandinger. ----- Plural Artist Management is an Athens-based booking agency, events platform and creative team operating in Greece and Internationally. ----- Photo of Arca by Unax LaFuente (@wicboyx) Photo of Evita Manji by Szymon Stępniak (@simonstepniak)